"sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
09/09/2019 at 13:00 • Filed to: None
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"sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
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Boss’s wife just bought a TRD 4Runner and I know they’ve been looking to get back into camping for the last year or two. They used to like tent camping minus the setup and take down hassle, and also had a small trailer but hated dealing with trailer stuff. I mentioned the pop up tents but don’t know much about them (we have a teardrop trailer) Wondering if anybody here has any good recommendations or warnings brand-wise. Or style suggestions even.
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 13:08 |
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 13:11 |
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My buddy got
one of these. Loves it. Expensive but much less hassle than setting up / taking down an add-
on roof tent.
https://www.ursaminorvehicles.com/campers/jeep-camper.html
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> VincentMalamute-Kim
09/09/2019 at 13:16 |
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Too late now but I would’ve said get an AWD Transit and convert it - lot more comfortable (I’m assuming boss is
older and comfort is more important
?). Unless they’re going rock climbing with the TRD, the Transit with a little lift should be able to get to most places they’d want to camp.
adamftw
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 13:16 |
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James Baroud
benjrblant
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 13:20 |
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I’ve got an ARB roof tent on the LX450. It’s alright, moderately ok to set up, takes a bit more to fold. Doable by a single person and much easier with two humans standing on sliders/tires etc.
If I were buying a new one, I’d probably go Tepui.
Some pics here:
https://overland.kinja.com/feels-good-to-be-back-1833215405
https://overland.kinja.com/tailgate-work-surface-complete-1830074089
Thomas Donohue
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 13:59 |
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The Coleman instant tents are pretty good - $175 w/rain fly for a 6-person ( aka two person) w/6 foot center height , only take a few minutes to setup and take down. There are some videos online.
Add a queen cot mattress (that will take longer to setup) for ~$150. Or if they don’t mind sleeping on the ground the Klymit sleeping pads are surprisingly good for being small and light.
Something to think about before investing in a roof-top setup.
LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 14:11 |
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You could point them to the Expedition Portal comparison test to help them get more of an idea.
https://expeditionportal.com/above-the-fray-soft-shell-roof-tents/
jfrv
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 15:29 |
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we use a Gazelle T3 ground tent, we are very happy with it. my wife, me and a full grown german sheperd
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sn4cktimes
> VincentMalamute-Kim
09/09/2019 at 17:00 |
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That’s very cool. Wish this was around when I still had my Wrangler.
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sn4cktimes
> VincentMalamute-Kim
09/09/2019 at 17:03 |
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His wife didn’t buy it for camping specifically. She’d wanted an SUV for a while and just pulled the trigger. The TRD was a demo unit with 9,000km on it with a bunch of extras that they got a deal on. Boss is around the same age as me, mid thirties. The top tent would let them take their large dog as well, he could stay in the “basement”. My boss has mentioned many times this year how much he’d like to get back into camping but just doesn't want to tent at all anymore. He hunts and fishes and already owns an F150 and a 2005 4Runner as well.
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sn4cktimes
> Thomas Donohue
09/09/2019 at 17:05 |
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He used to tent, but he has made it quite clear he’d go with another small trailer over going back to a tent. I thought this might be a middle-ground solution with the least amount of hassle for him.
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sn4cktimes
> VincentMalamute-Kim
09/09/2019 at 17:07 |
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After looking at even more pictures I would have bought that for sure. We have a teardrop now that we love, but I would have for sure kept my Jeep to use that for backwoods camping and the like.
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sn4cktimes
> benjrblant
09/09/2019 at 17:08 |
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Yeah, simpler would probably be better in their case. That unit is ROOMY though. I’ll check out Tepui. Thanks.
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sn4cktimes
> LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
09/09/2019 at 17:08 |
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I’ll go investigate right now, thanks.
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Thomas Donohue
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 17:40 |
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I misread the pop-up tent part. Personally, I hadn’t done much tent camping in the last few years, but that changed once I used my friends instant setup.
Those roof-pop ups do look cool, if not pricey.
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> sn4cktimes
09/09/2019 at 18:48 |
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google shows a bunch of almost similar pop-
up
roof tents that he could permanently mount to his roof
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The nice thing about my buddy’s tent is that once it’s raised, he can climb up and down into the tent through the sunroof. That’d be nice so his dog would feel a bit more part of the family at night.
I’m older than all of you guys so I now want an 8" memory foam mattress, heat, and AC at night, i.e. my Transit.
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sn4cktimes
> VincentMalamute-Kim
09/09/2019 at 19:41 |
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The sunroof thing would be handy. Even if it wasn’t your normally used entrance just having the capability to reach back into the vehicle to grab something would be very nice.
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sn4cktimes
> Thomas Donohue
09/09/2019 at 19:42 |
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Pricey for sure. But if you get an easy to operate one it would make for a very fast campsite change out.
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LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
> sn4cktimes
09/10/2019 at 18:05 |
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The thing that I consider about the integrated roof tent with access from the body (and I like that the Ursa Minor top is a thing that can simply be placed on a Wrangler) is that if one has the back open at length for cooking /loading out food/chairs/etc. then bugs are getting in . . . to your sleeping area.
Mosquitos and deer flies aren’t bad in many places in western NC high country, but I have camped places that are, and that is a serious consideration for me. But the ease of use is pretty great otherwise.