Technitop Roof tents
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Yeah, I've slept in mine about 50 or 60 nights. It's been great. It is missing a grommet now and somehow developed a crack in the plastic but it functions as good as ever. The mattress still sucks and the cover is pretty much trashed now from all the trees, sun and snow. It has been outside (and used) for three or four winters.
Unfortunately it is just too small fro the family. I bought a Kamparoo trailer that we are using now so the tent hasn't been deployed ( it is still on the truck ) in six months.
I'd sell it if anyone is interested but I'd need $1000 for it. It cost me more than twice that by the time I got it here.
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The Kamparoo is kicking butt, so far. Making plans to put it on a more robust chassis so I can carry more crap but We dragged it from BC to Ontario and back home last summer camping all the way with the four of us. Worked out really nicely. I'll probably search for another add-a-room for it and have a chimney hole sewn in. Maybe in time for River Shiver next year.
I am planning on a magnolia myself. From the research I have done and from opinions from those who have them or others it is just the best option for extreme weather.
The eezi-awn is a tent and has all the issues that a tent has, rain and extreme winds are just too much for it to handle. Last trip on the mojave road the wind was EXTREME and we were talking to a guy with an eezi-awn on his trailer and they actually had to fold it up and sleep in the front seats of their jeep.
Same issue with my buddy and his flip-pac. Folded it up and slept in the front of the truck. Tents are just not made for wind period.
Its Magnolia for the win in extreme weather and I disagree that it can't be taken on extreme offroad trips, thats non-sense. Magnolias are on extreme rigs all over the world as they have been for over a decade. They will always outlast a tent.
The eezi-awn is a tent and has all the issues that a tent has, rain and extreme winds are just too much for it to handle. Last trip on the mojave road the wind was EXTREME and we were talking to a guy with an eezi-awn on his trailer and they actually had to fold it up and sleep in the front seats of their jeep.
Same issue with my buddy and his flip-pac. Folded it up and slept in the front of the truck. Tents are just not made for wind period.
Its Magnolia for the win in extreme weather and I disagree that it can't be taken on extreme offroad trips, thats non-sense. Magnolias are on extreme rigs all over the world as they have been for over a decade. They will always outlast a tent.
I use the endcap under the ladder to compensate for the lift and also adds stablity. I can fold it all down with sleeping bags and pillows inside.
Can't remember where I purchased it though. Probably Slee. I know it was a small fortune to import to Canada. Tried the ARB and the Technitop is much nicer to set up and lighter to boot.
This is Grasslands National Park Saskatchewan.