My 2019 Ford F-150’s journey.

[802]

Current situation. It’s -12°F and going to attempt packing everything but our clothing and water/other freezeables. I added an additional clamp on each side. You can see the fore-mentioned cargo bars I’m using to help with the cap’s weight. They’re pretty well in line with the feet of the roof rack. While driving on normal road surface they maintain quite well, but seem to have an auto disengagement somewhere under 200lbs which may be handy in extreme off-road flex. I can disengage them individually with my own weight.

My last standing Reflectix is barely hanging on after thousands of temperature swings. I plan on rehanging once I’m a little further south in a warmer climate as the Velcro adhesive won’t adhere to the window. We have 5 days before we depart.

 

[802]

Doing a little shake down tonight before we leave Saturday morning at a ski resort’s overnight parking lot. Windchill warnings are in effect tonight, but the iKamper is nice and cosy. Everything is coming along nicely, nothing I’d add other than a light for the side to see the ladder.

 

[Grassland]

Does that tent have insulated walls?

 

[tyler.armijo]

How much has having the tent up there affected body roll and what has it done to your fuel economy?


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[802]

Does that tent have insulated walls?

There is an insulated liner you can put in but it’s more of a pain than anything to me. The thick walls keep in and block out a lot as-is.

 

[802]

How much has having the tent up there affected body roll and what has it done to your fuel economy?

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Body roll is negligible. Day to day driving it’s no different.

I’m probably a MPG less than without it. I have the wind deflector and the tent is pretty compact.

 

[Skitch_monster]

Are you able to keep any bedding inside the tent?
I've been on the fence between the Tuff Stuff Alpha, the Roofnest Condor, and the iKamper.
biggest thing for me is being able to keep bedding in the tent, and I'm not sure which windows I like more. all three have slightly different features.

 

[802]

Are you able to keep any bedding inside the tent?
I've been on the fence between the Tuff Stuff Alpha, the Roofnest Condor, and the iKamper.
biggest thing for me is being able to keep bedding in the tent, and I'm not sure which windows I like more. all three have slightly different features.

Not sure all the other features but I do love the iKamper windows having a clear option.
I haven’t tried leaving all the bedding in, but I doubt it would close with pillows.

 

[Skitch_monster]

Not sure all the other features but I do love the iKamper windows having a clear option.
I haven’t tried leaving all the bedding in, but I doubt it would close with pillows.

If you get a wild hair one day, would you mind seeing how much you can fit in the tent? I currently have a soft shell and leaving everything in the tent works great for me since I typically travel with the woman and the dog. Having the extra space in the cab is invaluable. Thank you sir.

 

[Grassland]

What are you running for sleep gear in an unheated tent if you don't mind me asking?

The days of going out more than a half dozen degrees below freezing and sleeping in an unheated tent are behind me. But we've been out in -35C with the wood stove and most of the tent was below freezing anyway.

 

[802]

If you get a wild hair one day, would you mind seeing how much you can fit in the tent? I currently have a soft shell and leaving everything in the tent works great for me since I typically travel with the woman and the dog. Having the extra space in the cab is invaluable. Thank you sir.

I’ll definitely be giving it a try as I’d like to know myself.

 

[802]

What are you running for sleep gear in an unheated tent if you don't mind me asking?

The days of going out more than a half dozen degrees below freezing and sleeping in an unheated tent are behind me. But we've been out in -35C with the wood stove and most of the tent was below freezing anyway.

I generally always buy Nemo equipment, I’ve just had great luck with them. Last night was in their Forte 20 degree bag. Plenty warm in the bag, it’s a mummy bag and has a “face flap” to fully cover if desired. I highly recommend this or the Forte 35 degree. They’re impossible to beat the value for money and can often be found for just over $100 on sale.

 

[Skitch_monster]

In the tent I keep a Kelty trucomfort double wide bag, two full sized memory foam pillows, a large dog blanket and an extra down quilt.... and my tent is heated when it gets cold. I use one of the cheapo diesel heaters on amazon... its cheap, took some tinkering to make it reliable, but it works.... Also, I live in southern/central Texas, so very rarely does it get below and stay below freezing, the heater is mostly to keep the woman happy.

 

[Grassland]

I generally always buy Nemo equipment, I’ve just had great luck with them. Last night was in their Forte 20 degree bag. Plenty warm in the bag, it’s a mummy bag and has a “face flap” to fully cover if desired. I highly recommend this or the Forte 35 degree. They’re impossible to beat the value for money and can often be found for just over $100 on sale.

I'll take a closer look at Nemo
The Forte 20 is a $280 CAD locally. If it's actually warm then that price is fine.
I use a Balaclava when sleeping. Easier to dry out than the bag.
Thanks for answering. I like seeing people use tents in well below freezing temps, and am always curious to how well they sleep and what they do to see warm.

 

[802]

Loaded and ready to go. About 9 hours before we head out. Truck looks like a rolling circus. Not happy about having a hitch rack, my departure angle is crying. Hopefully along the way we can get rid of the massive foam pad my girlfriend thinks she has to have and we can stow up the rack.