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Thanks Joe! you addressed everything there I could have hoped for. Exactly the information I needed to hear and see.YOUR ENTIRE LAST POST
All in, happy with the rack you settled on?
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Thanks Joe! you addressed everything there I could have hoped for. Exactly the information I needed to hear and see.YOUR ENTIRE LAST POST
Very happy - its very strong and well made, and for the money I feel like you get a lot included.Thanks Joe! you addressed everything there I could have hoped for. Exactly the information I needed to hear and see.
All in, happy with the rack you settled on?
I’ve been going back and forth on the Condor vs Sparrow....love the size of condor (both open and closed)- what I keep settling on is the ultra convenience of the sparrow opening (I realize it’s almost moot between the two) and the solid roof. My part of Alaska can be almost nonstop rain in the summer at times...the non fabric roof seems the wiser choice. But love that compact look.....The Condor is fantastic. However if you go with the XL it would have to stick out a bit in the back. I am running the standar size condor and it works nice. It's as stream line as you will get it with Roofnest.
What crossbars are those and how did you mount em to the Rebel rack? I need to do the same w my ikamperYep, those are the crossbars! Soon I'll be getting some end caps with tie down loops on them to cap the ends of the crossbars, the raw ends are a little sharp.
It was a little difficult to load for my wife and I since she's a little shorter - we ended up getting our neighbor to help. I had a Cherokee Trailhawk prior to the Gladiator, and it could fit in our garage with the tent on top so we could use our pulley system to raise and lower the tent onto the roof...needless to say, the Gladiator is too tall with the tent so we are working on some ideas to make loading and unloading it easier.
One additional comment, when driving around with the tent loaded I don't even notice its on there. The Cherokee ways felt a little weighed down and there was lots of flexing and you could really feel the wind resistance. With the Gladiator I wouldn't have even known a tent was on there if I hadn't fought with it and muscled it up there, haha.
Anyways, here are some more photos!
Totally. I will say that putting the condor down is easy and you can really get the hang of it the more you do it. Getting it set up is just as easy as the sparrow in my opinion.I’ve been going back and forth on the Condor vs Sparrow....love the size of condor (both open and closed)- what I keep settling on is the ultra convenience of the sparrow opening (I realize it’s almost moot between the two) and the solid roof. My part of Alaska can be almost nonstop rain in the summer at times...the non fabric roof seems the wiser choice. But love that compact look.....
Decisions, decisions
They were made by a company that makes roofracks (primarily for 4runners) here in Colorado called Sherpa Equipment. I saw that they used generally what I was looking for on their racks and reached out to see if they'd be willing to sell me just some crossbars at a custom length. Paid 200 for 4 of them.What crossbars are those and how did you mount em to the Rebel rack? I need to do the same w my ikamper
Looks amazing dude, im looking for a similar lowprofile setup, would you mind to share your tips, materials or items used? thank youI installed this one: https://www.amazon.com/Smittybilt-2883-Overland-Tent/dp/B01E6RD0CC
Did a LOT of research first and this one is really nice.
I fabricated a DIY rail/rack system so if you're interested in knowing what I did let me know.
Here's the result.
There are a lot of full time overlanders on YouTube that offer up routes and GPS coordinates for some more remote spots...but only if you subscribe to their channel, but that is an option. There is one guy (adventure 4wd) that drives an orange JK that has good content and has gone through NE US, eastern Canada, most of NW US, etc.That's an awesome set up. I agree about the price. 3-4k (for IKamper or RoofNest) is a big pill to swallow without knowing if my family will love it.
I have questions-- you being from here is also very helpful.
Have you had two adults and some kids in the tent? Comfortably?
My other worry is - are there enough places to use it around New England. We usually camp at Nickerson (which we love) but I would really love to be able to drive into some more secluded spots.
Anyway thanks for the help. I'm off to check out the ROAM.
Love it! Living that Gator life.Some pics from the last couple weekends!
@Tmorgan319, I like the look of your setup. The size of the Condor standard looks almost like the same size as the bed. Do you have and straight side and rear
Looks great. What’s the heig of your bed rack?I went through the same conundrum and ultimately decided on a soft tent due to price. We went with the ROAM with an annex(with nowhere to go). We are a family of 6 but my oldest will be in college next year so she'll be left out.
I'm also in Mass(Pembroke), my plan is to do some beach camping near the cape and head out to the mountains. Planning a trip to Rausch Creek in June but may have to delay it a bit. Nice Gladiator, good to see more on the roads. Maybe ;-)
I debated on the Roofnest condor(w/annex) but can't justify the cost. The one that @Torro-Offroad offers seem perfect, but I had already purchased my tent.