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Tuatara Plateau Rooftop Tent

RRP $3,499.00

KC077-056

Introducing the Tuatara Plateau, a hard-shell rooftop tent for 2-3 people. This tent showcases distinctive curved weather shields, proven successful in our Kiwi Camping dome tents for over three decades. This design serves to boost airflow and minimize condensation. Created for small SUVs, hatchbacks, and Utes, its compact shell design cuts fuel consumption. Despite its size, the interior space remains generous, ensuring comfort without compromise.

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  • Introducing the Plateau

The basics – Tuatara Plateau

  • Weather Shields: Curved rain fly directs water away, reducing condensation. New window design provides year-round ventilation in any weather.
  • Strong Waterproofing: PU10,000mm waterproof rating on all fabrics, UV 50+ rated, anti-mould coating. Double stitched and fully seam sealed.
  • Blackout Fly: Sleep in longer with 420D Ripstop Poly-oxford blackout fly, and stay cooler inside.
  • Fast-drying Fabric: 280g ripstop polyester body dries quickly, resists mold, and is highly waterproof without pre-seasoning.
  • Durability: Double-stitched, seam-sealed seams and windows ensure high quality, tested on other Kiwi Camping tents.
  • Comfortable Telescopic Ladder: Ergonomic flat ladder design, comfy for bare feet.
  • Heavy-duty Frame: 22/25mm poles with aluminum honeycomb floor for a heavy-duty frame.
  • Proven design: Fibreglass poles extend windows through power mesh sleeves.
  • Efficient Windows: 2-in-1 windows open fully without separate zipping.
  • Anti-condensation technology: Sleeves on internal poles reduce condensation. Larger windows and ample fly coverage improve venting.
  • Spacious Interior: Plenty of room to move and get dressed comfortably.
  • Sunroof feature to make the most of New Zealand's beautiful sun
  • Anti-pooling spreader bar included with tent
5 year warranty
Tuatara Plateau Rooftop Tent plan view Tuatara Plateau Rooftop Tent cross section view
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • Instructions
  • 300kg Weight Rating
  • 10,000mm Aqua Rated
  • 280g Ripstop Polyester
  • Easy-Grip Zip-Pulls Our Easy-Grip Zip-Pulls have a handy finger loop. The rubber and cord zip pulls make less noise as the pulls don’t rattle in the wind.
  • Made for New Zealand Climates Constructed for New Zealand's extreme weather and ever-changing landscapes from mountain to sea.
  • Mat Included A comfortable mat is included with this product!
  • Seam sealed The seams of your dome tent or shelter are the most vulnerable for water leakage. We use a custom-developed method of heat-sealing tape over the seams to maintain waterproofing, resulting in maximum protection against the elements at all points.
  • Fibreglass poles Our StructureFlex fibreglass poles are the largest diameter possible, relative to the size of the tent. This ensures you get maximum strength at minimum weight. They are also coloured to match the coloured pole sleeves.
  • Power mesh pole sleeves Power mesh pole sleeves make it easier to feed the poles through. If you were to cause a rip in the material it will not tear like a polyester pole sleeve, meaning you can continue to use your tent!
  • PVC skylights/windows Skylight windows are 2-way, with clear PVC on the outside and a 'privacy' screen on the inside. This adds valuable light in all weather conditions but maintains privacy.
  • Storage pockets Handy storage to easily locate important items and to minimise clutter.
  • Lantern hanging points Conveniently located tabs to hang LED lanterns.
  • Power cord entry Power cord entry makes it easy to plug in appliances or charge your phone when on a powered tent site.
  • Blackout Coating A light-diffusing fly for longer sleep in's while camping!
  • Expandable Self-expanding with gas struts.
  • Pop-Up Gas Strut Marine-grade stainless steel gas struts pop open the Rooftop Tent with ease.
  • Telescopic Ladder Easy to use adjustable Telescopic ladder suits any vehicle height.
  • Rooftop Tent Weight: 64.5kg
  • Internal Weight Rating: 300kg
  • Roof Rack Rating (Recommended): 75kg Dynamic Load Rating
  • Fly Aqua Rating: 10,000mm
  • Body Aqua Rating: 10,000mm
  • Floor Area: 2.8m²
  • Fly Material: 420D ripstop poly-oxford with Blackout PU coating fly
  • Body Material: 280g ripstop polyester
  • Mattress Size: 1365/1565 W x 50 H x 2050 D (mm)
  • Travel Cover Material: ABS gloss black
  • Open Dimensions: 2620 W x 1200 H x 2630 D (mm)
  • Closed Dimensions: 1240 W x 265 H x 1680 D (mm)
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  • The high life Nige

    Purchased the tuatara plateau Rtt, after looking at numerous other Rtt's couldn't help but not go the hard top way, at first didn't even notice it on the ute even with severe winds at the time, only noticed it with a side wind. Setting up is incredibly easy just do as it tells you nothing more job done. Make your bed go explore etc. Packing down is once again incredibly easy, only fiddly bit is tucking in the excess tent when getting the sides away but deffintly no major, also after seeing other people needing to climb all over there vehicles Packing away, I felt I'd made the right decision with the kiwi camping Rtt, first night we had killer winds so bad people at camp bailed during the night, We stuck it out not sure if that that was the right decision or not who knows, But the Rtt survived I wouldn't deliberately set up in that sort of weather just unfortunate it came in hard and fast during the night, to survive that its 100% credit to the build quality of the Rtt Its good quality and love the sky views at night especially when its clear, Recommended yes
    Thanks for taking the time to write such an in-depth review Nige! We're stoked to hear you're enjoying your Plateau. Wishing you all the best for your future roof tent adventures! Many thanks, Kiwi Camping team

Where to buy
Tuatara Plateau Rooftop Tent

North Island

Waikato

South Island

Canterbury

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    Unit 4, 484 Cranford Street
    Christchurch
    P: 03 366 9885
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