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May come as a shock to you but when you're inside a plastic tent you're breathing poisonous fumes and a fair share of microplastics. That plastic smell you know? It's carcinogens.

For $4,000.......It is really nice....but holy crap.

iKamper is the most ridiculously expensive RTT out there. If I get a 1 for free like popular youtubers, then I'll take it. Otherwise, I don't wanna pay their ridiculous price for an occasional sleep. Sorry

Topanga Reyna Midol much?

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No such thing as a bad weekend spent camping

@@ML-ki9tr i think you're the stupid person that always gets his tent flooded, complains that he did not sleep well because of rocks and uneven terrain or gets bitten by a snake and has to be airlifted to the nearest hospital.

Sounds like you made a decision!

Har Har Har; All bullshit aside, I have an 8' bed and camp in that. Then again it's in a pop up camper but I mean it's basically the same, this guys truck costed as more than my pickup camper and my old 88 F-250 costed me less than his tent system. No worries. To each their own. I'll come tow him out if he needs it. I can also use my truck as a truck not an RV in my off-time. You don't mention how you take that off to use your truck as a truck, right now it's a tent on wheels, about 20k wheels.

@@IVAO04ifyI'm in research model now for what I actually want. I won't camp from my truck that much; only when my daughter visits (rock climber). I'm a bushcrafter with tons of gear so getting yet another tent is still something I am considering hiding from the wife. SERIOUSLY HIDING IT.

Never tell a female how much some thing cost or they will expect you to spend as much or more on them to feel happy and contented....but a great way to get them to stfu is give them the car seat while you have the tent .

Shit that's a cheap one!! I saw some small ones starting at 3200. No thanks🤑 But if you have a 45000 truck I guess you wouldn't care about a 3000$ tent😂

This is a real concern

NOTHING WORSE THAN A BROKEN PENIS

OR PISS IN A BOTTLE..BETTER MARK IT THOUGH!

Fact

LOL

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Exactly. I climb ladders regularly as my daily job. I'm getting older and I don't want to have to climb ladders on my days off!

I am 76 and have no problems with this or other ladders. Perhaps I will in a few years time, but right now I still follow the maxim of use it or lose it. ie. it is a good form of exercise.

So true with age some times come vertigo 🤦‍♂️

Years ago my father-in-law told me to "never get old". I tried to follow this advice, but somehow it is sneaking up on me anyway. I sure like the looks of these things, but I might have to agree on the avoiding ladder thing too.

I have to pee 3 times a night. No stairs or ladders

At least you will have a tent to live in...

A tent can’t cheat on you at least

That’s until she runs into those guys from the movie deliverance and they make her squeal like a pig.

Yeah if you figure it's a vacation like experience. It will pay for itself.

@@Nextgen_Account And if you take care of it well it'll still hold 50-60% of it's value when you want to sell it, you go on a vacation and the money is gone forever.

In certain parts of Australia your far better off the ground than being in a tent near crocks .

Any recommendations for brands?

They work great. Nice to be off the ground

A shovel a rock or piece of wood or leveling blocks is cheap and easy. I've had my RTT for 3 years and it's never been difficult to level.

They could build a spot level into the tent design or you can install one that is installed in the driver's compartment.

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he also covered the water thing, but it is much more advantageous as in heavy rain events in a ground tent nearly ALWAYS leaves some part of you or your gear soaking wet. that wont happen with a roof top!

it cost as much as my note 9 512gs... lol i guess it not that much lol

Sorry...off the specific topic...but can u give me some good campgrounds in california to car camp with a rooftop tent? And also interested in where you can pull off and camp by the ocean...thanks

Melanie Simpson San onofre state camp ground is cool. Or carlsbad campground.

@@nnnnnnnnnick5557 Thanks Nick!! Ill check those out. :-)

Thanks for watching, Mike

Yeah! Hmmm, I definitely talked about that when i recorded it, but wonder if I didn't hit record or something. That's indeed one of the bigger cons for those types of trips.

I was going to mention this as well but its just a reason to buy an overland trailer lol

Trailer fixes this. Not a lot but only Sometimes it sucks; but it's been worth dragging it with me.

bingo

Chad Mitchell trailer means you have to drive slower on the highway though

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leaf blower

@@craigcadagan635 That's brilliant.

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cointoss election I've got a Titan XD now and have an in bed tent m, but these over bed ones look super nice

cointoss election crap mine was actually given to me by a buddy who sold his Titan I'll look when I get home .

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Same lol

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Simp

So would a hard top be long enough for someone over 6ft tall to sleep in comfortably?

@@kylemarienthal my James Baroud would go up to 6'-5" I think. I'm not over 6 foot but there's ample room at my legs and front of my head. I'd check your height against the internal dimensions of the RTTs you're looking at. They should all publish them.

I'm with her, no worry of bears.

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​@@1Troutguybears have no issue with getting in your rtt lmao

@BaldKiwi117 yeah, they climb trees 🌳 lol

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Zoltan Varadi you said you 10 times lol

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Hi. Have got it already.

I want to hear your stories

some person what type of roof top did u have

For those who posted replies, I mentioned 2 different models of roof top tents that I used during the time I was talking about in my post. First was the Maggiolina Extreme (a bicycle chain based crank-up fiberglass clamshell) and later the Air Top (basically the same tent but a gas ram pop-up instead of crank and chain). Both are products sold in the US but produced by the Italian company AutoHome. This class of product adds the ability to quickly deploy a sleeping space above the ground to a vehicle and that is all. An adult cannot stand up or even sit comfortably in it or do much of anything else but lay down and sleep. This is convenient for small, narrow gauge, short wheelbase, high ground clearance, 4 wheel drive vehicles of the kind necessary for access to the most demanding, remote and nearly inaccessible locations where Sportsmobiles, Four Wheel pop-up campers and even camp trailers cannot or dare not go. You will still be outdoors and in the weather and wind for everything else unless you are sitting in the vehicle cab. Actually living in one day to day, every day, for years while holding down a full time job in a city is definitely not for everyone and very likely not for anyone who still considers himself in any sense normal or sane. I have some cautions for anyone fool enough to consider such a thing, just a few of which I will say here. Be prepared because: You might get so used to pooping in a hole (until you finally figure out that’s a waste of time) that white porcelain will begin to look rather odd and unnecessary to you. You might even learn to use a single sheet of wet wipe on your ass folding it into successively smaller rectangles and placing it neatly into a 1 quart freezer bag stacking it along with 2 months of its relatives before zipping the bag for the last time. You might also examine the colors and textures of the mold that grows there through that clear plastic window on the history of your intestinal past. You could spontaneously discontinue the practice of tossing out a cup of coffee or anything else just because some dirt or a bug gets in it. You might stop going to truck stops or gyms just to take a shower and will perfect a means of bathing yourself outdoors by stripping yourself naked in any weather and getting the job done with the same small terrycloth shop rag and bar of soap you have been using for over 6 months and 8 ounces of water the temperature of which is no concern to you, at all. You might even start shaving with the same plastic disposal razor and no soap or water at all. After you figure out that most of the stink emanating from one who cannot or does not bath regularly comes from the clothes and not from the human body, you might figure out how to do your laundry without going to a laundromat or even the machines at hotels or apartment buildings. You might figure out how to use a mesh bag in a domestic water canal just to avoid people because you don’t like them and in your rig, you can go where people wouldn’t find your dead carcass until the condors, ravens and coyotes had long finished with you and the maggots had all flown off. You will discover you don’t need to worry like all those other nomads that build themselves a “stealth camper” that you might get a wake-up call and an order to move in the middle if the night. There is nothing “stealth” about your camper except where you can drive and park it! Yes, a level area is best for sleeping and I have always found it quite doable with a little effort and often with no real effort at all but if you think you need to bring something with you to do that you have stopped using your brain and it is probably safer for you to stay home. You might change your night time leisure practices and entertainment choices. Things you never thought of before might become a regular practice. You might begin to recognize the time of night and seasons by those little lights in the sky. You might start to explore the areas around your camps to see what the wildlife has been up to and what has changed from the bugs to the birds to the cacti. You might still feel that thing that goes down your spine when you see a big rattler but no longer be afraid of it or want to kill it and just watch it and sometimes try to talk to the slow moving reptile. You might even take up a new hobby because even though you are a loner you still might need to get help where there is no cell phone access, you can’t afford a satellite phone and a spot won’t cut it. Thank you Marconi or Tesla for what became Amateur Radio. You don’t need a license if you never key up except for an emergency and you can always just turn it on to see if people still do exist besides yourself even if you never talk to them. Be careful now, you could start doing strange things. On moon lit nights in sandy desert washes, dry playas or just sand dunes you might strip naked and barefoot and see how far from camp you dare to go on foot trying for that primal animal experience. You might start to celebrate with the coyotes when they yip up after a catch and have something to bring to the pups and even join them in a little yipping of your own. You might start feeling like you are a part of nature and not just an occasional visitor. That is until you have seen that same fox for the fifth time and it just stares at you for a while before always just moving on instead of coming over to you for some friendship as you were hoping. It’s curious but somehow lets you know this raw nature is not really your native world anymore and that you and your contraption don’t really fit in so much and that most of your species hasn’t for a very long time. -Some Person

Man, thank you so much for this story!

Unbelievable

Yep, swags for sure! Bedding's all in there ready to roll out and jump in, and you can drive off and have your camp still there when you get back (although up north Qld the RTT would come into it's own getting away from the crocs).

Agree and agree, obviously 😆

Yes! We have a Kamp Rite double cot tent-- it's great.

Me too! Yea it's great! Balling on a budget lol

I'm living my dream by being in hot ass Texas 🤷‍♂️

Because it's off the ground or the bathroom issue? It's just a few steps up a latter. The middle of the night bathroom break is what seems the biggest downfall to me. That case of beer is gonna want back out before the sun comes up.

Robert - check out Freespirit tents. gofsr.com - they have a 4-season tent called the High Country Tri-Layer. Tepui and other brands also offer what they call ruggedized 4-season tents. They are a little more expensive than their standard versions but offer year around use and more durability.

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If funds allow it - I'd choose both!

They are great!! Nice to be off the ground

That’s a big con I didn’t think of. Thanks for the video. I’ve been considering a similar setup for my 4runner.

Last Line Of Defense whats ur physical training like?..u follow a bodybuilding routine in the gym?

Last Line Of Defense How do you get full access to the bed?

Rudy Smith typically open the tailgate

Rep1215 I do heavy compound lifts a couple days a week. I don't overcomplicate things, building strength / muscle is easier than most of the trainers will lead you to believe.

lol, was just thinking this. Or make your own foldable platform to bolt down to the rack once arrived and toss normal tent on it. Save thousands.

I'm glad I own a suv. Sleeping in the back is the best. Then buying a nice cargo basket.

He would be losing all the storage underneat though.

Hooha888 $800...... They start at $1,100 and that’s on sale, was looking today

There's no wire running down the back of his neck so I would guess a lav under the shirt

Jordan u hit the nail on the head. Set up and take down gets old unless your stationary. A friend invested a couple grand in a similar setup. He fishes tournaments and tows his boat. Sold it after 1 summer, actually practically gave it away. Too much time trouble setting up and breaking down he hated it.

Wow thank you for your comment it never ocurred to me that we would have to take it down just to drive into town or anywhere. Thats a deal breaker for me

Yeah it takes me one minute to pack my ikamper , what a chore

Bring a tent.. if youre going on a trip where you’re gonna be driving/ overlanding just bring a tent to pitch so you can just close the doors and go. If its a lowkey, hunker down type outing pull out the RTT. Im not an owner of one so idk but ive seen a few videos and that doesn’t really skew my decision.