How sweet is this?

[CrnCnn]

I was looking on another forum and saw this picture.

I found the company who makes the tent (LINK). I dig it. Pretty pricy but still I like it.

Maybe I should re-consider getting a roof rack.

[nfpgasmask]

That is pretty cool....

Bart

[VehiGAZ]

My wife loved it, except for the price. "Pretty pricey" does not do those numbers justice. A similarly-sized tent costs $50 at Coscto. Multiplying that amount by 30 puts it well into "extravagantly pricey" territory, I would say.

Still, it is so cool! The want-it-bad factor is pretty high. :_drool:

[circmand]

I guess Jeff Foxworthy is not the only Redneck with money.

[nfpgasmask]

It seems though, that this would have to take the place of my roof basket. And when I go camping, its nice to carry my spare and extra gas up top.

I have not read into these yet, but they look like they just fold up on top. I wonder if the "floor" of the tent has some sort of cushion on it? Nothing is worse that a deflating air matress or that oak tree root in your kidney all night long.

Bart

[ZEUS]

It doesn't seem like it would be too hard to fab up something close to that - or if you don't want to go that route you could probly fab up mounts to the roof rails for it and bypass the roof rack altogether by bolting onto those mounts. [Nice run-on sentence, huh.]

[CrnCnn]

It seems though, that this would have to take the place of my roof basket. And when I go camping, its nice to carry my spare and extra gas up top.

I have not read into these yet, but they look like they just fold up on top. I wonder if the "floor" of the tent has some sort of cushion on it? Nothing is worse that a deflating air matress or that oak tree root in your kidney all night long.

Bart

Yeah apparently they have a foam padded floor. I checked out the site some more last night and I really like it, they do fold up into a box like deal on top. Don’t know how long it would take me to afford one, they are from about 1,500 and up.

[volume311]

Those are pretty cool but for that money you can get something like this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/pop-u...32898231QQrdZ1

I know some one that picked up one of those for $750 locally. With barely any more work, it was in great condition. I took it on a little camp trip and it was perfect for two people. Four would be tight. The only down side is having to tow something around.

[nfpgasmask]

I don't know about you guys, but imho, the nice thing about the roof tent is that you don't have to trailer anything.

But, I think I will stick to a conventional ground tent. I just need to get a good air matress or a better sleeping mat.

Bart

[Bulldoggie]

I would have to look, but there is a weight limit on our roof racks = less than my body weight on a 2x12. Any of that "chopper 230 birthday" activity would dimple the roof.

[ZEUS]

Haha! The tent system itself weighs in at like 100 lbs anyway!

[CrnCnn]

Well personally I like it still. Price is steep but I don’t want a hitch to trailer anything and I don’t like the little foam padding we have currently for a bed in the ground tent. I don’t like air mattresses because I am a fat body and deflate them. I think that once I have money to afford this I will buy one, which means I will never buy one. Either way they are dope.

I am going to be building a utility style box in the back and make a drop down panel off the rear door to lay my big fat legs on to sleep in the VX but even that will have to wait.