MichaelPop wrote:

Sorry to hear about your poor experience with the frame dude. what exactly is crooked on it? is it not shutting square or not sitting square to the body.

The issue could be with the hinge.

sorry for late reply. It is warped a bit due to welding I guess. Not closing properly in the middle. Hinge is okay and not the issue. Also sides of frame are warped a bit inwards.

We had a chance to test it and as it turned out it isn't waterproof either. The fabric is (as good as it can be), but the way it is supposed to be sealed against the frame is just a joke. Okay for a bit of dew and light rain, but it did not withstand the heavy UK rain end of September. But had plenty of chances to dry it out the last two weeks


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Ianb wrote:

I really like the Drivelodge price, only downside is the lack of roof-rackery that will result in having one.

Poppin rovers seems good, but I'd need to find a shed to do it in... especially one where it's taken on with the understanding that it should only be a weekend or 2's job for a normal person, but it'll take me 5 months because I'll something up...

So then xvx seems good as does alucab, but v spendy...

Mick at Pennine Overland (https://www.lrbits.co.uk/) has a roof rack that goes around the edge of the Drivelodge. It allows easy fixing of awnings etc and a great pull out rear awning. He has also got some brackets that allow the quick fixing of roof bars over the top to allow you to carry lightish loads. You cant open the roof when they are on but for carrying kayaks etc they work well and only take a few minutes to unclip and then raise the roof.

Its a good solution for occasional roof rack needs but not if you want to have anything permanently fixed to the roof. Stuff I used to have on the roof for longer trips now goes in a bonnet bag and rear wheel bag.



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