Search results

I think JB has zipper issues on all their doors... meaning, there's a ton of zippers and it's way over complicated... throw in the velcro bottom and i would say they need to return to the drawing board.

i've wondered the same thing. You never hear anything about their fabric fold over tent model. I've always thought it was very interesting.

Holy Smokes you could buy a RV for that $!

when i'm camped on teh beach, which seems to be the majority of when wind is an issue with the awning, i end up putting my food containers, fire wood and any supplies i have down on the ground under the truck in an effort to block the wind from coming under the truck. It works OK, but not...

I did and checked the app. Unfortunately the wind over the weekend circled and basically each day came from a different direction. So there was no way to plan without moving camp each day or even a few times a day. I'm just not going to agree with you about the stakes and the cord tie outs...

ok i just searched youtube and Rin has one titled tunnel awning but it was not the tunnel awning, just a regular awning.

i made a thread about this a couple of months ago. They are not designed for heavy wind loads regardless of the stakes you use. It's the walls and poles that will suffer. I've been using the ARB 2500 awning for a while and when i camp out on the beach in NC the winds can get nasty. Last...

where did you see the video of the tunnel awning?

i've had mine about 5 years already, so i think i'm at the point of no return on the warranty.

I kind of in passing mentioned this to Rin about is it possible to swap out the old struts off an original JB RTT to newer ones in an effort to make them easier to close. He said he didn't think so. But, it has me thinking that is sure has to be possible. I might give it a try. Figured if...

You can certainly put a lot of bedding items in the JB. I have a mattress topper, two sleeping bags, two pillows in mine all the time. No problem. Regarding closing them, i thought that the newer edition had easier pistons to help with this? Mine is hard as hell to close in the heat, or even...

you are correct about the smell. I guess it's the fiberglass but it certainly does smell. Mine has not gone away after about 4-5 years of owning it and using it.

You can see from this picture that the walls of the room are under stress from the breeze. This wasn't even windy. EDIT: well, the pictures won't load... :mixed-smiley-030:

ON the ARB awning/room, i've found that without the room attached you can lower the awning slightly and stake it out well and it does pretty good in heavy winds. If you install the room, that's really where the problem starts. The room acts like a parachute and really takes the wind loads and...

Wanted to have a discussion on awnings and windy environments. for the record, i've had an ARB 2500 awning on my 80 series land cruiser for a few years now. I've really enjoyed it and ended up getting the room for it. It's a great product in general, both are actually. In the woods with...

I have thought about a way to attach some finer mesh bug screen to the tent. However, for the price of what these tents sell for, i just think it's their responsibility to see this as a big issue and fix it. I don't expect them to take mine back and retrofit screens for me, but i do expect the...

I've been extremely pleased with my James Baroud tent. I've slept in it a lot and have always stayed dry and comfortable. Last weekend i experienced my first failure of my tent and it is directly related to the bug screens. I was camped out on the outer banks of NC over the labor day weekend...

mine didn't have a cover!

I've had this happen twice, and mine was staked out properly and had a nice pitch so water could drain (the second time!). They sent me a new pole, no questions asked, twice! Perhaps just be patient and tell them when they get them in stock, send you one. I've thought about it and i'm not...

They will send you a new one, just let them know. Very good customer service. Mine was leaking after a trip and they just sent me a new one, no questions asked. It was very easy to install.