Lift it up

The pop-up roof unclips outside on each corner. For a six-foot person the clips might be just a bit too high to reach. Before you dislocate your shoulder by overstretching, climb onto the tube frame that stretches from the wheels to the A-frame in front. It’s the Xcape’s bullbar and it’s sturdy enough to handle your weight. Unfortunately, there isn’t a tube frame at the back, so you’ll have to use a stepladder to reach these clips. For years Jurgens Ci used H-props to lock the pop-up roof on the inside and also to keep it upright when you lift it. They’ve done away with it and now use an exterior scissor mechanism and four gas struts. Lifting the roof is super easy if you give it a nudge from the inside and it lowers just as easily; even if you’re doing it solo. It lifts a good 56 cm – higher than most other caravans’. >