Mars Aeroblade: The World's Slimmest Rooftop Tent

[Lincabe]

First of all, a huge thank you to the hundreds of Cybertruck owners who have purchased our racks, crossbars, and other accessories since Mars Adventure Gear launched in June 2024. You’ve made this journey incredible. What started with just one Cybertruck has now grown into a full Mars fleet—three Teslas and three Rivians. Yes, we’ve officially entered the Rivian market.

While many of you love our full rack system, we’ve also heard a common question: Is there a rooftop tent you’d recommend? We’ve tested many options—including ultra-premium ones—and even created our own: the Mars Basecamp Rooftop Tent. Through that process, one thing became clear: electric overlanding and camping bring different challenges compared to traditional ICE vehicles. That’s why, from our crossbars to our racks and now our rooftop tent, we’ve constantly asked ourselves: How can we reduce drag, cut weight, and design smarter for EVs without sacrificing performance?

Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Mars Aeroblade—quite possibly the world’s slimmest 4-season rooftop tent. Crafted with premium materials and engineered for maximum aerodynamic performance, it’s built for those who want to explore further, smarter, and with style.

If you’re looking for a stealthy, sleek, and truly EV-optimized camping setup for your Cybertruck, look no further. The Mars Expedition Rack System + Mars Aeroblade is the ultimate combination for your next adventure.

GRAB YOURS

OPTIMIZED AERO PERFORMACNE

It’s not just about looks—we ran CFD simulations to understand what makes a rooftop tent truly aerodynamic. With only one-third the drag force of competing models, the result is minimal EV range loss, improved fuel efficiency, and significantly reduced wind noise.

CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS

• 6-series CNC-machined billet aluminum latches
• Extruded aluminum frame with UV resistant coatings
• Triple-layered fabric: breathable, 100% waterproof, and condensation-resistant
• Optional insulation inner tent (sold separately; included in the Adventure Kit)
• Optional accessory crossbars (sold separately; included in the Adventure Kit)
• Integrated foam mattress, no inflation required

SPECIFICATIONS

• Exterior dimension (closed): 87 in x 52.2 in x 3.48 in
• Interior dimension (open): 82.2 in x 46.5 in x 50 in
• Weight: ~110 lbs
• UPF: 50+
• Hydrostatic head:18890 (mmH2O)
• WVTR: 10900 ( g/(㎡.24h) )

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Orders placed today are expected to ship by early May 2025.

Why hasn’t anyone developed an alternative that will fit under the tonneau? I don’t want this huge thing on my roof.

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[dorylee]

Why hasn’t anyone developed an alternative that will fit under the tonneau? I don’t want this huge thing on my roof.

because the truck bed is too short for hardshell roof top tent.

 

[J.Graham]

I actually finally made a decision and went with the Tesla OEM crossbars today after a month of research. There is almost nothing the MARS bars can do that the Tesla cannot. The one exception is their side sail outside Mollie panels but in the end, I think these are a bad idea. I think these are mainly for the looks and don’t offer any functionality annd result in increased drag. I’ve been watching quite a few videos on the scam of overlanding gear and how you really don’t need to buy into all the unnecessary gear that’s mainly for show. The side sail Mollie panels are the perfect example of this. If you have a truck, there is almost no reason to mount anything on the outside of it except for antennas and things like the Starlink, which can be easily mounted to the Tesla OEM crossbars.

Thanks I’m still on the fence… the problem with the crossbars is I would like to pop a rooftop tent on my truck once in a while for camping & road trips. I don’t like idea of loosing range with a rack that’s not needed most of the time. Also not a fan of the Tesla tent. In a perfect world, someone would make a slim hard shell tent that folds in half and sits on a L track in the bed with enough room for gear and still be able to close the vault when not in use.

 

[dorylee]

Thanks I’m still on the fence… the problem with the crossbars is I would like to pop a rooftop tent on my truck once in a while for camping & road trips. I don’t like idea of loosing range with a rack that’s not needed most of the time. Also not a fan of the Tesla tent. In a perfect world, someone would make a slim hard shell tent that folds in half and sits on a L track in the bed with enough room for gear and still be able to close the vault when not in use.

I remember someone posted on forum before of a setup just like you described - mars bars mounted between the L-tracks with their track mount, and they put a roof top tent in the truck that folds out for when camping, but can be folded up and stored inside the truck when not in use....

 

[hemiarch]

Why hasn’t anyone developed an alternative that will fit under the tonneau? I don’t want this huge thing on my roof.

Ummm…cybertent

 

[hemiarch]

Ummm…cybertent

Everybody loves to hate this thing for some reason but there is an incredible amount of thought and engineering that’s gone into it.
It’s not for everyone but point out another product that accomplishes all or even most of the engineering goals of it.

 

[dalton108]

Everybody loves to hate this thing for some reason but there is an incredible amount of thought and engineering that’s gone into it.
It’s not for everyone but point out another product that accomplishes all or even most of the engineering goals of it.

[Super long. Sorry, I guess I had a lot to say.]

To me it’s: really ugly and cumbersome. It’s always in the eye of the beholder (just consider the cybertruck itself), but the cybertent does not do it for me aesthetically!

You gotta pump it up they don’t even include a automatic pump and with no onboard air this means I gotta bring stuff with me just to set it up. These type of tents with air chamber support structures also leak! A good friend of mine bought an OPUS like this and you should see the embarrassment on his face when we’ve gone camping in the past and it takes him what seems like an eternity to inflate this thing on arrival and then deflate it when we’re ready to break camp.

His children are my God kids and the look on their faces when my wife and I (used to) simply throw up one of our Gazelle tents in 3 minutes or less or just park our TigerMoth and start enjoying the campsite would break my heart as a father. AND that shameful display was when he was able to use it, now he can’t because of the aforementioned leaks! The structure now will not inflate! So, seeing his real-life experience with inflatable tent structures has made me avoid them like the plague, including the cybertent.

Then, as for the CT, once deployed (if deployable) it’s flimsy and provides virtually no blackout capabilities. From all the videos I’ve seen it gets whipped around quite a bit in the wind and it’s basically like sleeping in a lampshade. It’s totally translucent! I have no idea why they would design it that way!

I sleep lightly when camping, and while I’m usually an early riser, when camping, I don’t get my best sleep until around dawn. I need whatever I’m sleeping in to be opaque so that rising Sun doesn’t wake me up, just when I’m finally hitting REM sleep. Unlike my wife I cannot sleep with an eye mask or something on my face, too hypervigilant - I guess.

Then, the biggest dealbreaker for me is I don’t want to lose access to my bed. A cybertent isn’t something that you can easily take in and out of your truck and that means you’re losing a significant portion of your bed basically permanently. Like all things in life with a RTT there are trade-offs but I’d absolutely rather lose some amount of range while the tent is mounted then take a truck bed and destroy its utility. I can’t understand that trade-off others seem to value the truck bed less than they do whatever range I’m losing, but their calculus makes no sense to me whatsoever and I’m guessing vice versa. So, to each their own.

I’m aware that you can still store stuff under the cybertent but that’s not what I want for a truck bed. I want to have that space available for things that are taller than the side walls (appliances, bikes, you name it) even if it’s just a short trip from my house to my storage unit I don’t want to lose that utility. This is the same reason that I would not install a full size rack like something from Urander. I still want full use of my bed! Putting the tent on the roof is a no-brainer to me I’m not using that space for anything else.

Would I’d like to have the aero cleaner? Of course, but you apparently can’t have everything. If you could, I would.

Arriving at camp and deploying my tent in less than a minute is worth a lot of trade-offs to me. Some people don’t value that - whatever, good for you! I derive exactly no pleasure from setting up or tearing down camp. Zero. Every second spent doing that is less time for me to be vegging out in the woods which is what I came here to do.

Also, there are rattlesnakes, scorpions and hantavirus (just to name a few) in the places that I like to be! I’m over 50 and I have a bad back. My days of sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag are over unless something really bad has happened to me.

The best cot and mattress system I have is a pain in the ass to set up. And using a cot requires a bigger tent. This increases weight and complexity. AND getting any of that level is near impossible.

I park, open my RTT, throw my pillow in and turn on Cybertent mode and my truck provides me with a perfectly level platform.

Guys, this is what I bought the truck for. ??‍

If I could just drive it farther afield, it would be perfect! But I can’t, and it’s not. So, eventually I’ll get a Scout, and that’ll have different trade-offs … and around we go.

 

[Zane Edwards]

First of all, a huge thank you to the hundreds of Cybertruck owners who have purchased our racks, crossbars, and other accessories since Mars Adventure Gear launched in June 2024. You’ve made this journey incredible. What started with just one Cybertruck has now grown into a full Mars fleet—three Teslas and three Rivians. Yes, we’ve officially entered the Rivian market.

While many of you love our full rack system, we’ve also heard a common question: Is there a rooftop tent you’d recommend? We’ve tested many options—including ultra-premium ones—and even created our own: the Mars Basecamp Rooftop Tent. Through that process, one thing became clear: electric overlanding and camping bring different challenges compared to traditional ICE vehicles. That’s why, from our crossbars to our racks and now our rooftop tent, we’ve constantly asked ourselves: How can we reduce drag, cut weight, and design smarter for EVs without sacrificing performance?

Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Mars Aeroblade—quite possibly the world’s slimmest 4-season rooftop tent. Crafted with premium materials and engineered for maximum aerodynamic performance, it’s built for those who want to explore further, smarter, and with style.

If you’re looking for a stealthy, sleek, and truly EV-optimized camping setup for your Cybertruck, look no further. The Mars Expedition Rack System + Mars Aeroblade is the ultimate combination for your next adventure.

GRAB YOURS

OPTIMIZED AERO PERFORMACNE

It’s not just about looks—we ran CFD simulations to understand what makes a rooftop tent truly aerodynamic. With only one-third the drag force of competing models, the result is minimal EV range loss, improved fuel efficiency, and significantly reduced wind noise.

CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS

• 6-series CNC-machined billet aluminum latches
• Extruded aluminum frame with UV resistant coatings
• Triple-layered fabric: breathable, 100% waterproof, and condensation-resistant
• Optional insulation inner tent (sold separately; included in the Adventure Kit)
• Optional accessory crossbars (sold separately; included in the Adventure Kit)
• Integrated foam mattress, no inflation required

SPECIFICATIONS

• Exterior dimension (closed): 87 in x 52.2 in x 3.48 in
• Interior dimension (open): 82.2 in x 46.5 in x 50 in
• Weight: ~110 lbs
• UPF: 50+
• Hydrostatic head:18890 (mmH2O)
• WVTR: 10900 ( g/(㎡.24h) )

GRAB YOURS

Orders placed today are expected to ship by early May 2025.

I really like this design. The graphic is awesome, nice job!

 

[REM]

I actually finally made a decision and went with the Tesla OEM crossbars today after a month of research. There is almost nothing the MARS bars can do that the Tesla cannot. The one exception is their side sail outside Mollie panels but in the end, I think these are a bad idea. I think these are mainly for the looks and don’t offer any functionality annd result in increased drag. I’ve been watching quite a few videos on the scam of overlanding gear and how you really don’t need to buy into all the unnecessary gear that’s mainly for show. The side sail Mollie panels are the perfect example of this. If you have a truck, there is almost no reason to mount anything on the outside of it except for antennas and things like the Starlink, which can be easily mounted to the Tesla OEM crossbars.

I suspect most people say overlanding gear is a "scam" because they don't have specific requirements like hardpoint mounting IR flood lights so I can see during blackout driving lol

 

[Lincabe]

Ummm…cybertent

Yes, and I have one, but I’d love to see some alternatives in the market. Something super fast and easy to set up

 

[dalton108]

[Super long. Sorry, I guess I had a lot to say.]

To me it’s: really ugly and cumbersome. It’s always in the eye of the beholder (just consider the cybertruck itself), but the cybertent does not do it for me aesthetically!

You gotta pump it up they don’t even include a automatic pump and with no onboard air this means I gotta bring stuff with me just to set it up. These type of tents with air chamber support structures also leak! A good friend of mine bought an OPUS like this and you should see the embarrassment on his face when we’ve gone camping in the past and it takes him what seems like an eternity to inflate this thing on arrival and then deflate it when we’re ready to break camp.

His children are my God kids and the look on their faces when my wife and I (used to) simply throw up one of our Gazelle tents in 3 minutes or less or just park our TigerMoth and start enjoying the campsite would break my heart as a father. AND that shameful display was when he was able to use it, now he can’t because of the aforementioned leaks! The structure now will not inflate! So, seeing his real-life experience with inflatable tent structures has made me avoid them like the plague, including the cybertent.

Then, as for the CT, once deployed (if deployable) it’s flimsy and provides virtually no blackout capabilities. From all the videos I’ve seen it gets whipped around quite a bit in the wind and it’s basically like sleeping in a lampshade. It’s totally translucent! I have no idea why they would design it that way!

I sleep lightly when camping, and while I’m usually an early riser, when camping, I don’t get my best sleep until around dawn. I need whatever I’m sleeping in to be opaque so that rising Sun doesn’t wake me up, just when I’m finally hitting REM sleep. Unlike my wife I cannot sleep with an eye mask or something on my face, too hypervigilant - I guess.

Then, the biggest dealbreaker for me is I don’t want to lose access to my bed. A cybertent isn’t something that you can easily take in and out of your truck and that means you’re losing a significant portion of your bed basically permanently. Like all things in life with a RTT there are trade-offs but I’d absolutely rather lose some amount of range while the tent is mounted then take a truck bed and destroy its utility. I can’t understand that trade-off others seem to value the truck bed less than they do whatever range I’m losing, but their calculus makes no sense to me whatsoever and I’m guessing vice versa. So, to each their own.

I’m aware that you can still store stuff under the cybertent but that’s not what I want for a truck bed. I want to have that space available for things that are taller than the side walls (appliances, bikes, you name it) even if it’s just a short trip from my house to my storage unit I don’t want to lose that utility. This is the same reason that I would not install a full size rack like something from Urander. I still want full use of my bed! Putting the tent on the roof is a no-brainer to me I’m not using that space for anything else.

Would I’d like to have the aero cleaner? Of course, but you apparently can’t have everything. If you could, I would.

Arriving at camp and deploying my tent in less than a minute is worth a lot of trade-offs to me. Some people don’t value that - whatever, good for you. I’d arrive exactly no pleasure from setting up or tearing down camp. Zero. Every second spent doing that is less time for me to be vegging out in the woods which is what I came here to do.

Also, there are rattlesnakes, scorpions and hantavirus (just to name a few) in the places that I like to be! I’m over 50 and I have a bad back. My days of sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag are over unless something really bad has happened to me.

The best cot and mattress system I have is a pain in the ass to set up. And using a cot requires a bigger tent. This increases weight and complexity. AND getting any of that level is near impossible.

I park, open my RTT, throw my pillow in and turn on Cybertent mode and my truck provides me with a perfectly level platform.

Guys, this is what I bought the truck for. ??‍

If I could just drive it farther afield, it would be perfect! But I can’t, and it’s not. So, eventually I’ll get a Scout, and that’ll have different trade-offs … and around we go.

I want to acknowledge that Urander has previously stated that their crossbars can be moved to also not interfere with vertical clearance.

I’m still not a fan of the overall look, but I think this should be made clear.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...ition-roof-rack-installed.35718/post-30508172

 

[Outdoors]

Yes, and I have one, but I’d love to see some alternatives in the market. Something super fast and easy to set up

The cybertruck co setup is pretty nice. A couple weeks in. A one button open up, and no ladder, access via inside the bed. Maybe two minutes, as one would stand on tailgate for maybe 20 seconds to extend the fly. Really look at the materials. Big difference in the tents floating out amongst the newer tent/cyber companies.

 

[JBee]

First of all, a huge thank you to the hundreds of Cybertruck owners who have purchased our racks, crossbars, and other accessories since Mars Adventure Gear launched in June 2024. You’ve made this journey incredible. What started with just one Cybertruck has now grown into a full Mars fleet—three Teslas and three Rivians. Yes, we’ve officially entered the Rivian market.

While many of you love our full rack system, we’ve also heard a common question: Is there a rooftop tent you’d recommend? We’ve tested many options—including ultra-premium ones—and even created our own: the Mars Basecamp Rooftop Tent. Through that process, one thing became clear: electric overlanding and camping bring different challenges compared to traditional ICE vehicles. That’s why, from our crossbars to our racks and now our rooftop tent, we’ve constantly asked ourselves: How can we reduce drag, cut weight, and design smarter for EVs without sacrificing performance?

Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Mars Aeroblade—quite possibly the world’s slimmest 4-season rooftop tent. Crafted with premium materials and engineered for maximum aerodynamic performance, it’s built for those who want to explore further, smarter, and with style.

If you’re looking for a stealthy, sleek, and truly EV-optimized camping setup for your Cybertruck, look no further. The Mars Expedition Rack System + Mars Aeroblade is the ultimate combination for your next adventure.

GRAB YOURS

OPTIMIZED AERO PERFORMACNE

It’s not just about looks—we ran CFD simulations to understand what makes a rooftop tent truly aerodynamic. With only one-third the drag force of competing models, the result is minimal EV range loss, improved fuel efficiency, and significantly reduced wind noise.

CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS

• 6-series CNC-machined billet aluminum latches
• Extruded aluminum frame with UV resistant coatings
• Triple-layered fabric: breathable, 100% waterproof, and condensation-resistant
• Optional insulation inner tent (sold separately; included in the Adventure Kit)
• Optional accessory crossbars (sold separately; included in the Adventure Kit)
• Integrated foam mattress, no inflation required

SPECIFICATIONS

• Exterior dimension (closed): 87 in x 52.2 in x 3.48 in
• Interior dimension (open): 82.2 in x 46.5 in x 50 in
• Weight: ~110 lbs
• UPF: 50+
• Hydrostatic head:18890 (mmH2O)
• WVTR: 10900 ( g/(㎡.24h) )

GRAB YOURS

Orders placed today are expected to ship by early May 2025.

I was just wondering if you have done any CFD to compare the aerodynamics of Aeroblade tent when it is mounted on the CT? Disruption of the laminar flow down the back would likely create more drag than just a simple frontal area model as shown.

It's highly likely a enclosed cap with integrated tent would result in much better airflow as the rack mounted tent will create a low pressure underneath it, which increases turbulence over the end of the Kambach CT tailgate. Ideally though a fold down roof top tent that sits flush against the back of the CT would create the lowest increase of drag.

It would be interesting to see feedback from owners consumption figures at highway speeds in the same conditions with or without the Aeroblade and rack.

 

[hemiarch]

Question. If you have three of those horizontal dividers or crossbars across the l-tracks, would this thing fit in the bed with a closed tonneau?
What I mean is, could you mount it on the l-track and access the bottom of the bed with a slider?

 

[Mars Adventure Gear]

I was just wondering if you have done any CFD to compare the aerodynamics of Aeroblade tent when it is mounted on the CT? Disruption of the laminar flow down the back would likely create more drag than just a simple frontal area model as shown.

It's highly likely a enclosed cap with integrated tent would result in much better airflow as the rack mounted tent will create a low pressure underneath it, which increases turbulence over the end of the Kambach CT tailgate. Ideally though a fold down roof top tent that sits flush against the back of the CT would create the lowest increase of drag.

It would be interesting to see feedback from owners consumption figures at highway speeds in the same conditions with or without the Aeroblade and rack.

Hey, thanks for the comment! The Mars Aeroblade is designed to work with virtually any vehicle, with a focus on reducing drag compared to a standard rooftop tent. Because of that, we didn’t model it using a specific vehicle’s CAD—we’re aiming for broad aerodynamic improvements across the board.

You can only compare apples to apples, so our testing assumes the same vehicle and mounting setup. In that context, the Aeroblade consistently delivers better aerodynamic performance. Its reduced frontal surface helps lower wind resistance and significantly cuts down on wind noise. The front is also slightly angled to promote smoother airflow over the top.

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