Calder Roake · The Adventure Vehicle Library
The Rooftop Camping Handbook
Choosing, fitting and travelling with a rooftop tent, including roof-load thinking, camp systems and global route planning.
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Build the journey around the vehicle, campsite and activity.
Explore campers, rooftop camping and vehicle-based travel alongside recreational products for land, water and snow. Start with the way you travel, then connect the shelter, storage, equipment and activity systems that fit the trip.
Weekend touring Rooftop camping Pickup + overland systems
CAMPERS & TOURING
Campers & Camping
Choose the touring system around the vehicle and the way you camp.
ROKVAN builds the broader camp system around the journey. TerraRise starts with the pickup canopy and vehicle-specific fitment. RIGVAR covers the dedicated 4x4 / SUV overland layer across vehicle awnings, rooftop tents and compact enclosures. VÆRDR concentrates on campervan, motorhome and caravan awning systems.
Adventure gear
ROKVAN
Rooftop tents, awnings, rooms, rear tents, racks, lighting and water systems selected around the journey rather than bought as disconnected accessories.
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Pickup canopy systems
Outdoor Frontier TerraRise
One-piece aluminium pickup canopies with selected rooftop-camping configurations and vehicle-specific fitment pathways.
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Vehicle adventure systems
RIGVAR
180°, 270° and 360° vehicle awnings, pull-out shade, rooftop tents and camp enclosures for 4x4, SUV, pickup and overland travel.
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Touring shelter systems
VÆRDR
Side, legless, roof and roll-out awning systems for campervans, motorhomes and caravans, with screen-room and shade pathways selected around the exact touring setup.
Explore rangeRIGVAR vehicle adventure pathways
Start with the vehicle job.
RIGVAR keeps the overland range deliberate: choose the coverage geometry or rooftop sleeping pathway first, then confirm fitment, load limits and final configuration against the actual vehicle.
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Compact wraparound shelterRIGVAR 180
180-degree vehicle awning coverage for touring vehicles wanting more shelter than a straight pull-out.
Open RIGVAR 18002
Core expedition shelterRIGVAR 270
270-degree side-and-rear coverage for compatible 4x4, SUV and pickup touring setups.
Open RIGVAR 27003
Flagship wraparound shelterRIGVAR 360
Near-complete wraparound awning coverage with final support and fitment confirmed for the vehicle.
Open RIGVAR 36004
Lightweight rooftop sleepingRIGVAR CARBON
Carbon-fibre hard-shell roof-tent pathway with a 46.5 kg reference unit weight.
Open RIGVAR CARBONAdventure Sports · premium recreational gear
Six ways to extend the journey beyond the campsite.
Explore recreational equipment across ride, electric performance, water, snow, technical gear and specialist boards. Product availability and final specifications are confirmed against the selected pathway and destination.
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Premium recreational e-bikesAdventure Ride
Off-road, fat-tyre, folding and touring e-bike pathways selected for recreational use and travel.
Open range02
Flagship electric dirt bikesAdventure X
High-performance off-road electric dirt bikes, with Adventure X reserved for the main performance family.
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Premium water recreationAdventure Water
Touring SUPs, fishing SUPs, inflatable kayaks, packrafts and selected paddle-sport equipment.
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Premium winter recreationAdventure Snow
Snowboards, skis, bindings, poles, bags and tuning equipment selected around recreational and travel use.
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Technical recreational gearAdventure Gear
Technical outdoor watches, premium outerwear, packs, hydration and selected waterproof gear.
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Premium specialist boardsAdventure Boards
A reserved pathway for electric mountainboards and selected premium recreational board products.
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Outdoor Frontier · free download
The Camper & Overland Adventure Book
Read the camper range as an adventure rather than a catalogue: 91 pages, 12 international journeys, premium illustrated route maps and the products woven into real camp and travel situations.
No email form or download gate.Related reading · independent books
Read about the journey as well as the gear.
These Calder Roake titles are published independently by Cartolume Books. They are not Outdoor Frontier or ROKVAN publications. Apollo simply links readers to Amazon because the subjects naturally relate to rooftop camping, vehicle setup and overland travel.
Calder Roake · The Adventure Vehicle Library
The Weekend Adventure Vehicle
A practical guide to turning an everyday SUV, ute or van into a capable, comfortable weekend camping vehicle.
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Calder Roake · The Adventure Vehicle Library
The Overlanding Handbook
Planning and equipping a vehicle for longer-distance adventure, with practical systems for weight, recovery, power, water and route planning.
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