Hard shell rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly and method

A method of transporting a rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly for a rooftop or truck bed of a vehicle to a customer, comprising one or more frame assemblies;

• a roof supported by the one or more frame assemblies and positionable between a retracted position where the roof is adjacent to the rooftop of the vehicle, and a deployed camping position where at least part of the roof is elevated relative to the rooftop of the vehicle, wherein the one or more frame assemblies and the roof are modular components and the rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly includes one of a soft wall tent and a hard wall tent, comprising:
• inserting all of rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly including the modular components of the rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly into one or more shipping boxes, each no greater than 20,736 cubic inches in volume;
• shipping the one or more boxes with all of rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly including the modular components to the customer via a shipping carrier;
• receiving by the customer the one or more boxes with all of rooftop tent frame and exterior assembly including the modular components from the shipping carrier.