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Yeah, AutoHome has been making traditional roof tents since the early 50's, they just don't stock them in North America, no doubt a special order thing. They have one called the OverZone that may be what you are looking for. Their website is a little wonky, a new one apparently is in the...

AutoHome tents are made in a small dedicated factory in Italy. I asked them if they were going to offshore to China and their reply was, "then what would we do?". If you see an AutoHome or AutoHome looking tent from China, it is a knock off. It appears that they only bring some of their...

Frenchie makes his life as a guide sound easy, he is way too modest. I went with him on one of his adventures and came back having a whole new appreciation for what he does. We spent something like a month in the back country of the Copper Canyon and he went everywhere by memory. His mind...

Boxrocket, I agree, you are on the right track. I don't really mean to hijack this tread as it is about Yakima's tent and innovation but this discussion does have some relevance. One of the things that was stated earlier is that Yakima is re-inventing the mounting system. This is because...

Cyclicamotion, good point about lack of innovation in roof tents of late. I'm not so sure if we can expect much from Yakima though. I think the big innovation was the "universal mounting system" with quick mount rails together with a solid base to spread the load. Previous to that, roof top...

Suganuma, they are both Maggiolinas so are very similar. The Maggiolina Extreme is a specialty tent, designed with a reinforced roof and lift mechanism. If you need to carry heavy weights on the roof of your tent, then this is your tent but it only comes in small. Otherwise, the Grand Tour is...

Sounds like you are looking for an Oztent or have an old style canvas tent maker come up with something for you. We still have them in our area, I would think they exist in Alberta.

Hokiruu - Disregard all this talk about how nice annex is for winter camping. Here is my rant, I don't believe it. I think you are in the right track with a maggiolina, they are an excellent cold weather tent. Ever tried to close a folding tent in the cold?, just doesn't work for me, scrape...

You could make it from 3/4 inch dowel and it will work just as well. Wood is good.

Had a thought, the Maggiolina Extreme in the past used a handle with a longer shaft. A lot of Extremes were sold to wider expedition trucks and they would center the tent so they needed a crank handle with a longer reach. I don't remember the specs, check with AutoHome, they should have them...

I don't camp in bear country so all this is all hear say. We prepared a roof tent for a photographer who was going up to Denali for the Smithsonian about 20 years ago. He had permits to drive in the park so he wanted some protection from bears. The rangers requested that he move our roof tent...

Nate, It is a good idea to have a spare crank handle. Unless you have some sort of reminder system, it is easy to forget to remove the handle. Then when you are ready to camp for the night ..... What you need it a crank extension. I used to make them out of aluminum and the concept is just...

Corey, You know, I don't know if Maguire's is as good as the 3M stuff. 3M owns Maguire so you would think it is the same but they way they do things, who knows? I just know it works well and I do it by hand so less polishing the better. I think with the AutoHome tents, the simpler the...

Hey Corey, I find that 3M Fiberglass restorer works really well for cleaning the top. The gelcoat will get chalky with sun exposure and the grit in the wax is optimized for taking the soft stuff off the surface leaving the finish almost like new. The oxidation doesn't look too bad on...

There are some variations in the lift mechanism. I've never heard of anyone needing to rebuild one, pretty bulletproof. As long as the front and back acme screws are lifting in parallel, you are good. I've seen the end where the crank slips into butchered but I don't remember quite what we...

ACG I doubt you will find any specs for allowed weight on the roof of a roof tent. It is a liability issue, these are now consumer products. For example, the Maggiolina Extreme is designed to carry a lot of weight on the roof but is rated at something like 30 pounds, which sounds pretty...

Just tried to get some parts for my old Folbot kayak and found out that they are out of business. For those that don't know Folbot, they are an old time maker of "folding kayaks" and many of us probably started kayaking because of their funny old designs. More to the point, I wish there were...

Mep, Oops, sorry, I'm a water guy, I agree, wouldn't make sense to have a marine store in the desert. I didn't look at where you live. I went through my stash of eyelets and found what I think you are looking for. I would be happy to send you these, unless AutoHome changed the tent...

So, Autohome deserves a public shaming because they will not supply you with a $.25 part? I had an OverCamp about 20 years ago and remember it being pretty rugged except for the part you are talking about. If I remember right, everything is designed to be repaired in the field ... anywhere, an...

If you check with both Thule and Yakima, their racks are dynamically rated at a maximum of 165#, and some applications are much lower What exactly does that mean? Short answer - you are on your own if you load more than that on their bars. Their bars are stronger than that. Thule for example...