On a soft-shell rooftop tent, the cover is the only thing between the folded canvas and everything the road throws at it: UV, rain, dust, stones and highway airflow for the whole life of the tent. It is a consumable that protects an expensive asset, and when it perishes the tent underneath starts aging fast.
This is ARB's replacement cover for the Simpson and Kakadu tents. Fitting a fresh cover is the single most effective thing you can do for an older soft-shell tent, and it costs a fraction of what the tent does.
What's Included:
- One ARB rooftop tent cover, suiting Simpson and Kakadu tents
Features
Protects The Folded Tent
The cover takes the UV, rain, dust and airstream so the tent canvas underneath does not. Replacing a perished cover is how you extend the life of the tent.
Suits Simpson And Kakadu Tents
ARB lists this cover for both models, which covers most of its soft-shell rooftop tent range from that generation.
A Consumable Worth Renewing
Covers fail before tents do. That is what they are there for.
Fitment & Compatibility
| Application |
Fit |
| ARB Simpson rooftop tent |
✓ Fits, ARB states it suits the Simpson tent |
| ARB Kakadu rooftop tent |
✓ Fits, ARB states it suits the Kakadu tent |
| ARB Altitude hardshell tent |
✗ Does not fit, the Altitude has a fiberglass shell instead of a cover |
| ARB Esperance V2 hardshell tent |
✗ Does not fit, the Esperance has an ABS shell |
| Cover straps only |
● See the cover strap set 815132 |
Fit guidance: Only the soft-shell Simpson and Kakadu tents use a fabric cover. The hardshell Altitude and Esperance tents protect the canvas inside a rigid shell, so this part does not apply to them. If the cover itself is sound and only the straps have failed, the strap set 815132 is the cheaper fix.
Specifications
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Model: ARB Rooftop Tent Cover
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Part Number: 815100
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Suits: ARB Simpson tent, ARB Kakadu tent
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Shipping Weight: 13 lb
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Warranty: 3 years
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UPC: 9332018036322
Installation
Type: Fits over the folded tent and secures with its straps · Time: 20 to 30 minutes the first time · Tools: None · Difficulty: Easy
Fold the tent as ARB intends before fitting the cover, because a cover pulled over an untidy fold puts point loads on the seams and will not last. It is easier with two people and a step ladder.
Warranty, Shipping & Returns
Warranty. ARB covers this product with a 3-year unlimited-mileage warranty through ARB North America (Air Locker Inc., Auburn, WA), which is the term ARB publishes for this part. We describe ARB's warranty exactly as ARB publishes it and make no additions to it; claims are handled through any authorized US dealer, including us.
Free shipping. This item ships free to the lower 48 states and typically arrives in 3 to 7 business days.
Inspect on delivery. Please inspect your order on arrival. If anything is damaged or missing, contact us right away and we will make it right.
About ARB
ARB has been building four-wheel drive equipment since 1975, when Tony Brown started hand-making bull bars and roof racks in a Melbourne driveway after a Cape York trip convinced him the gear on the market was not up to the country. The company now runs an engineering campus at Kilsyth in Victoria and is Australia's largest manufacturer and distributor of 4x4 accessories, exporting to more than 100 countries.
One practical consequence of that history is that ARB keeps publishing and supplying individual spare parts for its touring gear years after the assemblies were sold, so a torn canvas or a cracked fitting does not write off the whole product. In North America ARB operates as Air Locker Inc. from Auburn, Washington, which handles US warranty and parts support. Prestige Truck is an authorized ARB dealer. What ships from us is genuine US-market ARB stock with full ARB North America warranty coverage.
