JackW
Explorer
Since I've jumped in on Chad's Kickstarter campaign to purchase a new Terrapod roof tent I guess I'll need to sell my trusty Maggiolina Adventure roof tent that I bought back in 2010.
Its been a great tent, warm, dry and comfortable but the new Terrapod Solo that I have on order (my wife would never, ever climb a ladder into a roof tent) will be lighter, more compact and have a lower profile.
Its an upgrade to a modern clamshell made from space age materials but the quality of a Maggiolina is very hard to beat so it will be fun to compare the two.
I've spent well over 150 nights in the Maggiolina in all kinds of weather and its never leaked a drop of water. From camping in the snow of North Georgia to the torrential rains of Overland Expo East its been thoroughly weather tested.
Its about 48" wide x 79" long, has three triangular screened windows with zip up flaps inside, and a single door with a no-see-um proof bug screen that zips up on the left side. It weighs around 125 pounds.
There is plenty of room inside to store all of your bedding, pillows, sleeping bags and even the access ladder when its closed. I've used a Thermarest air mattress on top of the very good foam mattress for great comfortable sleeping.
The top cranks up with a handle (or special 3/8" drive socket that I made) that inserts into the right rear corner of the lower tray. The interior roof has an insulated quilted lining that helps retain heat at night.
Originally it had an aluminum rack on the front section of the roof but a low hanging tree branch removed the right front corner of that a few years ago so I went ahead and took the rest off since it was pretty bent up.
I patched the mounting holes and repainted the top shell with a dark green Monstaliner to match my Defender 90 - it would be a simple matter to respray it back to white if someone wants to.
I'm in Roswell, Georgia - just north of Atlanta and I'm asking $1400 for this very nice roof tent that has many years of service left in it. I think this example was made around year 2000 but its in excellent condition and has never been smoked in.
Its been a great tent, warm, dry and comfortable but the new Terrapod Solo that I have on order (my wife would never, ever climb a ladder into a roof tent) will be lighter, more compact and have a lower profile.
Its an upgrade to a modern clamshell made from space age materials but the quality of a Maggiolina is very hard to beat so it will be fun to compare the two.
I've spent well over 150 nights in the Maggiolina in all kinds of weather and its never leaked a drop of water. From camping in the snow of North Georgia to the torrential rains of Overland Expo East its been thoroughly weather tested.
Its about 48" wide x 79" long, has three triangular screened windows with zip up flaps inside, and a single door with a no-see-um proof bug screen that zips up on the left side. It weighs around 125 pounds.
There is plenty of room inside to store all of your bedding, pillows, sleeping bags and even the access ladder when its closed. I've used a Thermarest air mattress on top of the very good foam mattress for great comfortable sleeping.
The top cranks up with a handle (or special 3/8" drive socket that I made) that inserts into the right rear corner of the lower tray. The interior roof has an insulated quilted lining that helps retain heat at night.
Originally it had an aluminum rack on the front section of the roof but a low hanging tree branch removed the right front corner of that a few years ago so I went ahead and took the rest off since it was pretty bent up.
I patched the mounting holes and repainted the top shell with a dark green Monstaliner to match my Defender 90 - it would be a simple matter to respray it back to white if someone wants to.
I'm in Roswell, Georgia - just north of Atlanta and I'm asking $1400 for this very nice roof tent that has many years of service left in it. I think this example was made around year 2000 but its in excellent condition and has never been smoked in.
