James Baroud is exhibiting off its newest, and lowest-priced, rooftop tent on the annual SEMA Present this week. The brand new tent is codenamed ‘Mission Shadow’ and is a conventional wedge-style tent.
It’s going to come back in a single measurement, have a bunch of high-quality options together with roof bars, and be probably the most value-priced in James Baroud’s lineup. It’s coming to the North American market in early 2025.
“Everybody desires an excellent sturdy, light-weight tent that provides flexibility for storage at an affordable value. We’ve at all times been recognized for high quality, consolation and a hefty price ticket. I wished to problem ourselves to construct a stable tent that’s worthy of our 5-year guarantee and comes inside the common value of a mass market tent within the US. I feel we stunned ourselves with what we have been in a position to accomplish,” mentioned Bobby Huang (former REI Co-op Technique Director), James Baroud Chief Industrial Officer.
James Baroud ‘Mission Shadow’
This new wedge-style rooftop tent is 80″ L x 57″ W x 10.5″ H, which makes it a medium measurement that may match nicely on most SUVs and crossovers — just like the ever-popular 4Runner and Outback fashions. With an inside dimension of 78″ x 55″ — the identical as Baroud’s flagship Odyssey mannequin — it may possibly sleep two adults and a small little one.
The foremost manner Baroud was in a position to deliver the worth down on this tent is by making the hardshell out of a slimline ABS materials versus its regular fiberglass building. This may little doubt make for a particularly sturdy tent, however can have a weight penalty. Anticipate the Shadow to weigh in at 165 kilos — which is 33 kilos heavier than the comparable Discovery mannequin.
Including to the burden and the utility of this rooftop tent are three anodized aluminum crossbars that come preinstalled. These crossbars on the highest of the tent can maintain a variety of cumbersome gear, rated to 165 kilos of dynamic load.
The design intention of the crossbars is to permit a spare wheel/tire to be mounted on prime, plus different gear within the included cargo baggage. The 2 massive inflexible 36L all-weather cargo baggage are designed to be affixed to the crossbars, and may carry 25+ kilos every.
This tent might be supplied in black, white, and graphite grey.
Out of the Climate
Whereas wedge-shaped rooftop tents don’t supply up probably the most inside area, they’re nice in harsh climate. The design is nice at retaining stress within the tent materials to maintain wind flapping at a minimal. The wedge may also be parked into the wind to deflect the wind from soaking out the material partitions.
The material partitions of the Shadow tent are made from aluminized canvas sourced from the Netherlands. The fabric is artificial, and micro aluminum is woven into it to supply insulation from temperature, mild, and sound.
A brand new wall design means that you can absolutely zip down each the aluminized canvas and the mosquito netting layers of the tent, for the final word in open-air tenting. That is the primary tent in Baroud’s lineup to supply this design, because the mosquito netting doesn’t zip down in any of its different choices.
An possibility for the ‘Mission Shadow’ tent is a rain shade tunnel. It’s an all-new model tunnel into the tent that’s made from clear plastic wrapped round structural aluminum tubing. The design shouldn’t solely be nice at retaining the within of the tent protected against the climate as you get out and in, but in addition preserve the fabric from flapping and creating noise within the wind.
One other Baroud Wedge Choice
Baroud solely has one different regular wedge-style RTT in its lineup, the Discovery. That tent begins at $4,395 and is available in two sizes, the smaller measurement being very similar to the Shadow. The large distinction between the brand new Shadow and the Discovery is shell building. The Discovery’s shell is made from fiberglass versus Shadow’s ABS plastic.
‘Mission Shadow’ Pricing & Availability
It is best to be capable of preorder the ‘Mission Shadow’ RTT beginning in late January 2025 on the firm’s web site. Preorder pricing might be $3,900, with a standard MSRP of $4,250. Whereas not cheap, it’s a lot cheaper than Baroud’s different vary of top-of-the-line rooftop tents.
Anticipate the primary deliveries of this tent to start in North America earlier than the top of the primary quarter of 2025 — so, round April.
