u/Emit-Sol

I have been car camping for years and usually just sleep in a hammock under a cheap canopy. It has worked better than most legitimate tent situations for sleeping arrangements because it’s 100% guaranteed waterproof and super easy to setup. It also allows complete air flow, and holds you off the ground at night (which is amazing in the heat). But the cheap canopies always get destroyed in wind and also doesn’t offer the same privacy as a proper tent?

I want to level up my setup.

If you were going to have to car camp in the middle of a field in intense heat (i.e. music festivals etc.), what is your ideal setup-without breaking the bank? Why?

Is it a rooftop tent? Canopy setup? Proper tent?