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OK you chuckleheads, let's get back on topic. The question put to us is "can you put a RTT on a Honda Accord for a cross country trip?" Yes, you aren't crazy, a RTT is a great solution and gives you all sorts of great travel options. I've crossed the country many times with a RTT and think...

I think I know the tent you have. Designed by a doctor in St Louis. Good design but the fabric is OK for light camping. You can remove it and have a sailmaker or awning maker reproduce it in a poly cotton. It will be heavier. They should be able to bang it out and have you on your way quickly...

AutoHome uses Airtex fabric on the Columbus which is hugely water repellant. A normal acrylic fabric will not work well and I don't think a treatment like 303's fabric guard will help much. You might want to look at Rustoleum's new never wet for fabrics. My concern is maintaining the breath...

If you are car camping, I like to have a bug sprayer at hand. It is good for washing and fire control. If you start getting embers in the air, cool the fire with a fine spray. It is steam that you want to displace air so it doesn't take much water. If an ember does catch, you can douse it with a...

Both the Maggiolinas and Columbus are designed to be comfortable in high winds. About ten years ago it was observed in the Columbus that it would suck in and then billow out right after a gust so the tent fabric would snap and make noise. There actually is a one way valve that was put in so...

Why?, if you can get a Maggiolina it may be more expensive to buy but you get more when you sell. The CVT is a relative unknown and a moving target, the Maggiolina has been in production for over 50 years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You presented what may be a bit of a trick question. Roof Top Tents aren't really designed for family camping. Yes, there are some huge ones where you can and I know the companies out there will happily sell you one but I wouldn't do it. Here is my reasoning, a well designed RTT is simple...

Love the concept. Right now I'm using a modified bug sprayer because I camp in cooler climes. Can you heat water in a kettle and fill this bad boy with hot water? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So, Wreckdiver, I'll bite, what makes the Mt Baker and Helens worth the wait. Why not buy a clone off eBay? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

There have been quite a few folks I have seen make access hatches. Takes a bit of planning. The base of a Maggiolina is composite, fiberglass, foam and fiberglass and probably a little over an inch thick. Pretty easy to modify, like a deck on a sailboat. The other mods you need to make are...

I know I sound like a broken record but one of the major things to look for in roof tents is weight. Check the weight before buying. The difference between 150 and 115 pounds is like night and day in vehicle dynamics. Years back I had one of the AutoHome expedition tents and figured I would...

I helped a guy repair his Maggiolina once and it had to be the most torn up, ugly tent ever. The gelcoat on the bottom was gone in places and there were scratches right into the glass. Turns out he was a river guide and would take this big tent off his truck himself and drag it over the rocks...

My two cents, While you can mount two roof tents, my question is, do you really want to do this? Lots of weight up there. I've done it for a 400 mile journey and didn't like having so much dead weight up there. Our medical rescue truck is a Suburban with easily 200 pounds on the roof with...

Burnt orange zipper goes to the mosquito screen if I remember right. Outside you have the storm door to keep the rain out. I believe yours may have a "privacy door" on the inside, probably hiding under the mattress. It is like a Dutch door only going up half way. Allows you air and privacy...

Here is that little monster. Simple, cheap, crude, effective, in other words brilliant. http://www.zodi.com/tent-heaters/hot-vent-tent-heater

You may not want to hear my opinion but roof top tents and wood stoves are rather incompatible. Here is why. Rooftent - designed to be portable, quick and easy to use. The canvas folding types of tents are designed for Africa, most are designed in South Africa, doesn't get too cold there...

OK, a couple questions and then some general information and precautions. Is the propane smell the raw propane, nasty stink, or the burnt propane smell, kinda toasty smell? This may be overkill for your installation but here is what I do when I have a propane appliance. First off get a...

AutoHome isn't beyond having a little fun. Here is one I love This is a special for Mini, came out on April 1st, look closely at the front license number, you may need to enlarge to read. - the public had the last laugh, there is a lot of talk about going into production -

You are probably right but I'm always suspicious when weights aren't listed. I don't know much about Howling Moon's new stuff but their older equipment was very well made, rugged but tended to be on the heavy side. My neighbor was Howling Moon's US distributor 15 years ago. Oh, and a 35...

You might want to check weights. Bigger is not necessarily better in my opinion. Two reasons - first off you feel weight up high more, affects handling and it is more difficult to heft the tent onto the roof. Second is while Jeeps are very rugged their total carrying capacity is a little...