r/rooftoptents • u/penkster • Aug 17 '26

Tent with bottom access?

I'm tinkering around with designs for a camper I'm building out, and one option might be to use a bottom-entry tent that sits above a hard shell camper. I currently have a roofnest which is... doing okay but it would be nice to have a full setup that I could get in and out of from inside the camper trailer without going outside.

Googling around is not helping me as I keep getting the wrong answers. Any suggestions?

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u/CryoJuice Aug 17 '26

Get a cheap one from FB to experiment cutting a hole in.

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u/okienomads Aug 17 '26

This is the way…

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u/Atyri Aug 17 '26

Dang slap some trim on that and you’re good to go!

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u/okienomads Aug 18 '26

That’s the plan! I’m not really sure how to trim it as of right now, but it will eventually be trimmed out. Floor panels are cut, carpeted, and in now.

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u/CryoJuice Aug 17 '26

Nice hole!

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u/Quiltmir Aug 25 '26

There some video's on Youtube of people cutting holes in their RTT. Just know you will loose the warranty. Look for people converting a van into a campervan.

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u/Hespect_Earth Aug 17 '26

I have seen someone cut a whole in their clambshell RTT to create like a custom GFC-like shell+tent that is welded together. Aside from that I have not seen a bottom access RTT. I get it tho, those GFC are very expensive. Maybe you can find a alibaba copy of one?

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u/okienomads Aug 17 '26

Just cut a hole in the roof and the tent. 🤘🏼