The Bush Company TX27 Hardshell Rooftop Tent

The Bush Company TX27 Hardshell Rooftop Tent is the industry’s leading double action hardshell rooftop tent taking comfort, design & convenience to new levels.  The tent is has double skin canvas, 6 doors/windows providing near panoramic views, front, side and rear rainflies, and plenty of room for all your bedding. Why wouldn’t you want this tent?

Key Features

• Extruded aluminium frame, stainless steel fittings
• Double layered 310g (+/- 10%) polyester rip stop canvas
• External Dimensions: Length 2.25m /7′ 4.6″, Width1.4m / 4′ 7.1″, Height 348mm (1’1.7″)
• Weight: Approximately 123Kg / 271lbs, including 8K for mattress & underlay, excludes telescopic ladder
• Mattress: Length 2.13m / 7′, Width 1.28m / 4′ 2.4″, Depth 80mm / 3.15″
• 2.6m Telescopic ladder, second ladder mount and universal fitting kit/brackets supplied as standard

Overview

The double action roof makes the TX27™ feel very spacious inside with 1.35m / 4'5.2" internal roof height throughout the length of the tent.  Get a great night's sleep on the 80mm / 3.15" thick mattress which is double layered with super high and medium density foam, enclosed in a breathable and removable canvas cover. Plus, with 190mm / 7.5" of space inside the tent when closed you can leave all of your bedding and more inside the tent when you pack up.

Like the walls of the tent that are double skinned with 310gsm (+/-10%) canvas, the 3 large entrance points at the front and sides of the tent, and all the windows have an inner & outer canvas cover with a midge mesh screen in between.  All the entrances and windows have high quality YKK zippers.

The electrical package provides a 12V Cig socket outlet and twin USB sockets mounted on both sides of the tent as well as a moveable tri-colour rechargeable LED light. The connection to your vehicles power is via 50AMP Andersen plug mounted beneath the tent on the left side.

With the TX27™ Hardshell Rooftop Tent there is no need to compromise losing your roof loading space, the tent roof can hold up to 75Kg / 165lbs in the closed position and will still fully open and remain open with up to 35Kg / 77lbs mounted on the roof.

There are high profile automotive rubber weather seals around both the lower and upper lids of the tent, preventing dust and water ingress when closed.  The TX27™ itself weighs 123Kg / 271lbs and is ideally suited to large vehicles, camper trailers or toy haulers.

All this and still the convenience of setting up/packing down in 90 seconds, the TX27™ Hardshell Rooftop Tent brings together The Bush Company's many years of experience in aluminium fabrication and first-hand experience in touring/camping.  Whether you are looking for your first rooftop tent or upgrading your existing setup, the TX27™ Hardshell Rooftop Tent will leave you knowing that you made the right choice.

There's a wide range of accessory brackets available for mounting everything from solar panel brackets, MAXTRAX brackets, shovel mounts, Hi-lift jacks, and don't forget the all important fan bracket to mount a Sirocco fan to the inside of the tent to keep you cool on those warmer nights.

Product Specifications

• Extruded aluminium frame, stainless steel fittings
• External Length: External Frame 2.25m /7' 4.6" (2.32m / 7' 7" inc hinges & handles)
• External Width: External 1.4m (4' 7.1"), 1.49m (4' 10.6") including gas struts
• Height (exterior, closed): 348mm (1'1.7") including roof rails and base extrusions
• Max Height (exterior, open): Front 1.49m (4' 10.7"), Rear 1.29m (4'2.8")
• Max Height (interior, headroom open): Front 1.42m (4' 8.3"), Rear 1.28m (4'2.4")
• Mattress: Length 2.13m / 7', Width 1.28m / 4' 2.4", Depth 80mm / 3.15"
• Weight: Approximately 123Kg / 271lbs, including 8K for mattress & underlay, excluding telescopic ladder
• Internal storage when closed (above mattress) 190mm / 7'5"
• Two layers of 310g (+/- 10%) polyester rip stop acrylic infused mould and mildew resistant canvas on body of tent.
• Removable rainfly at front and sides of the tent with heavy duty 8mm spring steel poles
• Fixed rainfly over rear window of tent with heavy duty 8mm spring steel poles
• Fully seam welded lightweight alloy frame with high quality powder coated finish.
• 2m (6' 6.7") long cargo rails welded to the top of the roof, suitable for attaching accessories or roof load bars.
• Internally reinforced roof, load rated to 75Kg (165lbs) when closed, or 35kg (77lbs) when open.
• 'Ezi-Slots' extruded into the sides of base and top frame for easy attachment of accessories such as awnings, hi-lift jacks, light bars etc.
• All layers at entry points & windows use YKK zippers, external canvas storm door, high quality midge mesh and internal canvas door.
• Internal movable, rechargeable powered LED light (shines white, yellow or red).
• Two sets of electrical sockets each with twin USB, CIG Socket plug, mounted to sides of the tent alongside mattress.
• External 50 amp Anderson plug mounted to underside of tent for connection to vehicles power.
• 190mm / 7.5" of storage space above mattress when tent closed.
• 6 storage pouches on inside of roof, 2 large pouches on each side at hinged end and water bottle pockets on each side.
• Mattress is 80mm / 3.15" thick, split half super high density and half medium density with removable zipped cover.
• Thermal marine carpet underneath mattress and carpeted internal roof liner.
• Telescopic 2.6m (8' 6.4") ladder supplied in storage bag with attachment points at rear and sides of tent.
• Two heavy duty 20mm (0.08" high) aluminium extruded foot rails underneath tent with M8 slots on sides and base for easy mounting, set 1050mm / 41.34" apart centre to centres joined by multiple 25mm thick sections of welded box tubing for additional strength and floor support.