If you have a large vehicle such as a 4x4 then you could use part of it as your camping accommodation.
You could have the option of your kids sleeping in the car (size permitting) or doing the cooking at dinner time in the trunk under a large canvas cover that is part of a tent that is actually fitted to the vehicle itself.
If you find this notion interesting then it is your lucky day, there are a whole range of tents that can attach to your car and give you extra accommodation inside your car.
Land Rover themselves even offer a range of these tents deemed as luxury accessories for a lot of their vehicle line-up.
The Land Rover offering is a clever free-standing tent that is linked by a large sleeve where the back of the car can be fitted.
There are specialist tent manufacturers that do supply various add-on tents to suit all sorts of vehicles from small hatchbacks to vans.
The benefits are clear.
The car will provide a sturdy frame that will support the tent.
Think of it this way on a windy day at the campsite when you have all the other campers rushing around trying to further support their tent you can sit with a smile on your face as your tent is unlikely to be blown anywhere even in a gale force wind.
A great benefit for this tent variation is that you can easily plug equipment into your car's 12 volt system and use it in your tent or in the back of the car whilst making lunch.
A good example of this would be a camping fridge, you can leave it the trunk but in effect this is the back of the tent and there is no need to move it.
There are negatives to most things in this world and the extending boot tent is no different.
If you plan to leave the site for little while then this means you have to dismantle your tent, then when you return you have to make it all up again not ideal if you are away for two weeks and are out most days doing activities.
But some of these units do have available accessories whereby have extra pole which you disconnect and can drive away with your tent still standing.
In my opinion this is an accessory well worth purchasing.