The Worlds Best Roof Top Tent? 

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Hey mate! Yeah I’ve watched yours as well, great walkthrough. The tent is going great on the trip we are on right now. Totally agree the people that make them are awesome. On a side note love your photography videos! One of my favorite channels to watch.

@@OverlandTravellers Massive thanks mate, I’ve been big fan of your channel for years. I think I stumbled across your videos back when you guys took the Hilux over to Tassie. Love the content you share. When you get over to WA again and you want to catch up for a beer, let me know. 🍻

Yeah we grabbed some of the moisture absorbers from bunnings but we will check this out for sure!

@@OverlandTravellers yeh we use the same moisture absorbers as well

Honestly not sure.... If your swag has a lot of slack then maybe? Pretty sure ecosa do like 100 day return so you could always test it.

You won't be disappointed :)

Yeah you really need to go and it’s zero outside at night it takes a bit to convince yourself to get up 😅

Mate, it seems I have to go many times in the night ..bugger that..hehe

Awesome mate appreciate the feedback! It’s good having someone else who owns the tent comment about it, I can see why people may take what I say with a grain of salt. Good to hear it’s going well for you!

Yep... after two cheap ones that was enough for us.

That’s it mate it’s not for everyone. It’s made for a pretty specific group of people.... but for them it’s great :)

I agree not everything made in China is bad. Some manufacturers go to a lot of effort going over there to check factories out and see what they’re doing.

@@OverlandTravellers I like the way you two are travelling. Similar to us in our Turtle 2 Landcruiser. Keeping it simple and everything that goes in should have a dual purpose. Keep the videos coming!

Cheers for the comment! It’s great hearing people with real world experiences of them rather than just me telling people.

So you’re paying $2k for higher strength poles that run $20ea at Tentworld…

So similar in fact it looks exactly the same.............

No doubt the Bushcompany is a great bit of gear :) I’m sure it will serve you well.

Hey mate thanks for the comment. It’s funny I was chatting to someone about this the other day. There are so many companies that do awesome sleeping options, but they all seem to fall short on the actual comfort aspect of sleeping ie the mattress. Personally if I was designing a tent, I’d start with the most comfortable mattress that’s practical and build around that. Since this video camp king has added a thicker mattress. But yeah so many companies give you something that feels like a sheet of cardboard 😅

Counter intuitive isn't it! Get everything else right but the main function. Oh well Loving the content, binged the whole troopy series and episodes following with my partner! Awesome stuff guys

Nope no condensation

@@OverlandTravellers we had a kings and didn’t know of the issues until we got it, it was the series 2 but I didn’t want to take any chances so we got a James Baroud it fantastic I’m over getting cheap gear that won’t work..

@@OverlandTravellers There are no tent without condensation issues. They all have condensation because condensation is due to difference in inside and outside temp.

@@boymeetsbush8232 maybe we haven’t had the right conditions but no condensation yet 🤷🏽‍♂️

The front runner rack is rated for 300kgs off road. A lot more than I would ever want to put up top.

@@OverlandTravellers great to know....

Overland Travellers what’s your roof rated to? I think the weight alone of this tent would be a deterrent for many

@@OverlandTravellers what's the vehicle roof rated at ? max I've seen so far is 200KG for 100 & 200 series Landcruiser's , and yes you would put 200 or 300 on the roof !

@@outlandyishrig2557 I have 170kgs give or take a few kilos including the rack.

The poles are made by supa-peg, another Aussie company. They are the best in the game when it comes to poles and products like this. They make a lot of the fittings for some of the best campers and tents on the market. I reckon they would have put a lot of RnD into what plastics are UV resistant and most durable.

bed*

It is a whole lot more than our single sized bed we had in the back of the troopy 😂

@@OverlandTravellers fair!

Sponsorship is no free ride. We have spent around 15k on camera gear, we have spent tens of thousands on things for the channel, trips, cars, computers to edit. We would have collectively spent thousands of hours on editing, shooting (while on a trip... you can’t relax) admin, emails, comments, merchandise, free advice all to make videos to watch for free. If we get a sponsored item, we have to make up the value of that item or more in some way. If you add all this together, if I wanted the cheapest, easiest and most convenient way to get gear...... I’d go to the shops and buy it. As an aside, we did pay for the majority of this tent. The gear we have on the car now is gear I would get regardless, and some of the recent gear that I did as an update, I did pay for, I just really liked it. And no I can’t recommend this over other brands, and I didn’t in the video, because I’ve never used them. I’m sure on a human level you can appreciate eating food and having a roof over your head, we need to pay bills. If I can get gear cheaper or for free and it’s gear I want, I will absolutely go for it.... and I would agree it is biased, I have a bias of the gear I like and use. It doesn’t mean I’m being untruthful or misleading. For all the people who don’t like being shown products, we have many many more people message thanking us for the advice or the gear that they bought on our advice. The internet or this channel isn’t for any one person, it’s for thousands of people. We’re still the same people making videos, you can take these kind of things how you will, but at the end of the day this is what I’m going to do to keep doing what I love and I stand by the things I say about the gear.

Great video. You declared the nature of sponsorship, you declared your bias (both due to sponsorship and personal preference) and you gave a good run down of the RTT. The only time there would be little value for viewers is if you stopped being honest and genuine. Unless there was someone who purchased every single RTT and compared them all, over an extended period in the same conditions, there is always going to be an element of bias, intentional/commercial or not. Viewers need to take responsibility for understanding the nature of the video just as they would when taking an account of anything from anyone. Really enjoying the channel and if you can get sponsorship then knock it out of the park!

Great video. You declared the nature of sponsorship, you declared your bias (both due to sponsorship and personal preference) and you gave a good run down of the RTT. The only time there would be little value for viewers is if you stopped being honest and genuine. Unless there was someone who purchased every single RTT and compared them all, over an extended period in the same conditions, there is always going to be an element of bias, intentional/commercial or not. Viewers need to take responsibility for understanding the nature of the video just as they would when taking an account of anything from anyone. Really enjoying the channel and if you can get sponsorship then knock it out of the park!

You can open the window at the back?

@@OverlandTravellers when you head up north and it starts raining you'll see you need 2 open, air flow is king, I'd gladly buy one of they had a full rain fly

All those companies you listed are South African. Labor costs in SA and AUS are chalk and cheese, you’re paying for Aussie labor and the east materials and that come at a huge premium.

I agree getting out there is the main thing. Don’t worry we’re still the same people, we just need to change as our needs change :)

Clearly haven't priced a 40 series lately

Yeah maybe 10 years ago when they were in paddocks and no one cared about them.... have a look an Carsales for 47 troopys in good condition.

@@OverlandTravellers was a tongue in cheek comment just more a thought on the insurance aspect of our hobby here the value of the accessories cost more than the car or close to it and getting insurance to cover it when things go wrong

@@Scicluna83 insuring a car and insuring a 4WD with accessories is very different. You’d insure this the same way you would any four wheel drive you tour with, that’s with a company that specializes in it.

Thats our new take on it

I was just looking at the Motop, for $3,799 and its bloody perfect... great reviews (I actually bought one and it arrives in June) I couldn't justify 7k for a RTT

I had an arb fold out one for 3 years gave to a mate 2 years ago he love’s it . I want a roof top that’s faster setup

Ever noticed people don’t complain about the price of their Rolls Royce.

@@Phil_McAvity 100% Only 3.5% of population can buy a roller Is this the roller of the tent would

It's 7k because you're paying Australian wages, not Chinese slave wages like most of the imported tents.

Stop looking at Ferraris if you can’t afford one.

I honestly would have agreed with you 5 years ago. I remember thinking that the $1200 we spent on our kings tent was a lot. Before that the first tent we camped in was a $12 job from Kmart. Some people have different needs. I’m sure you’re average Joe wouldn’t need to spend 10k on camera gear when they can use their phone, but for a photographer it’s a different story. For us, it’s worth every cent :)

It’s not worth it for you & many others because you can’t justify it or afford it.

@@Phil_McAvity your right! I couldn’t justify it... I did 28000kms around aust back in 2012 with a $700 roof top tent. I still have that tent now and my 3 kids still sleep in it when we go camping. Still in perfect condition...

@@zaccarden6393 I did a 38000kms trip around Australia back in 2011 in a Holden Barina, still got it and use it today. Purchased it for $1000 in 2010 . If I had the money I’d have done the trip in a fully decked out 200 series.

Yep nothing to do with the thousands of hours of hard work 👍🏽 But yes we defiantly appreciate the Patreons.

@@OverlandTravellers ive spent thousand of hours traveling across aus and parts of the world. I didn't get a cent. Must being doing it wrong

@@sam-dm7ci Did you actively try and make money?