Now, that legacy enters its next chapter.
Tougher together
A complete overlanding system. Coolers that slot and stack. And racks that carry anything – like tents, tables, and extra fuel tanks. Plus, dozens of accessories that connect with the rest of your kit. One system – for every unknown.
Built to outlast
Taped seams and heat-treated alloys for extra strength. Durable powder
coatings, and modular racks that let you update and add to. This is
overlanding, engineered to perform and keep going, whatever the weather
or road.
Obsessive by design
Everything you need – nothing you don’t. With every slat, angle, and finish
designed with precision and poise. Think nested straps. Non-skid feet.
Brushed aluminium and low-sheen coats. Design that lasts and looks good doing it.
Proven wild
Alpine frost and jungle mud. Deep ruts and rocky tracks. Every product is
tested here in South Africa – over thousands of miles. Because as far as
proving grounds go, few are fiercer. And when conditions get rough, your
gear has to be tougher.
Why the Dometic Front Runner Series?
Adventure is evolving
Today's explorers travel further, stay longer, and carry more equipment than ever before. As vehicles become more capable, the equipment mounted to them needs to evolve too.
The Dometic Front Runner Series was created to meet those changing needs by delivering greater durability,
More Than a Product Range
The Dometic Front Runner Series is a connected ecosystem of premium adventure equipment.
Every product is engineered to work together, allowing you to build an integrated adventure system that grows with every journey.
Current and future categories include roof racks, rack accessories, storage systems, tents, cooling, cooking and future adventure innovations.
Built on Proven Heritage
For decades, Front Runner equipment has travelled across Africa, deserts, mountains and some of the world's toughest environments.
Today, Dometic combines its adventure heritage with global engineering expertise.
Meet the Slimline 3 Roof Rack
Slimline 3 is the latest innovation from the Dometic Front Runner Series.
Designed from the ground up, it represents the next evolution of adventure-ready roof rack systems.
Built with greater strength, lower weight, improved modularity and intelligent integration, Slimline 3 helps adventurers carry more, travel further and confidently explore the next unknown.
Built for the Next Unknown
100 years of outdoor innovation begins.
25 years of overlanding expertise follows.
Dometic and Front Runner join forces.
A new performance platform is born.
Engineered for tougher roads and bigger adventures.
The Dometic Front Runner Series
Launches the Slimline 3
The Next chapter begins
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Dometic Front Runner Series?
The Dometic Front Runner Series is a performance-led range of equipment for vehicle-based adventure. It brings Dometic and Front Runner together in one growing ecosystem of products engineered to work together and perform when it matters most.
Why did Dometic create the Front Runner Series?
To build on decades of Front Runner experience and take adventure equipment forward. The Series combines Dometic innovation with proven Front Runner expertise to create a new generation of high-performance gear for wherever you go next.
What makes the Front Runner Series different?
Performance comes first. Every product is engineered with purpose and designed to work together as part of one connected ecosystem. That means you can build, adapt and expand your setup around your vehicle, your adventure and what comes next.
What products are included in the Front Runner Series?
The Series starts with roof racks and expands across rack accessories, storage, tents, cooling, cooking and more. It’s a growing ecosystem of adventure equipment engineered to work together.
Why is Slimline 3 the first Front Runner Series product?
The roof rack is the foundation of countless vehicle-based adventures. Slimline 3 sets the performance standard for the Series — 40% stronger, 70% stiffer and 6% lighter than its predecessor, with a lower profile and an evolved mounting and accessory system.
Who is the Front Runner Series designed for?
For people who go further, and expect their gear to keep up. From weekend explorers and overlanders to professionals working in demanding environments, the Series is built for anyone who expects serious performance from their equipment.
Where are Dometic Front Runner Series products developed?
Dometic Front Runner Series products combine Swedish innovation with design and testing in South Africa. Built on decades of real-world adventure, every product is engineered to perform when nothing else will.
Built for the Next Unknown
Great adventures aren't always planned. They're found around the corner, beyond the mountain and at the end of roads you've never travelled before. Our equipment performs when conditions change helping you go further, stay longer and explore confidently.
ENGINEERED FOR YOUR NEXT ESCAPE
Since 1925, we've engineered gear that slots seamlessly into your adventures; from sidewalk to summit. Carefully designed by Swedes, rigorously tested by nature, it combines supreme toughness with quality-of-life touches. For more time camping. Fishing. Hiking. Staring at the stars.