Ditched the Roof top tent and loving every moment of not having to set it up or tear it down ever again.

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Isn’t it amazing how many people bought those and then decided they never wanted to use them again... or dry them out. Lol

What's wrong with them?

I did 48days in mine in the 10 months that I owned mine. It was enough to justify getting rid of it ��. Im lucky enough to have a place to dry it out.

10 min setup, 15 minute teardown, if you're quick. Even worst in the rain.
Climbing up and down got slightly annoying. Even worst in the rain.
Not being able to set it up in shade

But the real reason is I'm a lazy camper, I don't want go spend 30minutes setting up camp every time. Especially because I do lots of multi day, multi location trips. It got old.

My solution: Wedge Camper(bed mount), just tenting until I have it on.

I loved having mine on my RS, only got rid of it cuz I moved and couldn’t store it. Still regret it actually.

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didnt know it still takes 30 min to setup/take down...the only benefit is sleeping off the ground then? maybe a bit safer in bear country

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nearly died picking up the car from surrey

Fuck you yray

Really? The tent I had took all of 2 minutes. You'd just take the cover off, flip it over, clip in the ladder and job done.

The real pain was trying to get it up on top of the vehicle and installed. I hated doing that.

I suppose models may vary.

Not necessarily just the tent, it's including everything else. I'm aiming for total setup/tear down time

I may be exaggerating on my end, I can have it open in 5 minutes with the poles if I hustle.

But it's essentially, Climb up - unzip the cover(first walk around), pull it off, unclip the buckles(second walk around), flip over, attach poles(3rd walk around), pull out the entry cover(this is the most annoying to done). Even worst when you have an SUV and everything is done above your head.

Those rooftop tents always seemed like BS to me lol

Not to shit on Toyota people as I’m sure there are plenty of experianced outdoors people who use them and do their “over landing” etc.

However everyone and their brother with a taco or a 4Runner seemed to snap up those rooftop tents, many who couldn’t light a fire out in the bush to save their lives lol..seemed like more of an aesthetic statement in that Toyota crowd than an actual functioning outdoors setup

I don't think owning a RTT and lighting a fire out in the bush necessarily go hand-in-hand. Everyone's use case is different. Some don't even go out into the bush and rather stick to bookable car camping spots in provincial parks (which a sedan could reach), the tent is just for added ease and comfort. Definitely a luxury item given their costs.

I loved my RTT, but it was more of a flex over friends that had to set up a tent lol.
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Everyones experience is different. The RTT takes realistically about 10 minutes to set up, same to break down. What I loved about it was getting some of the best sleeps I’ve had. No lumpy ground, no tarps, no tent bags and mattresses and all that junk. Climbing up and down never bothered me much. Also the fact they’re virtually weather proof is fantastic for BC where it rains so much.

Worst thing hands down is if it’s windy. I found my tent would blow like crazy. One time staying in osoyoos I brought it to sleep in (friends in the house, so hot in there). But at 2 am it was so fuckin windy my dog was freaking out and ended up going inside and slept on the floor. Granted I bet any tent would have been unbearable

Just as the sun was setting, and deep into blue hour


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No Full Combo?

The other thing to keep in mind with a RTT is that in places like Africa, and Australia you don't want to keep your tent on the ground.

Obviously it's much less important here, but having the mattress inside is very nice.

I have no hate for RTT's btw, I've just used it enough to realize it's not for me.

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wut

I forget I have this car sometimes...

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@speedstars wow that is stunningly OEM even down to the pea shooters. Only suggestion I have is order some 90/91 brake lights as it eliminates the Amber (clear lense but Amber bulb) but is still factory equipment. I’d also suggest the jdm 1 piece headlights but I assume that’s crazy expensive nowadays

^ I've been trying to find some JDM one pieces (locally or overseas) and almost all of them have some sort of cracking or another. Mint ones ask for like $600 USD :fulloffuck:. Car needs a full repaint now and am on the edge of selling since I've put roughly 4k ish kms in the past 4 years.

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