Rooftop tent for mounting to a vehicle

A rooftop tent for mounting to a vehicle, the rooftop tent including:

• a base configured for mounting to the vehicle;
• a cover shaped to cover the base;
• flexible walls secured between the base and the cover;
• at least one opening mechanism configured to move the cover relative to the base;
• a plurality of retraction mechanisms configured to draw the walls inwardly to be under the cover, each retraction mechanism including a pair of elongate members pivotable about a hinge and arranged such that each elongate member is secured to at least one of the walls, wherein operating the retraction mechanisms pivots the elongate members towards each other to draw the walls inwardly;
• and
• a foldable ladder having a pair of spaced side rails and a plurality of treads secured between the side rails, each tread being pivotable relative to the side rails to allow pivoting between a use configuration, where the treads are rotated to extend transversely to the rails to allow supporting a user, and a storage configuration, where the treads are rotated to be substantially in line with the rails,
• wherein at least one of the base and the cover is shaped to receive the ladder when in the storage configuration.