Thread: Vehicle roof tents

I really don't understand the popularity of the rooftop tent in NZ (or maybe people think they just look cool). I notice there are plenty of secondhand RTT's for sale on the market. They increase fuel consumption, affect vehicle handling, if you want to use your vehicle you have to put the tent down to travel somewhere (after setting up camp somewhere), you have to climb up and down a ladder if you want to go for a leak etc. They look like they'd catch the wind set up. Then there's the question of weight capacity on your roof/roof rack and whether this is sufficient for the tent being looked at.

I'd be keen to see a list of benefits.