Like those who travel across vast lands and other explorers who set up campsites, vehicle-mounted roof tents Already aware, traditional setups attached to a car’s rooftop carrier—such as tents—come with several disadvantages. These include increased aerodynamic drag due to the elevated position atop a pickup truck, which also raises the vehicle's center of gravity. Additionally, accessing them often necessitates scaling a considerable ladder. Nevertheless, a recent patent filed by Stellantis indicates a potential solution. Jeep might be nearing an innovative solution for these issues. Wrangler owners.
The innovative tent concept was detailed in a submission made to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in June 2023 and released in January 2025, as highlighted for us by MoparInsiders It displays a compact popup tent designed to fit precisely into the space created by removing the front Freedom Top panels from a Jeep Wrangler’s detachable roof system. This setup enables a potential Jeep owner to utilize the rooftop tent as a substitute for standard removable roof sections, thereby incorporating the tent more seamlessly with the vehicle instead of treating it as a standalone add-on.
Plus, since the tent is now connected directly to the SUV's roof, a camper could move between the tent and the cabin without actually going outside. Connecting these two compartments makes for easy, clean access to the tent — a potentially huge benefit in the inclement weather or extreme conditions that someone camping out of a Wrangler might encounter.The directly-integrated tent would also, theoretically, mean a lower center of gravity and less on-road drag versus a conventional unit, helping keep the Wrangler 's already-mediocre highway gas mileage and high-speed handling from getting worse.
Combined, this set of features would address numerous inherent problems associated with installing a tent on an off-road vehicle. This clever invention would be particularly beneficial for those who frequently drive their Wranglers into remote areas for camping trips—and it’s something we’d really like to see implemented in a factory-built model.
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