Installing The Bush Company AX27 Rooftop Tent using customised gutter mount brackets, fitted directly to a Nissan GU Patrol.
After checking out all the roof top tents at the Melbourne - National 4x4 Outdoors Expo in mid August 2022, we were blown away with the quality and ease of the @thebushcompany AX27 roof top tent that the guys at Ultimate Offroad (Ferntree Gully) had on display. We’ve had so many uncertainties in deciding what would be the best sleeping set up for our upcoming trip to the Cape in August 2023 and when we decided that we didn’t want to tow anything, a rooftop tent was about the only option: other than the swag. We love the swag but it’s heavy and awkward and takes time to set up, albeit not long, but more time than the AX27 - plus, you’re on the ground with snakes, crocs and who knows what else 😂
We also had other thoughts flapping around; would we use it enough to make it worth the investment, because they’re not bloody cheap, and would it be possible to modify the boat trailer as a second home for it, so it’s not just on the top of the patrol and that we can use it when we’re stationary, avoiding a pack up and set back up to use the car. And, even the aesthetics; was it too wide for the Patrol, too heavy, too bulky looking? Can we keep our bedding in it? All really valid points to consider and after lots of chatting we bit the bullet and contacted the guys at Ultimate last Sunday night after the expo. They honoured the show price and next minute, we own an #ax27 (Big thanks to Simon and Ben at Ultimate Offroad)
We’re itching to take it on its maiden voyage.
**This video is our own experience adapting the mounting system to suit our needs. We do not take any responsibility for other people’s interpretation of this video or the result of their interpretation.
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29 авг 2022
