The TX27™ MAX Hardshell Rooftop Tent is the widest tent in The Bush Company’s rooftop tent range at 1.6m / 5’2.9″ wide and is the industry’s leading double action hardshell rooftop tent with ultimate comfort, design & convenience.  The tent has double skin 310gsm (+/-10%) canvas throughout, 6 doors/windows providing near panoramic views & 5sqm / 53 sq. ft. of ventilation, front, side and rear rainflies, plenty of room for all your bedding.  This tent really is the ‘end game’ when it comes to touring and camping.

The TX27™ MAX Hardshell Rooftop Tent can be set up/packing down in 90 seconds, and incorporates The Bush Company’s many years of experience in aluminium fabrication and first-hand experience in touring/camping.  Due to the size and weight of this tent, it is ideally suited to camper trailers or larger vehicles.  The key specifications of the TX27™ MAX Hardshell Rooftop Tent are below and the full details are listed in the product specification tab below. To find out why we believe this is the best roof top tent on the market watch the full TX27 MAX™ product review video, or the install video of a Bruder EXP-4 with TX27 MAX Rooftop Tent.

Key Specifications

• Extruded aluminium frame, stainless steel fittings
• External Length: External Frame 2.25m /7′ 4.6″ (2.32m / 7′ 7″ inc hinges & handles)
• External Width: External 1.6m (5′ 2.9″), 1.69m (5′ 6.5″) including gas struts
• Height (exterior, closed): 348mm (1’1.7″) including roof rails and base extrusions
• Max Height (exterior, open): Front 1.49m (4′ 10.7″), Rear 1.29m (4’2.8″)
• Max Height (interior, headroom open): Front 1.42m (4′ 8.3″), Rear 1.28m (4’2.4″)
• Weight: 133Kg / 293lbs, including 9K for mattress & underlay, excluding telescopic ladder
• Mattress: Length 2.13m / 7′, Width 1.45m / 4′ 9″, Depth 80mm / 3.15″
• Internal storage when closed (above mattress) 190mm / 7’5″
• 310gsm (+/-10%) double skin canvas throughout tent
• Rechargeable LED light and twin CIG/USB sockets
• 2.6m /  8’6.4″ Telescopic ladder, with pre-mounted ladder mount at front of tent.
• Second ladder mount and universal fitting kit/brackets supplied as standard

Accessories

There are a range of brackets available for fitment of accessories available for The Bush Company tents to really finish off your touring setup.  Check out the full accessory range here.

Installation

The Bush Company or one of our stockists can assemble and install your tent, but if you choose to install the rooftop tent yourself please make sure that you have done the due-diligence on your intended install to ensure that it does not create any safety issues and ensure that you follow standard safety precautions when undertaking the install.

Product Specifications

The double action roof and 1.6m / 5’2.9″ width makes the TX27™ MAX feel cavernous inside, plus there is is 1.35m / 4’5.2″ internal roof height throughout the length of the tent.  Get a great night’s sleep on the 80mm / 3.15″ thick mattress which is double layered with super high and medium density foam, enclosed in a breathable and removable canvas cover. Plus, with 190mm / 7.5″ of space inside the tent when closed you can leave all of your bedding and more inside the tent when you pack up.

Like the walls of the tent that are double skinned with 310gsm (+/-10%) canvas, the 3 large entrance points at the front and sides of the tent, and all the windows have an inner & outer canvas cover with a midge mesh screen in between.  All the entrances and windows have high quality YKK zippers.

The electrical package provides a 12V Cig socket outlet and twin USB sockets mounted on both sides of the tent as well as a moveable tri-colour rechargeable LED light. The connection to your vehicles power is via 50AMP Andersen plug mounted beneath the tent on the left side.

With the TX27™ MAX Hardshell Rooftop Tent there is no need to compromise losing your roof loading space, the tent roof can hold up to 75Kg / 165lbs in the closed position and will still fully open and remain open with up to 35Kg / 77lbs mounted on the roof.  There are high profile automotive rubber weather seals around both the lower and upper lids of the tent, preventing dust and water ingress when closed.  The TX27™ MAX itself weighs 133Kg / 293lbs and is ideally suited to larger vehicles, camper trailers or toy haulers.

All this and still the convenience of set up/packing down in 90 seconds, the TX27™ MAX Hardshell Rooftop Tent brings together The Bush Company’s many years of experience in aluminium fabrication and first-hand experience in touring/camping.  The TX27™ MAX is ideally suited to camper trailers, larger truck or toy haulers.  The key specifications of the TX27™ MAX Hardshell Rooftop Tent are below and the full details are listed in the product specification tab below. To find out why we believe this is the best roof top tent on the market watch the full TX27™ product review video.

There are a range of brackets available for fitment of accessories available for The Bush Company tents to really finish off your touring setup.  Check out the full accessory range here.

Product Specifications

• Extruded aluminium frame, stainless steel fittings
• External Length: External Frame 2.25m /7′ 4.6″ (2.32m / 7′ 7″ inc hinges & handles)
• External Width: External 1.6m (5′ 2.9″), 1.69m (5′ 6.5″) including gas struts
• Height (exterior, closed): 348mm (1’1.7″) including roof rails and base extrusions
• Max Height (exterior, open): Front 1.49m (4′ 10.7″), Rear 1.29m (4’2.8″)
• Max Height (interior, headroom open): Front 1.42m (4′ 8.3″), Rear 1.28m (4’2.4″)
• Mattress: Length 2.13m / 7′, Width 1.45m / 4′ 9″, Depth 80mm / 3.15″
• Weight: Approximately 133Kg / 293lbs, including 9K for mattress & underlay, excluding telescopic ladder
• Internal storage when closed (above mattress) 190mm / 7’5″
• Two layers of 310g (+/- 10%) polyester rip stop acrylic infused mould and mildew resistant canvas on body of tent.
• Removable rainfly at front and sides of the tent with heavy duty 8mm spring steel poles
• Fixed rainfly over rear window of tent with heavy duty 8mm spring steel poles
• Fully seam welded lightweight alloy frame with high quality powder coated finish.
• 2m (6′ 6.7″) long cargo rails welded to the top of the roof, suitable for attaching accessories or roof load bars, centre to centre distance of the rails is 1390mm / 4’6.7″.
• Internally reinforced roof, load rated to 75Kg (165lbs) when closed, or 35kg (77lbs) when open.
• ‘Ezi-Slots’ extruded into the sides of base and top frame for easy attachment of accessories such as awnings, hi-lift jacks, light bars etc.
• All layers at entry points & windows use YKK zippers, external canvas storm door, high quality midge mesh and internal canvas door.
• Internal movable, rechargeable powered LED light (shines white, yellow or red).
• Two sets of electrical sockets each with twin USB, CIG Socket plug, mounted to sides of the tent alongside mattress.
• External 50 amp Anderson plug mounted to underside of tent for connection to vehicles power.
• 190mm / 7.5″ of storage space above mattress when tent closed.
• 6 storage pouches on inside of roof, 2 large pouches on each side at hinged end and water bottle pockets on each side.
• Mattress is 80mm / 3.15″ thick, split half super high density and half medium density with removable zipped cover.
• Thermal marine carpet underneath mattress and carpeted internal roof liner.
• Telescopic 2.6m /8′ 4.3″ ladder supplied in storage bag with attachment points at rear and sides of tent.
• Two heavy duty 20mm (0.08″ high) aluminium extruded foot rails underneath tent with M8 slots on sides and base for easy mounting, set 1050mm / 41.34″ apart centre to centres joined by multiple 25mm thick sections of welded box tubing for additional strength and floor support.

Care and Maintenance

We recommend that new tents are thoroughly wet down on the outside before first use. This will ensure that your tent performs well in wet weather by allowing the poly/cotton corespun thread and canvas to swell ensuring the take up of any potential leaks in the stitching.

Cleaning Canvas:
– Do not use soap or detergents on the canvas.
– Do not store the product if wet, allow drying first.
– To clean use a soft brush and cold water.
– Do not expose to petrol, oils or harsh chemicals.

Cleaning mould:
– Allow mould to dry
– Remove surface mould off with stiff bristle brush
– Vacuum the area
– Treat area with Oil of Clove spray (diluted spray can be purchased or can be mixed using a few drops of oil into a spray bottle of water)

Condensation:
Condensation is a natural occurrence in cold weather. In confined areas like tents the body releases more moisture than the canvas can dispose of. To help to reduce condensation build up, we recommend keeping some of the windows open on the tent to enable airflow on cold nights. If you are not using your tent for an extended period of time (more than 10 days) we recommend opening the tent regularly to allow it to air out, and possibly even remove the mattress and store it separately until your next trip.