Family of 5, 2 middle schoolers and a little man.. I have a 10' and the 1st thing I installed was the slimline 2 so that I can put my 2019 iKamper on it after pulling it off my Yukon. That was 13 months ago and it has yet to make it on. We used it a bunch years ago, the kids loved it, it caught attention, and it really was worth it the one time a bear woke me up in middle of night in Tahoe trying to open a gear case I left out. But, now that it is sitting in my garage, yet to be installed, I am having regrets because if someone told me the following, I would have thought twice about buying into an RTT.
The ikamper is 4 grand. It fit all 5 of us for 2 years. On year 3, I was demoted to my trusty swag and the important ppl stayed in the RTT. To this day, I don't care what anyone says, you will hate the included pad and be forced to shell out another 500+ for a premium mattress. Look at the Facebook group. They all upgrade. So 4k becomes 4.5k.
For that much money I could instead buy the entirety of my wishlist from last Spring.
Front Runner Boxes | 3 | $40.00 | $120.00 |
Front Runner Lock Straps | 3 | $60.00 | $180.00 |
Front Runner Stratchits | 6 | $32.00 | $192.00 |
Front Runner 2M Awning | 1 | $275.00 | $275.00 |
Front Runner Tent Awning | 1 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
Front Runner Table Kit | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 |
Roam 95L Box | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
Gazelle Tent | 1 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
Front Runner Roof Water Tank | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
Fronty Runner Spare Roof Mount | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
Front Runner Propane Mount | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Frontrunner Typhoon Bag | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
5lb Propane Tank, Hose | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Hitch Mount Swing Tire Carrier | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
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| | | $4,467.00 |
I've made a decent dent in the list since then, but the point is you can get so much gear for the price of an iKamper.
We just had an outing last weekend with most of our gear on the roof and all got way better sleep on our mattresses inside my old Coleman 12 person tent. The fact that I can use the 3rd row seats to separate the kids and create space on long drives will beat out the fad of any roof top tent any day. Kids grow up, the RTT high will fade and Frontrunner flat out has figured out the accessories. This will be our style moving forward. Now to find a buyer for this iKamper.
This is my take.