ChrisCM wrote:

Hi Guys,

Just back from a month's trip to Southern Spain, 6 adults, probably 250kg on the roof, in my Defender, she did 2030 miles, never missed a beat and used no oil, we experienced temperatures exceeding 42 degees C ( well thats when my Lidle OAT gauge gave up .

We had been given the use of an apartment by a friend but camped on the way down and back to Santander. We used a Landie Tent, an RV4 Oztent and a £25 Tesco cheapie. All performed well, but we were really impressed with the Oztent, so simple, it really is a matter of minutes to put it up/down, it's only downside is the weight, whereas I can put it up/down on my own it takes 2 to get it on/off the roof rack. The Landie tent was also quick and easy, actually probably faster than the Oztent if you ignore the pegs! The Tesco tent, well a simple 3 man mini dome tent, took about 5 mins to get up down, the storage bag was too small to re-pack and the zip broke, but it was only £25!

Chris

Just a thought about getting the Oztent on the roof single-handed; I call it my "Tossing the Caber" method.

1. Lean the bagged Oztent vertically against the side of the car (top of the tent resting on the side of the roofrack)
2. Grab the bottom of the tent with both hands. Pull it away from the vehicle while sliding it up over the lip of the rack
3. As the tent gets past its tipping point, swing it sideways until it lands in the rack basket.
4. Adjust position and tie down.

Hope this makes sense. Sorry about the drawings!
Regards

Tarrel



 2012 Defender Utility Wagon
1981 SIII 88 inch SW
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ChrisCM wrote:

Hi Tarrell,

Thanks for the advice, I'm sure I'm just being a wimp

BTW you've got a great future as an artist

LandRover Anorak,

Looks like it would be useful for bars (is that a disco??) but I've got a full roof rack so it wont fall off.

Chris

It's amazing what technology can do. I'm on a business trip and was sitting at the desk in my hotel room. Just roughed up some sketches on an A4 pad, snapped a pic with the ipad, then uploaded it!

FWIW, I've also seen roof bars with a roller attachment (I think Rhino Rack do them - designed for vans), which would make it easier to push the Oz onto the roof from the back of the vehicle. 2012 Defender Utility Wagon
1981 SIII 88 inch SW
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