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So why do people like roof top tents
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Sprinkler-Fitter
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I bet your sister could get to the grocery store quicker than you could though.In the time it took my sister to set up her ground tent, air mattress, sleeping bag, etc... I had our tent set up, our chairs out, and a nice refreshment going in half the time. As far as gas mileage goes so long as I’m not a lead foot I’m averaging 17-18mpg fully loaded. My back definitely appreciates the RTT too...
brianinca
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In July we bought a converted M101 A3 one weekend and next weekend went on a 1400 mile trip up through Lassen NF/NP and back down into Stanislaus NF. Totally validated the "pack all our $hit in the trailer" theory, and it is small enough to park in the same side yard as our travel trailer.
Nice two room popup shower/potty tent makes my wife MUCH happier with dispersed camping!
Nice two room popup shower/potty tent makes my wife MUCH happier with dispersed camping!
WILDHOBO
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I get the point of course, but it’s camping. I hope to avoid grocery stores and stay in the wilderness.
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Everything that wants to eat me or bite me while I’m sleeping is more likely on the ground.
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Its an evolutionary process. Ground tent, Roof top tent, hard shell roof top tent, Tent moved to trailer, Teardrop trailer, Regular travel trailer, motor home.
WILDHOBO
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Yep. We’re on that track. So far stage four, but skipped three.
but I don’t think we’ll ever get past a small travel trailer so we can still get to rough remote areas.
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Give it a few years. I still have my jeep and several land rovers but when I hit 60 we got a small motor home for longer trips. And I tow my jeep along just in case.Yep. We’re on that track. So far stage four, but skipped three.
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For me, I like it because its quick and easy. I can roll into any parking spot and set up if I need to (fatigued from driving). When I'm out, I usually don't stay in the same place for multiple nights, but if I do... it's less than a minute to set up and take down either way, so it doesn't bother me to do.
Being up high is nice because it keeps me theoretically safer. Had quite a few bears come through camp and I feel less concerned than if I were on the ground.
Everyone has their own preference though
Being up high is nice because it keeps me theoretically safer. Had quite a few bears come through camp and I feel less concerned than if I were on the ground.
Everyone has their own preference though
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Ditto on some other replies, I like the idea of a RTT - up out of danger etc. But I really love having space, and a lot of space, I'm talking multiple room tents that you can stand up and walk around in kinda space. Also I was recently thinking how the heck I'm supposed to get my dog up there, so it's back on the ground for me!
Bonus pic for likes. I just installed my Softopper and I need to show off.
Bonus pic for likes. I just installed my Softopper and I need to show off.
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Right? I hear you on the evolutionary process. I’m noticing that within my own group of Jeep buddies.
I’m slightly out of order because I’ve had a popup camper since 2015, but it can’t get to every campsite or place I want to camp in. It’s nice for some trips and has to stay home for others. And my rooftop tent is pretty much the same, in terms of how I want to use it for some trips (mostly winter camping) while I don’t want it for others (if I’m going to Moab, I don’t want the extra weight on my roof). Not sure I’d buy another rooftop tent, but it’s nice to have in some cases. Most of my Jeep/camping trips involve a ground tent, which costs way less. So I guess I’ve got tools that are suited for different jobs depending on the situation.
My Jeep buddies however, some of the ones who started with the non-hardshell rooftop tents are now looking at small trailers, mostly for the reasons listed here - they don’t always want the extra weight, or they want to be able to leave the campsite without breaking down camp. Others want a hardshell rooftop tent because they’re a lot faster to set up and take down then the older style softshell rooftop tents.
For me personally: I’m glad I tried a rooftop tent and I still own it, but other than being up off of the ground when winter camping, it’s more of a hassle than I thought it would be. For example, it adds extra weight, it‘s not THAT much faster than the ground tent (softshell tent here), it’s a pain to crawl around on top of my Jeep when closing it up, and you have to take it down if you want to leave hte campsite. If we had an emergency, it would take a bit of time to pack everything up to leave. However as I said, I do like it for winter camping, when generally my friends and I stay in the same site for a couple days and don’t leave, other than to explore on foot.
To each their own, however. I’m not a rooftop tent “hater” but just figured out that for me and my style of camping, my rooftop tent is not as great as I thought it would be.
I’m slightly out of order because I’ve had a popup camper since 2015, but it can’t get to every campsite or place I want to camp in. It’s nice for some trips and has to stay home for others. And my rooftop tent is pretty much the same, in terms of how I want to use it for some trips (mostly winter camping) while I don’t want it for others (if I’m going to Moab, I don’t want the extra weight on my roof). Not sure I’d buy another rooftop tent, but it’s nice to have in some cases. Most of my Jeep/camping trips involve a ground tent, which costs way less. So I guess I’ve got tools that are suited for different jobs depending on the situation.
My Jeep buddies however, some of the ones who started with the non-hardshell rooftop tents are now looking at small trailers, mostly for the reasons listed here - they don’t always want the extra weight, or they want to be able to leave the campsite without breaking down camp. Others want a hardshell rooftop tent because they’re a lot faster to set up and take down then the older style softshell rooftop tents.
For me personally: I’m glad I tried a rooftop tent and I still own it, but other than being up off of the ground when winter camping, it’s more of a hassle than I thought it would be. For example, it adds extra weight, it‘s not THAT much faster than the ground tent (softshell tent here), it’s a pain to crawl around on top of my Jeep when closing it up, and you have to take it down if you want to leave hte campsite. If we had an emergency, it would take a bit of time to pack everything up to leave. However as I said, I do like it for winter camping, when generally my friends and I stay in the same site for a couple days and don’t leave, other than to explore on foot.
To each their own, however. I’m not a rooftop tent “hater” but just figured out that for me and my style of camping, my rooftop tent is not as great as I thought it would be.
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