The cheapest rooftop tent worth buying runs about $700. Then you need somewhere to mount it, which means a bed rack or roof rack, and those start at $400. So before you’ve bought a single piece of camping gear, you’re already $1,100 deep at minimum, and that’s on the budget end. Premium hardshells push that number past $2,500 fast. That context matters, because a lot of truck bed tent vs rooftop tent comparisons skip right past it. They declare RTT the winner and move on. They&