The Mini Cooper Countryman is the Mini for adventurers. With available all-wheel drive and a reasonable 6.5 inches of ground clearance, the Countryman can go places other Minis only dream of. Adding to the subcompact crossover’s spirit of adventure is a new rooftop-mounted tent.
Built by the Italian vehicle-tent manufacturer Autohome, the rooftop tent attaches to the Countryman’s available roof-rail carrier crossbars (a $268 option from Mini), which connect to the crossover’s standard roof rails. Available in either black or white fiberglass, the folding tent is opened by releasing a trio of safety clasps, after which a quartet of gas-pressurized springs do the work of raising the contraption’s roof.
Erected, the tent measures a little more than two feet tall. Needless to say, this is a cozy kingdom. Still, at 6.9 feet long and 4.3 feet wide, the rooftop tent promises comfort for those content to sit or lie on the high-density mattress, which can sleep two people. Mini touts additional niceties within the tent, such as an LED interior light, a host of storage nets and pockets, and a pair of zipper-opening doors and windows incorporated into the tent’s fabric sides. An aluminum ladder is also supplied to ease entry and exit into the sleeping area.
A Mini spokesperson confirmed that the rooftop tent will not be sold through the brand’s U.S. accessory shop. Not all is lost, though, as a representative from the U.S. distributor for Autohome informed us that the Countryman’s rooftop-mounted tent is similar to the brand’s Air Top and Air Top Black Storm tents, the former of which starts at $2899 and the latter at $3199.
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