Just spoke with the guy who runs Overland Accessories (Jason). They're a new business, and are looking at creating a roof top tent at an affordable price (when I spoke with him, he was hoping to be closer to the $500 range than the $1000).
Anyway, they have about 15 pre-production models that they are selling off for $450. Jason told me that if I can get a group buy together, he'll give a discount on the items. (He also said that if I can't get a group buy, he'll give me a discount to help with shipping. Nice of him!
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Here's the ad I found for it:
He doesn't want to do shipping as he's a distributor, not a retailer, so he'd prefer pickup or for us to arrange our own. If we can get a group buy, someone can blitz down there and pick them up (probably me
), and bring 'em all back. Or we can all chip in and arrange freight (much cheaper the more freight you ship).
Couple of questions I had on them (answers paraphrased):
1) Differences between the pre-production and production?
There was much more he told me (and I can't remember at the moment), he seems pretty knowledgable about this.
I don't really know anything about the company or Jason, but it seems pretty much on the up and up.
If you're interested in hopping into a group buy, let me know. If you have questions, let me know and I'll see what I can do to get them answered.
Anyway, they have about 15 pre-production models that they are selling off for $450. Jason told me that if I can get a group buy together, he'll give a discount on the items. (He also said that if I can't get a group buy, he'll give me a discount to help with shipping. Nice of him!
)Here's the ad I found for it:
All tents are new! Tents come with mounting brackets, extension ladder, cover and are all boxed. We are selling 35 pre-production tents at this price and only have 15 left.
Buy them now while supplies last for $450.
Please check us out @overlandaccessories.com We are a new company and have been featured in Land Rover Lifestyle Magazine.
Please call Jason Oropeza for sales and any questions @ 626 354-5540
jasonoropeza@yahoo.com
He doesn't want to do shipping as he's a distributor, not a retailer, so he'd prefer pickup or for us to arrange our own. If we can get a group buy, someone can blitz down there and pick them up (probably me
), and bring 'em all back. Or we can all chip in and arrange freight (much cheaper the more freight you ship).Couple of questions I had on them (answers paraphrased):
1) Differences between the pre-production and production?
- The floors in the pre-production are either fiberglass or plywood. [Note: he said most of them are fiberglass, but wasn't sure how many he had of each.] Wood wasn't the ideal choice as it can absorb moisture.
- The production models will use nuts and bolts instead of rivets.
- The ladder was changed as on tall trucks it can be too short and won't lock into place.
- The colors will be different, orange will not be an option.
There was much more he told me (and I can't remember at the moment), he seems pretty knowledgable about this.
I don't really know anything about the company or Jason, but it seems pretty much on the up and up.
If you're interested in hopping into a group buy, let me know. If you have questions, let me know and I'll see what I can do to get them answered.
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