Mike S
Sponsor - AutoHomeUSA
The mattress is 80" long - that's 6 feet, 8 inches. This is the same length as the mattress in the Maggiolina AirLand XL. the overall length of the tent -closed - is 83".
New Autohome Maggiolina/Columbus tent, the AirTop
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The mattress is 80" long - that's 6 feet, 8 inches. This is the same length as the mattress in the Maggiolina AirLand XL. the overall length of the tent -closed - is 83".
Mike S
Sponsor - AutoHomeUSA
The cargo net is suspended from snaps that engage eight loops that are stitched into the join at the top of the side fabric. (three on each side and two at the front). With just a little effort the cargo net could be made to retrofit existing Maggiolina. I can get the nets in small and medium size.
Pleas let me know within two weeks so I can add them to the current order.
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
How much would the nets be? Oh wait, I have a large so... SOL?
What is your thinking on the retrofit?
What is your thinking on the retrofit?
willyswagon
Adventurer
yellomello76
New member
Well things take a bit longer to reach DownUnder. I have ordered my Small Maggiolina Airtop Black Storm, a month before the stock order is sent off, three weeks to manufacture, 8-12 weeks to ship to Oz. Hmmm so maybe late August/September i will be fitting it to my trailer.......sigh.
Casper
Adventurer
Oops, sorry about that. They are called Surco Racks. Here's their site I have the square bars at the top of that page, with These Channel addapters at the top of the page and the channels at the bottom of the page. Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Josh
&
Porthos
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Mike S
Sponsor - AutoHomeUSA
We had a customer from Hong Kong stop by yesterday to fit a medium Air Top Black Storm on his G Wagon. Looks very nice on his black truck. Sorry, too busy to take photos...
ProwlerDriver
Adventurer
Got mine, a small, on saturday. Just waiting on my load bars to arrive and then it will be mounted on my 60.
The quality is unbelievable, well worth the cost. My wife loved it too, so much so that we drank beer all night in it on my garage floor the other night :elkgrin:
Little things you dont think about like the side cargo pockets, upper cargo netting and the headliner are just really nice details, that really make you feel you got your moneys worth.
One question though... whats the best/cleanest way to get the light wired up?
I wish it was just AA battery operated!
Will post some pics when i return from some time on the USS Enterprise....
The quality is unbelievable, well worth the cost. My wife loved it too, so much so that we drank beer all night in it on my garage floor the other night :elkgrin:
Little things you dont think about like the side cargo pockets, upper cargo netting and the headliner are just really nice details, that really make you feel you got your moneys worth.
One question though... whats the best/cleanest way to get the light wired up?
I wish it was just AA battery operated!
Will post some pics when i return from some time on the USS Enterprise....
Mike S
Sponsor - AutoHomeUSA
The light has a wire that i runs under the head liner and is tucked into the top passenger-side pocket. It is not terminated so that owners may use battery clips or a standard 12V cigarette lighter style plug. If you have an outlet that is not switched, I would use the cigarette lighter style power plug. The battery in your vehicle has a LOT more juice than a couple of AA batteries!
Mike
Holy Crap! I've been digging over all the RTT's out there to put on my trailer, yet still be able to haul my kayaks to and from camp. I was dead set on the ARB Simpson III RTT as of last night due to the over hang over the ladder. But, which way to mount it on my trailer has be befuddled. Been drawing a million chicken scratches of the best way to mount this silly thing to where I can take advantage of the ladder over hang, yet not be so high that it is a wind catcher while pulling behind my Taco.
Then, I woke up this morning and found the Eezi Awn Globe Trotter. Perfect! This fits the bill, would be easy to mount, and has an awning and changing room included. However the cost was nearly twice the ARB unit.
Wife wakes up and wonders in the living room where I am perched on my Lazy Boy chair with laptop buzzing about 10 different browser windows open. Took all of 5 minutes to justify the cost vs. easy adaption to my trailer.
But wait!!!!!!!! :Wow1:
I remember talking myself out of the Autohome units early on when I was trying to get a RTT for under $1000. Now that I have talked myself into spending more to get more, and the wife is completely on board, I decided to head back to Autohome to take a look see at what would fit my trailer.
Oooh the Columbus would work. But a bit tall when opened if I put it up on top of my racks.
Trip and stumbled upon the Maggiolina Airtop (medium). This is where "Holy Crap" applies! Dang this couldn't be get any better! Price is on par with what I was willing to pay for the Eezi Awn, but this is lighter, and will fit even better to my trailer. In fact it won't have to be installed on the racks at all. I can now build a hinged deck for the trailer and mount the Maggy Airtop right on it, and the rack uprights easily go on the outside of this. Thus my kayaks can be carried above the Maggy. The hinged deck will also work as security for the trailer contents, as well as weather cover.
Just so happens that when I built the trailer last spring, I just Willy Nilly'd the size so it wasn't too small behind my 1 ton, and not too wide behind my Taco. The gap between my rack uprights is a tad over 59" and the length of the box is 83". Is this not about the perfect size for the 57" wide x 83" long Maggy Airtop to be mounted deck high below my kayaks? The kayak rack is adjustable up and down so I can lower everything down low during towing, and lift everything up while parked. :victory:
"Giddy" is about all I can say I am right now. Killing multiple birds with one awesome stone.
Here is a few pics of my trailer, BTW.
Then, I woke up this morning and found the Eezi Awn Globe Trotter. Perfect! This fits the bill, would be easy to mount, and has an awning and changing room included. However the cost was nearly twice the ARB unit.
Wife wakes up and wonders in the living room where I am perched on my Lazy Boy chair with laptop buzzing about 10 different browser windows open. Took all of 5 minutes to justify the cost vs. easy adaption to my trailer.
But wait!!!!!!!! :Wow1:
I remember talking myself out of the Autohome units early on when I was trying to get a RTT for under $1000. Now that I have talked myself into spending more to get more, and the wife is completely on board, I decided to head back to Autohome to take a look see at what would fit my trailer.
Oooh the Columbus would work. But a bit tall when opened if I put it up on top of my racks.
Trip and stumbled upon the Maggiolina Airtop (medium). This is where "Holy Crap" applies! Dang this couldn't be get any better! Price is on par with what I was willing to pay for the Eezi Awn, but this is lighter, and will fit even better to my trailer. In fact it won't have to be installed on the racks at all. I can now build a hinged deck for the trailer and mount the Maggy Airtop right on it, and the rack uprights easily go on the outside of this. Thus my kayaks can be carried above the Maggy. The hinged deck will also work as security for the trailer contents, as well as weather cover.
Just so happens that when I built the trailer last spring, I just Willy Nilly'd the size so it wasn't too small behind my 1 ton, and not too wide behind my Taco. The gap between my rack uprights is a tad over 59" and the length of the box is 83". Is this not about the perfect size for the 57" wide x 83" long Maggy Airtop to be mounted deck high below my kayaks? The kayak rack is adjustable up and down so I can lower everything down low during towing, and lift everything up while parked. :victory:
"Giddy" is about all I can say I am right now. Killing multiple birds with one awesome stone.
Here is a few pics of my trailer, BTW.
Corey
OverCamping Specialist
Glad you found this thread.
If I had to replace my Maggiolina AirLander, it would be a choice between it again, or the AirTop.
I like the AutoHome tents for ease of setup, and being able to handle just about anything mother nature can hurl at them.
Yes, they are more $$$, but you get what you pay for with the name.
If I had to replace my Maggiolina AirLander, it would be a choice between it again, or the AirTop.
I like the AutoHome tents for ease of setup, and being able to handle just about anything mother nature can hurl at them.
Yes, they are more $$$, but you get what you pay for with the name.
Corey
OverCamping Specialist
Pyrate, I believe that belongs to member HHR?
I have seen the rig and posted it numerous times, but I forget the full membername.
Here is an AirTop in action, very nice setup.
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/1864276-post146.html
I have seen the rig and posted it numerous times, but I forget the full membername.
Here is an AirTop in action, very nice setup.
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/1864276-post146.html