Smittybilt trail shade

[achampagne]

Has anyone had experience with this?

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=44692

I love the price point but wonder if its worth it?

 

[stevenmd]

Wow, good find if it holds up.

 

[achampagne]

Found it even cheaper here

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SMT-5662424

for this price I am buying it and will report what I find.

Plus free shipping!:victory:

 

[RHINO]

it looks like a tarp and two poles, is there more to it?

 

[achampagne]

tarp, poles, line, backpack for carrying or storage. I got for 37 bucks, I can't complain, I'll shoot it with water proofing spray and hope for the best.

 

[NOMADIC_LJ]

hmmm.. what if you want to open the back tailgate?? When I camp I'm always going in and out and with an LJ its just not practical to use the regular doors.

 

[achampagne]

It can be attached to just about anything according to he description, they are just using the tailgate as a mounting point for the photo. I would most likely use my roof rack more often than not.

 

[Token]

Size.. 2.5ft x 6 ft x 10 ft.. Think I'm gonna hold off until the revues of how useless the 2.5ft end attached to a roof top tent is.. Not shipping from Summit until 3/15/10 anyway..

 

[flyingwil]

I saw the press release when this came out a while back, like typical Smitybilt, this will take a few more months and a few more returns until they get it right, then I bet it will be an ok product. We'll probably get one for testing to see if we will sell them in a few months.

 

[Rattler]

I am curious as to how good it is. Subscribed. Somebody do an update!

 

[achampagne]

It's on back order until mid march, I'll do a small write up on it when it comes in.

 

[highlandercj-7]

FYI 4wd price matches, so if summit has it cheaper they will match it.

IMHO it looks like a glorified tarp.

 

[Herbie]

See my post in the "Post your camp awnings thread":
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=561472&postcount=10

With a regular rectangular tarp, you can dramatically enhance the shaded area and usefulness by using an expanding pole attached to the roof rack (I used a painters pole).

My total cost for my whole shade project was definitely less than $30 and it covers a full 8x10 area.

 

[4x4mike]

I made the same thing for about 25 bucks. Heavy duty silver tarp, old tent poles from an outdoor store and some shock cord. It mounts to my Yakima rack on either side of the vehicle. That's all that product really is.

Since this pic I've gotten a larger tarp.

 

[cactusjk]

Any reviews of the trail tarp?