The guys over at the Bus Depot have come up with an absolutely awesome looking and completely redesigned side tent for the VW camper line. They call it an “Add-a-Room,” I think, but whatever you call it, it looks killer.

I may be nuts, but I’ve already but my order in. On our last camping trip we were really in need of some kind of screen enclosure and having an extra room that hooks right up to the camper sounds perfect. Hopefully it’s not too heavy or bulky to carry or so difficult to setup it becomes impractical.

My own attempts at rigging up a side enclosure were not so successful (and I probably wasted about $100 in the process, doh!).



Tell that doesn’t look cool.



I think I’ll try rigging the A/C up to the zippered, screened vent in the front and mounting it in the luggage rack. That should probably cool the interior better and maybe even some of the tent, too. I may get one of their kits that adds a second room to the interior and back along a chemical toilet; that way the only thing we’d need from the campground is the shower.