I'm going to purchase either a McKinley Extended Summit Series from CVT or a Kukenam XL Ruggedized from Tepui.
CVT lists their tents at 108lbs on their website. I assume this is a typo or very old information. Tepui lists their Kukenam XL Ruggedized at 210lbs w/out annex. I'm waiting to hear what their annex weighs. Given that they are so heavy, do you see any issues with mounting them on either a ARE or Leer truck cap? ARE lists a HD model that just came out as having 550lbs max rooftop load while Leer lists their's as 150/400lbs depending on model. With the tent and 4 people thats around 650lbs total. Is it going to last 12+ weeks straight of use? Ideas for a workaround KEEPING the cap? I believe a Thule system for over the cab is rated at 165. Again not sure if that's moving max or stationary.
Can you also add a fully enclosed awning to this set up? RTT one side and awning to the other. We're heading to the Yukon, NWT, BC and Alaska mosquitos are going to be a problem. We'd like somewhere to eat that provides some relief from the tiny hellions. Again, more weight.
Window awnings, how do they handle the wind? It seems very flimsy.
What does each one do really well and what areas could each work to refine? Not a roasting, but your opinion from your experiences with each.
A few details about this trip that may answer some questions as to why I'm looking at these 2 and not something smaller. Plan is 12 weeks minimum. Actual trip duration depends on when we can leave. 8/8/16 is the absolute latest departure date. Our plan is to leave Buffalo NY, cross into Canada then explore. There's 4 of us. Wife, 3 y/o, 4 y/o and myself plus our dog. Vehicle is most likely a 13 or 14 F-150 FX4 6.5' bed. Wife has nixed any idea of anyone besides me and the dog from sleeping FT in the bed for the trip. She wants us all (no dog) to be able to fit/sleep in the RTT to watch a movie or read before bed. Truck bed will be equipped with a sleeping platform for either the kids or us so we can have us time. She's got needs. lol. Plan is 1 night a week at a campground and the rest either backcountry or parking lot. If you have a better solution I'm open to it. I'm currently in Saipan so I have no chance to see or use anything before having to buy it. Already it's looking like 4 weeks at most to buy and prep everything before we leave.
CVT lists their tents at 108lbs on their website. I assume this is a typo or very old information. Tepui lists their Kukenam XL Ruggedized at 210lbs w/out annex. I'm waiting to hear what their annex weighs. Given that they are so heavy, do you see any issues with mounting them on either a ARE or Leer truck cap? ARE lists a HD model that just came out as having 550lbs max rooftop load while Leer lists their's as 150/400lbs depending on model. With the tent and 4 people thats around 650lbs total. Is it going to last 12+ weeks straight of use? Ideas for a workaround KEEPING the cap? I believe a Thule system for over the cab is rated at 165. Again not sure if that's moving max or stationary.
Can you also add a fully enclosed awning to this set up? RTT one side and awning to the other. We're heading to the Yukon, NWT, BC and Alaska mosquitos are going to be a problem. We'd like somewhere to eat that provides some relief from the tiny hellions. Again, more weight.
Window awnings, how do they handle the wind? It seems very flimsy.
What does each one do really well and what areas could each work to refine? Not a roasting, but your opinion from your experiences with each.
A few details about this trip that may answer some questions as to why I'm looking at these 2 and not something smaller. Plan is 12 weeks minimum. Actual trip duration depends on when we can leave. 8/8/16 is the absolute latest departure date. Our plan is to leave Buffalo NY, cross into Canada then explore. There's 4 of us. Wife, 3 y/o, 4 y/o and myself plus our dog. Vehicle is most likely a 13 or 14 F-150 FX4 6.5' bed. Wife has nixed any idea of anyone besides me and the dog from sleeping FT in the bed for the trip. She wants us all (no dog) to be able to fit/sleep in the RTT to watch a movie or read before bed. Truck bed will be equipped with a sleeping platform for either the kids or us so we can have us time. She's got needs. lol. Plan is 1 night a week at a campground and the rest either backcountry or parking lot. If you have a better solution I'm open to it. I'm currently in Saipan so I have no chance to see or use anything before having to buy it. Already it's looking like 4 weeks at most to buy and prep everything before we leave.
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