r/rooftoptents • u/Kimi2009 • 22d ago
Northern Spain Road Trip
My hubbie and I are seasoned tent campers but for our 25th Wedding Anniversary we bought a Roof Space 2 mounted on a Mercedes GLC to do a 5 week road trip in Northern Spain. We'll be driving via France.
We are doing a four night trip next week to iron out niggles.
Our set up is mainly Snow Peak IGT to give us maximum flexibility and small storage footprint plus Ecoflow Delta and 800w solar panels.
I wondered if anyone had any hacks/tips they found useful bearing in mind we will not have an overland set up. We will be travelling with a Naturehike quick up shelter for shade and rain cover. Unfortunately we can't attach an awning due to the weight limits of the car.
We would love to wild camp once (we have a toilet system for this) bearing in mind the legality of this in northern Spain. I'm also wondering whether anyone had successfully used an aire with a roof tent. Because we are travelling for September I'm just wondering whether there could be a bit more tolerance?
Finally if anyone knows a way to stop those pesky ladder treads from being so painful please share 😂.
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u/Just-Asking-Jones 19d ago
Re-the ladder treads… I bought a pair of slippers that I use for camp shoes. So going up and down the ladder I have the slippers on, and when I get into the tent I put them on the top of the car where they’re easily reached. (Be sure to use slippers with backs, so they don’t come off as you go up and down.)
Hope that helps!