The first Roof Top Tents in the world, designed, Patented and mass produced. Since 1958, True originals.

For everyone, not only for those who turned travel and outdoor life into a passion, “Maggiolina” and “Air-Camping” are an historical synonym for roof tents. An original Italian invention from 1958 the Autohome vehicle roof tent has been the companion of adventurers, explorers and travellers around the world for well over sixty years. The extraordinary intuition of that time, based on the newly born mass car-tourism market, identified a sense of freedom and independence and offered the greatest possible luxury as the basis of its well deserved success in the world market.

HERE IS THE “AUTOCAMPEGGIO STOGL”

Crowded hotels?

Sold out rooms?

Do you want to save money?

As shown in the picture, it is installed as a simple roofrack on the roof of any vehicle.

Maneuver: by inserting a simple handle in the appropriate hole and turning in the indicated direction, a bedroom for one or two people opens in 20 seconds (world record)

Sleeping, ok. But how? And where?

An idea came forth: “… why not attach the tent on the roof of the car…”?

The following question was a natural response: yes, but how?

In mechanics there are countless solutions. It was just a case of understanding which one to adopt.

Between the end of 1957 and March 1959 there had been two innovative interpretations of the same idea: vertical lifting tent and the lateral hinged folding tent.

HERE IS THE “AUTOCAMPEGGIO STOGL”

Crowded hotels?

Sold out rooms?

Do you want to save money?

As shown in the picture, it is installed as a simple roofrack on the roof of any vehicle.

Maneuver: by inserting a simple handle in the appropriate hole and turning in the indicated direction, a bedroom for one or two people opens in 20 seconds (world record)

Sleeping, ok. But how? And where?

An idea came forth: “… why not attach the tent on the roof of the car…”?

The following question was a natural response: yes, but how?

In mechanics there are countless solutions. It was just a case of understanding which one to adopt.

Between the end of 1957 and March 1959 there had been two innovative interpretations of the same idea: vertical lifting tent and the lateral hinged folding tent.

Despite the commercial aspect concerning ownership which followed, the “Air-Camping” roof tent model – which was easier to manufacture in terms of build and production – gradually attracted the attention of the public, finally entering the myth of adventure and extreme camping thanks to the historic adventures of Nino Cirani. This innovative outdoor lifestyle accessory was then being built - under Italian manufacturing licence - in many different countries, including: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, USA and Great Britain. Roof tents had conquered the world market.