Great video. I purchased an Ayer Sky for my 2019 Outback last year. I love it and so does my Schnoodle, Scooter. I don't regret it at all. I agree, it beats unpacking and packing a ground tent and having unpack all the bedding. It took me a few times to set up and take down by myself but you begin to have a system and it works out just fine.
I love how you can get cece up there. However if it gets harder or just for an easier option. You can put some packing blankets or a mat of some sort on your hood and windscreen and they can walk right up and in to the side window access (granted that is if your side window opens up)
Howzit brah I recently found your channel and found it very informative and helpful, I to have a 60lb dog and will be also joining the overlanding camping community soon, recently retired truck driver decided to hang up driving and take it easy, one day at a time, stay safe and safe travels brah
Thank you for posting this, we are getting ready to buy an iKemper and before dropping so much money on a roof tent we had concerns how to get my 100lbs rottweiler in there...we gonna have to do some practice
No problem, glad you found it useful. Hopefully you can figure something out that works. I know that would be a bit of work getting a dog that big in and out, out especially, that’s the hardest part for us for sure.
@@MattKester we did your method today just around the house...ouch! I got a good laugh, im only 160lbs myself so that was fun...husband did much better 👏
Hey Matt, I love the dedication to getting you pup in your RTT! They are family after all! Check out Desert Armors patented DOGGO RTT Ramp! It works with most RTT's telescopic ladders and will really save your back! My 100lbs German Shepherd is a pro and runs right up in the RTT on his own!
Great video! thanks for making the video balanced an not all pros or cons. I'm in Az to and just picked up a Tuff Stuff Sport RTT an will be taking it out on a 10 adventure all over Az for Independence Day
Thanks for watching and thanks for the compliment! I hope you guys have a blast. I feel like with all the developed campsite closures going on right now, you really can't go wrong with an RTT so you can get to those out of the way dispersed sites, and still have somewhere dry and comfortable to sleep!
Thank you for the tips. We use a ground tent now and I’m looking forward to getting a roof top tent. We occasionally camp with our 50lbs. German Shorthair Pointer. I’ll give your dog entry/exit technique a try.
Hey Barry, thanks for watching and commenting. I hope this works out for you as well as it has for us. We're both not small people, and with the dog, I was really skeptical when we first got a rooftop tent, but it's honestly been the purchase that has made the biggest single impact on making us feel comfortable which has, in turn, made us want to get out and go camping more.
First up, what's up KESTER...not a common last name. I'm out of NH....great review, I'm going for the gen 3 and will be looking to house the dog in the ground floor, running a 2020 Gladiator.
Greetings! I think you’re only about the third Kester I’ve ever run into who wasn’t an immediate relative. I’m sure you’ll love the tent on the Gladiator, should be a little easier to throw the dog in too, if you wanna go that route, with it mounted off a set of bed rails.
It would have to be a pretty long ramp to get the angle down. Even at a 45 degree angle, it would need about 8-10 feet in length, assuming your tent is 6 feet off the ground. That’s a lot of ramp to have to carry.
@@MattKester my dogs a climber haha I was thinking an extra fold like your latter, and I've got a full sjded truck planning to build a rack on the back formit
I have two 90lb German shepherds and trying to figure out how the f*** I can get them up in it is all that's keeping me from pulling the trigger on one of these tents.
Honestly, with pups that big, you’re probably better staying on the ground in something like a gazelle, shiftpod, or oztent. We ended up selling ours after two years just because of what a pain in the ass it had become.
Ok. Skip to 10:00 if you want to cut to the chase. This should have been a 2 minute video on how to get your dog in a RTT not biographical journey of your tent selection.
Hey, thanks for asking. She’s a rescue pitbull. Whoever had her previously had cropped them, either because they were getting ready to do something they shouldn’t be doing, or just wanted to make her look mean. I whole heartedly disapprove of ear cropping. I think it’s barbaric and it sucks for her, because she had to endure the pain then, and now lacks a vital way to communicate with other dogs and it makes her much more susceptible to ear infections and allergies. It’s sad, because I think it’s one of the things that helps to reinforce stereotypes about the breed, when she is literally the most loving creature I have ever known.
Great video. I purchased an Ayer Sky for my 2019 Outback last year. I love it and so does my Schnoodle, Scooter. I don't regret it at all. I agree, it beats unpacking and packing a ground tent and having unpack all the bedding. It took me a few times to set up and take down by myself but you begin to have a system and it works out just fine.
Thanks! I hear you, once you get the system down, it’s so much easier.
I love your pit! I have two myself and I adopted them from the shelter. Pitties are the best dogs ever!
For sure! She's definitely the best dog we've ever had and an absolute sweetheart. Been a great best friend for my son too!
Such a good pup
Thanks, she’s been a once in a lifetime dog for us!
As a lover of pibbles, watching you pick CeCe up just warms my damn heart
Me too!!! I have two from the shelter and they are the best dogs ever!
I love how you can get cece up there. However if it gets harder or just for an easier option. You can put some packing blankets or a mat of some sort on your hood and windscreen and they can walk right up and in to the side window access (granted that is if your side window opens up)
Great video and advice. Cheers from Canada. Happy camping.👍🏻🍻🇨🇦
Thanks, Ian! What part of the the Great White North are you from?
Howzit brah I recently found your channel and found it very informative and helpful, I to have a 60lb dog and will be also joining the overlanding camping community soon, recently retired truck driver decided to hang up driving and take it easy, one day at a time, stay safe and safe travels brah
Cece is so cute, omggg
Thanks! She has her own Instagram account, @CeCe_L_Dogg if you'd like to follow her. She posts daily!
Thank you for posting this, we are getting ready to buy an iKemper and before dropping so much money on a roof tent we had concerns how to get my 100lbs rottweiler in there...we gonna have to do some practice
No problem, glad you found it useful. Hopefully you can figure something out that works. I know that would be a bit of work getting a dog that big in and out, out especially, that’s the hardest part for us for sure.
@@MattKester we did your method today just around the house...ouch! I got a good laugh, im only 160lbs myself so that was fun...husband did much better 👏
Hey Matt, I love the dedication to getting you pup in your RTT! They are family after all! Check out Desert Armors patented DOGGO RTT Ramp! It works with most RTT's telescopic ladders and will really save your back! My 100lbs German Shepherd is a pro and runs right up in the RTT on his own!
What a cool dog :)
Thanks! We couldn’t have asked for a better camping buddy.
I have an older 60 pound dog. I purchased a dog carrying backpack and I just put him on my back when I go up the ladder and vice versa.
Nice! That’s not a bad way to do it! Then you’ve got both hands free for the ladder for sure!
Great video! thanks for making the video balanced an not all pros or cons. I'm in Az to and just picked up a Tuff Stuff Sport RTT an will be taking it out on a 10 adventure all over Az for Independence Day
Thanks for watching and thanks for the compliment! I hope you guys have a blast. I feel like with all the developed campsite closures going on right now, you really can't go wrong with an RTT so you can get to those out of the way dispersed sites, and still have somewhere dry and comfortable to sleep!
Gonna have to figure this out with my doberman or keep him in the cabin
Thank you for the tips. We use a ground tent now and I’m looking forward to getting a roof top tent. We occasionally camp with our 50lbs. German Shorthair Pointer. I’ll give your dog entry/exit technique a try.
Hey Barry, thanks for watching and commenting. I hope this works out for you as well as it has for us. We're both not small people, and with the dog, I was really skeptical when we first got a rooftop tent, but it's honestly been the purchase that has made the biggest single impact on making us feel comfortable which has, in turn, made us want to get out and go camping more.
First up, what's up KESTER...not a common last name. I'm out of NH....great review, I'm going for the gen 3 and will be looking to house the dog in the ground floor, running a 2020 Gladiator.
Greetings! I think you’re only about the third Kester I’ve ever run into who wasn’t an immediate relative. I’m sure you’ll love the tent on the Gladiator, should be a little easier to throw the dog in too, if you wanna go that route, with it mounted off a set of bed rails.
Beautiful Blue nose. I have one too and was wondering how I would get her up there. Thanks
Thank you, they really are amazing dogs! It’s definitely easier getting them in and than getting them down!
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I was just wanting to see how you got the dog in not this long video
Problem solved!! Thanks!
I also have a pithull I was thinking maybe a light aluminum ramp.
It would have to be a pretty long ramp to get the angle down. Even at a 45 degree angle, it would need about 8-10 feet in length, assuming your tent is 6 feet off the ground. That’s a lot of ramp to have to carry.
@@MattKester my dogs a climber haha I was thinking an extra fold like your latter, and I've got a full sjded truck planning to build a rack on the back formit
I have two 90lb German shepherds and trying to figure out how the f*** I can get them up in it is all that's keeping me from pulling the trigger on one of these tents.
Honestly, with pups that big, you’re probably better staying on the ground in something like a gazelle, shiftpod, or oztent. We ended up selling ours after two years just because of what a pain in the ass it had become.
lil different with a 100lb German Shepherd...
I imagine so.
Try that with a 160lb great dane 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t know why you’d want to considering they stand about fifteen feet tall on their hind legs! Dog like that oughta be lifting YOU in the tent!
Ok. Skip to 10:00 if you want to cut to the chase. This should have been a 2 minute video on how to get your dog in a RTT not biographical journey of your tent selection.
Oh, I’m sorry, you didn’t like the video you paid nothing to watch? Dang, must be rough being you!
what happened to your dogs ears
Hey, thanks for asking. She’s a rescue pitbull. Whoever had her previously had cropped them, either because they were getting ready to do something they shouldn’t be doing, or just wanted to make her look mean. I whole heartedly disapprove of ear cropping. I think it’s barbaric and it sucks for her, because she had to endure the pain then, and now lacks a vital way to communicate with other dogs and it makes her much more susceptible to ear infections and allergies. It’s sad, because I think it’s one of the things that helps to reinforce stereotypes about the breed, when she is literally the most loving creature I have ever known.
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Just pick your dog up