Magazine: Festival camping

Rooftop tent at a festival: sleep above the mud

Day one is perfect. Then night falls – and the tent is standing in mud. With WEEKEND, you sleep on your car roof, above the puddles and the sludge.

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The festival problem: mud, stones, chaos

The first festival day is perfect – until night comes and your tent is standing in mud. Wouldn't it be great to lie higher up, away from stony ground, sludge and stumbling festival-goers? That's exactly what a rooftop tent at a festival gives you.

AI-generated image: Soaked festival-goers in the mud – the classic festival camping problem

We all know it: rain, mud, a soaked sleeping bag. In a rooftop tent, you sleep above it all.AI-generated

No more mud under your sleeping bag: WEEKEND lifts your bed onto the car roof, above the festival chaos.

Light, compact, set up alone

WEEKEND weighs 11.5 kg (Classic) or 13 kg (Comfort). You set it up on the ground and then lift it onto your roof bars as one unit – on your own and without tools, in around 8–10 minutes. At home, you don't need a garage or carport: packed, it measures 75 × 48 × 40 cm, about the size of a large suitcase, and fits into a small basement.

AI-generated image: Groenberg WEEKEND rooftop tent on the car roof above puddles at a festival

Puddles below, sun on the way – whoever sleeps up top gets the better end of the festival.AI-generated

No big car needed

A small or older car works too, as long as it's approved for roof bars. While you drive, the tent is in the boot and only the roof bars are on the roof. When parked, your car's static roof load and the load rating of your roof bars apply. The static roof load is usually much higher than the dynamic one, because the roof also has to withstand a rollover. Still, check your owner's manual and your roof bar specifications. More in our Roof Load Finder.

Within a few minutes, your car becomes a little camper with two sleeping spots on the roof – and after the festival, it's back to being a normal car just as quickly.

Important

WEEKEND is set up on the ground and then lifted onto the car as a complete unit. It comes off again before every drive – never drive with the tent on the roof, neither set up nor packed.

A sleeping mat is not included. Bring one for each person in the tent.

To be honest: what you should know for festivals

At many festivals, you can only sleep next to your car in designated car-camping areas, often with a separate ticket. Check your festival's rules beforehand. Allow for a level area of about 220 × 130 cm next to the car to set up – on tight pitches, it pays to arrive early. You get up via the ladder, so at night take a head torch and go carefully. And if it really pours: WEEKEND Comfort has rain covers over both entrances.

Tip: buy it together

Because it's so compact, WEEKEND is easy to lend among friends. On a small budget, just split the cost. You'll find more money-saving tips in the article for budget campers.

Conclusion: festival rooftop camping – radically uncomplicated

With Groenberg WEEKEND, you experience festivals the way they should be: music, friends, good vibes. And at night, a raised bed far away from the mud.