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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804   
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Interesting. It's not cheap for what it is though, (as I assume the tent materials will be the same as the rest of their range, so not particularly heavy duty), and it's quite small. This woman doesn't pack down for her local rugby team as far as I can tell.  Click image to enlarge And if Mrs Grenadier had an epiphany and suddenly decided sleeping on the roof of my DC was a worthwhile exploit, she'd want the most comfy, and understandably so. I can do the uncomfortable stuff on my own. At that price I'd prefer to pay the extra grand and get a proper roof tent. But if you have a roof rack, you could always do what this lot have done and either get a bigger tent for the same money as above, or a similarly small tent as above but for less money. Monsieur Le Grenadier
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5th May 2021 5:40am |
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| CharlieDonuts Member Since: 16 Jun 2019 Location: Illiers Combray Posts: 133 
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but I’m obsessed about it being low profile and rigid
I’m also concerned about extra weight two person set up Set up or close down in 60 secs. Pitch anywhere. Drive off easily. you cannot look inside if somebody opens the zip = 100% privacy on camping sites Bonjour Monsieur Grenadier. Why not the autohome carbon fiber roof tent? With two roof bars its comes in well below the dynamic load of a Landrover; 75 Kg for a 90, not sure what that is for a DC. With a roof rack I guess that it’s just slightly over. https://shop.autohome-official.com/en/colu...fiber.html Yes its expensive, yes its very very expensive, but for someone like you, a pro-camper, it will be used and will meet all your needs. I believe also that that the resale value is high, particularly if you resell at the start of the season when Autohome have their highest backlog. As a rank debutant, its too expensive for a punt, I have an ARB swag waiting for me in Poitiers, that an a tarp should suffice, least until this new way of life takes hold. However my primary interest is fly fishing wild camping, so I am definitely thinking in this direction. Charlie Donuts PS the known unknown for me is the dynamic load, but if I tipped the Land Rover for want of a couple of grand, I`d feel like a right proper ninny, and remember I am the one that blew up my turbocharger with an oil change, so if someone is going to do it, it will inevitably be me Last edited by CharlieDonuts on 1st Jul 2021 9:11am. Edited 2 times in total |
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1st Jul 2021 8:18am |
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| SJM2018 Member Since: 06 Jul 2018 Location: Bristol Posts: 296  
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Cheers Charlie - 30 mins of my day wasted, drooling over Italian overpriced roof tents, I have absolutely no intention of buying!!
After serious consideration, if I had 3,000 euro to burn, I'd go for the: https://shop.autohome-official.com/en/sint...irtop.html Shame it's not carbon fibre, based on the other models, I reckon a small would weigh ~55kg in carbon. 2011 CSW XS 90 |
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1st Jul 2021 8:58am |
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| cyberhusky Member Since: 09 Feb 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 274 
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@Grenadier
Isn't the Roofnest Falcon the same as the Tentbox Cargo? https://tentbox.com/product/tentbox-cargo/ Roofnest says on its homepage "made in the USA" and Tentbox says "made in the UK"? 
I suppose "made in China" and they either include english instruction manual and accessories in the USA or UK. 22MY Defender 110 (actual) | 10MY Freelander 2 (history) | 15MY Discovery Sport HSE (history) |
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27th Sep 2021 6:38pm |
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| west4x4 Member Since: 23 Jan 2010 Location: Rutland Posts: 140
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Anyone seen these in the canvas? Aussie style but uk based so no import worries
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7th Feb 2022 5:50pm |
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| LandymanStefan Member Since: 30 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 881  
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Im going to re ignite this thread.
Grenadier what setup did you go for in the end? Im currently toying with the idea of getting a swag. I currently use a eurohike avon ground tent which is great if staying somewhere for a couple of days but if changing location every day i find it a bit of a pain to put up and down and put all the gear in it and take all the gear out, pumping airbeds etc. Ive just been on a camping weekend in wales with 3 other guys using outhaus swags, which is a uk company making replicas of the aussie ones essentially. https://outhaus.co/shelter-ground-cover/swags/ They all just got out their trucks unrolled it on the floor, added 2 poles and they were done. I was so jealous. A total setup time of way under 5 minutes. Meanwhile me and a mate setting up my eurohike avon took about 20 minutes by the time we had put up the tent, fitted the inner, pegged the guys thrown in the airbed and inflated it, got the sleeping bags and pillows etc etc. And going home was the reverse, they took nothing out, rolled it up and chucked it in the truck in under 5. The other advantage they all had was they slept so darn well, i was awake at the crack of dawn because of the light and the sound of the birds but the guys in the swags slept for over an hour longer than me because the canvas fully blocks out the light and they dont flap in the wind. The only negatives i see is that theyre quite bulky but when you factor in you dont have to carry the air bed, pump, the sleeping bags would be inside theyre not too bad. I was planning on using a tarp setup over the top. I usually pitch up a tarp anyway, itll just be a case of dragging the swag underneath if its raining. Im going to visit one of the guys who has one this weekend with the mrs to see if it gets her approval which will decide if i get the 1 or 2 man version. |
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