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Feldon Shelter Hawk’s Nest V2 Wide: our first season on the Land Cruiser

The Feldon Shelter Hawk's Nest V2 is a hardshell aluminium rooftop tent from New Zealand, sold in Poland by PACK IT in Rumia. We first slept in the Standard version at Abenteuer & Allrad in Bad Kissingen in June 2026, and since the end of July the Wide version has lived on the roof of our Land Cruiser 76. In one sentence: it opens in under a minute and the mattress is very comfortable, but the inside has more hard metal than you want around a toddler.

Verdict

Good for: couples and families with a large 4x4 who want the bed ready in about a minute. Not for: smaller SUVs or roofs with a low load rating. At 88 kg the Wide needs a vehicle and rack rated for at least 100 kg dynamic load (maker's requirement). What we like: build quality, a properly comfortable mattress, 12V sockets inside the tent. What bothers us: lights that are too strong for an evening, plenty of metal to bump into, the weight. List price: 16,800 PLN for the Wide (PACK IT, October 2026). Ours came through a barter partnership.

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How we tested it

So far the test covers two tents and two very different trips. The first was the drive to Abenteuer & Allrad, Europe's biggest off-road and overlanding fair, with a Standard Hawk's Nest V2 on the roof and our nights spent in the fair's camp area.The second was the first trip with our own Wide: a lake in Kashubia, with Franek, our son, who is almost two. The weather gave us a bit of everything, rain on some days and sun on others.The car is our 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser GRJ76. The tent sits on four Front Runner 1425 mm load bars, two of the Land Cruiser 70 gutter-mount kits.

Spec vs reality

 Feldon Shelter saysWhat we found
Setup timeUnder 30 secondsUnder a minute for us
Mattress60 mm two-layer ErgoCell, 135 × 218 cm (Wide)Very comfortable
Interior light12V LED with adjustable settingsStrong, good for finding things, too bright for atmosphere
PowerPre-wired 12V plug and switch panelSockets inside the tent, one of our favourite details
Weight88 kg (Wide), 85 kg (Standard)Not measured by us