Thinking about this exact tent for my wife's Gladiator build. Hard "pill" to swallow paying $3k-$4k for a roof top tent. Thanks for the video. Keep us posted as to any updates.
Why don’t you read the manual. You talk like you now everything about it but wondering things with a critical tone that are strange just read the manual
Nice. I own Nature Nest clam shell and prefer it for quick set-up. Let's get real.... for me, roof tents are, at best, a place to crawl into and sleep. Not recreate within! The quicker the set-up/take-down, the better! I got mine so that 1 or 2 people could spend the night in on weekend adventures. Keeping in mind the ridiculous price of motels these days! Let alone room availability! So less is more.😊
Wow I just don’t understand the popularity of these roof-top tents? They were developed for use in areas with dangerous wild animals to keep people off the ground and out of harms way but here in the US they just seem silly? I’ll just pitch my tent the old fashioned way, on the ground so when I have to pee in the middle of the night, I don’t fall off the ladder.. For $1300 bucks, I can buy a nice easy up tent, cots, sleeping bags, and anything else I need and still save money. I just don’t get it..
The concept of these roof top tents are cool, my concern is when it is mounted “high’ on a vehicle the difficulty of tear down and tucking in the material and not ripping it. We had a Northstar pop top TC , one thing I loved about tear down was the maxi fan sucking the canvas in for closure. Wish they’d come up with something like that.
Thank you for doing this review. There are a slew of identical tents like this on Amazon with all different weights. I have a crosstrek and need something under 170 pounds. You by any chance know the net weight of the tent?
Thanks for the thorough review! I am on the fence between this model and the NaturNest clamshell tent... Can you give me an idea of how the floor plans compare since you have reviewed both? My camp crew is 2 average adults and a 3 year old so I am looking to maximize sleeping area. This tent actually looks narrower (compared to clamshell version) on the interior because of the internal support frame. Any advice you could share if you were between the two models?
Thank you! I feel like the aluminum tent is better. Not only is it stronger, but since it has an aluminum frame you can use the provided roof rack for storage or solar.
Texture on the hard top is nice but just thinking how hard it is to clean dead bugs off of my car i can imagine how hard it would be on that texture. But overall tent looks cool!
Thanks for the review. Are you selling it at a discount? You have my email. Question- looks like it slopes to be aerodynamic on the highway. Initial impression would be that I would have to mount it backwards on my run away style camper as I have an awning on the passenger side. Or make more holes and move the awning - thoughts?
I actually have this on top of my list because it fits better on my mid height Brute Force bed cage. Unlike the other hardshell pop up design they have, the base of this one is not too long that it's sticking far out the rear end of my short bed Tacoma. And I don't want to have to use an adapter to raise the RTT just so it clears the roof of my truck. Thanks for the review! 👍
The bulging on the side is definitely due to the heat. I had mines unboxed with no bulging at all, I made sure I looked for it because I saw your video before it was delivered. But I had it sitting in the sun for two days and I noticed the bulging in the same area as yours in between the locks. Otherwise though, this tent is looking awesome.
What are these roof tests like in a real windy situation . I camp hunting in Colorado and in the afternoons the wind really cooks coming down the draws where we camp . Thanks
If you have cross bars, the tent will mount. However, the bars will probably flex with the weight of the tent and or when someone is inside of the tent.
I was looking at this version or the wedge style w window overhangs. I ended up with the wedge but wished I'd gotten this model. The wedge is heavy and eats up all of my roof rack , Prinsu on a 2023 4runner. Had I gotten this model I would have saved some space to mount other items on the roof. All in all, I do like the Naturnest. It seems a better build than a RoofNest I was I'm a couple of years ago.
@@OverlandFlorida I live in the PNW and for hunting and camping I need something that will hold up to my kind of mountain weather. Just a preference for me. I have the whole Ikamper outfit, annex and all. Cold up here. LOL
Thanks Kevin! Great video as always. Is it really 195lbs though?! Description says it is but I am guessing it's the whole packaging. If not, then that is a bummer for a tent like that. Anyway, I did contact the seller about this
@@OverlandFlorida great thanks for the reply. Last thing, by any chance do you know the size of the slots are for the bolts? Unfortunately I don’t have this tent yet and I need to know what size T Slot bolts to get to mount to my rack.
😅😅😅 people go out and buy things then complain about it when they don't like what they just payed for complain complain know one's fault but your own 😅😅😅😅
I agree. I was not suggesting it was not a good idea, video, or product. I was speaking to "William Vanderpool" :) Honestly I feel like 1k is nuts. But if you are going to do it this seems like a cool one! Just struggle with the idea of a tent costing 5 times a decent standard tent because it sits on my truck. I do secretly wish I had one though lol @@digitalperson108
