Arpenaz Base M Tent: 3 ways how to setup and use it as a car/SUV Tent

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I'll show you how you can use the ~120 EUR Arpenaz Base M tent from Decathlon as a good car tent - 3 different ways of using it for car camping. Best used with MPVs like Berlingo, Caddy, Sharan, Doblo etc or SUVs but it will work with any everyday car.
Add lots of new space, shelter and private area to your camping trip for almost no cost. Other car tents and awnings start at 300 EUR, so this is a steal. I have tested it thoroughly on various trips and here's my full review:
nimblecamper.com/arpenaz-base...
IMPORTANT - from the end of 2023, the size of the big opening has changed, it's bigger now:
NEWER MODELS (from end of 2023, 2024)
- height: 140cm
- width bottom: 180cm
- width top: 120cm (and it gets wider, 20cm lower it's about 150cm)
OLDER MODELS (before end of 2023)
- heightt: 140cm
- width bottom: 140cm
- width top: 90cm (and it gets wider, 20cm lower it's about 110cm)
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Time to setup the Arpenaz Base M tent (hyperlapse)
0:48 - 1st way of using it with a car - how the tent fits a tailgate
4:09 - 2nd way of using the tent - against the side door
7:05 - 3rd way of using the tent - against the side door - creating an alleyway
8:22 - back to the 1st way - more details + inside / size
11:11 - how does it fit other cars?
13:38 - Outro

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29 июн 2024

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@yohanesmardjoko 4 месяца назад

Greetings from Indonesia.I bought one after viewed your video. Fortunately, the window size of the new version is wider (180 cm and 160 cm at the top). This offers a more flexibility

@LukasCech 4 месяца назад

Hello to Indonesia, thanks for the useful info Yohanes. Will add it to the post and to the text here.

@nimblecamper 4 месяца назад

Just want to check to be 100% sure - the bigger opening is visible on Decathlon latest images, but going from 140cm to 180cm at the bottom is quite a jump - did they really add 20cm on each side of the opening? How about the opening height? Seems taller too. Thanks!

@yohanesmardjoko 4 месяца назад

@@nimblecamper total height = 170 cm. Opening height 150 cm. Base height = 20 cm

@nimblecamper 4 месяца назад

@@yohanesmardjoko thanks for the quick response. Are you sure you have exactly the Arpenaz Base M model? Because I triplechecked the images on Decathlon and I don't see where the height of the opening could gain +30cm. They reduced the fabric on the sides of the opening, but the height seems about the same upon verification. I don't see where the +30cm would come from comparing the old and new odel height. The tento verall height remained the same - 215cm, which confirms my thinking: contents.mediadecathlon.com/p2296341/k$18506d7b15f1ff4104ee73c9693d7f8f/sq/6-man-camping-living-area-arpenaz-base-m.jpg?f=3000x3000 So I want to make sure I don't post incorrect measures here, or for the incorrect model.

@Camper_Van_Dross 2 месяца назад

Great video

@nimblecamper 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@vladimirtarailo3722 9 месяцев назад

Great review, mate. Thanks.

@sawekbogacki3715 Год назад

Dziękuję za wyczerpujący materiał.

@LukasCech Год назад

glad it helped Slawek!

@BStudioT Год назад

Thank you very much for extreme good explanations and best ideas!

@nimblecamper Год назад

Glad it's helpful!

@graemewillgress3780 3 месяца назад

Great video. Just ordered one for our Peugot Rifter. Looks really good. I haven't seen a single bad review. Bargain Happy camping :)

@nimblecamper 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Yeah, all those overpriced car tents and this one, not even meant to be that, works the best at the lowest price :D

@royjones4400 Год назад

Does it work with a berlingo with barn doors? Great video! Thanks

@nimblecamper Год назад

Hi Roy, I haven't tested it on barn doors and it's harder to find any pics like that online, but have found some - nimblecamper.com/arpenaz-base-m-car-camping-review/#How_does_the_Arpenaz_Base_M_tent_work_with_barn_doors and here's feedback from one user: "I have one with a Caddy maxi and have taken the zip out so it fits better. It will go but it's tight to close the doors. I've seen some not reverse into it as far and of course, it's probably better on lowered suspension." - Caddy Maxi is taller than a Berlingo, so this shouldn't be such an issue with a Berlingo. Perhaps, reversing fully inside is doable, but closing the barn doors will probably require lifting the tent sheet hanging over the doors first. But once open, it should be fine. Or you could pull the tarp over the barn doors and leave the car further away from the tent, so that the tarp + open barn doors will create a corridor between the car and the tent. And of course, you can always use the 2nd or 3rd way if you won't like how it fits the barn doors.

@royjones4400 Год назад

@@nimblecamper many thanks I really appreciate that... the picture looks fine 🙂

@pulkinpulman2028 6 месяцев назад

Damn nice idea..i think if you turn on the car you get free heating for the whole family as well

@nimblecamper 6 месяцев назад

...for a short moment, then the family would start getting smaller. Seriously though - this is a camping setup. No sane person would turn the car on with the tent next to the exhaust.