Storage is another thing to consider. Unless you can store your camper on your property, some/most will have to pay storage for a camper. This seems he be able to be stored easily in a garage or shed.
I got my truck camper right before the RV/camping/fauxverlanding craze took off. $1800 and I can take it off the beaten path while carrying a fridge full of food and drink, have a 4 burner stove plus oven to cook with, 3 beds, seating area, onboard water, and a full bathroom with shower. I couldn't care less about having a trendy image, this tent is more expensive than my truck and that's just foolish.
I liked everything about this until he got to the price. For the price of that tent you could get a used car/station wagon and drive that around for camping. Sure, things cost money, but there should be a common sense limit after which it becomes unrealistic. $4,200 is too high.
Buy a used car/station wagon for *$4,200* "and drive that around for camping"? You'd better have someone follow you with a second one, too - for replacement parts.
@@JayElement13 I'd actually assume that they use it frequently on the weekend for short trips if it stays put all the time, those tents cost a couple thousand and even if that's pocket change to someone that's still a lot of pocket change to just leave exposed to the elements for no good reason unless it gets used at least monthly. Now the empty roof basket remains a mystery to me. I see them Walmart parking lots everywhere, with no ladder to get up to them on 4runners and such. To high to use regularly on those large SUVs, and apparently to get back down once they've been mounted the first time for their one time use. Then the person figured out that roof basketss are a pain if you don't have a mounted ladder to reach them or a small enough vehicle that you can just reach yourself and now it's just a fashion accessory that holds more light bars.
Am I the only one who thinks that vehicle's and all related gear and accessories are getting ridiculously over priced. I mean $4200 for a 2 person clam shell tent! Wtf!
$4kUSD for a RTT I got a high end pop-up tent for $200, got some memory foams for inside my ‘05 WK Grand Cherokee V8 Hemi for under $100. So for less than 10% of the cost of this one tent, I got foams for sleeping inside the Jeep, a tent, foam for the tent and still have enough money to buy that Blazer you guys are trying to hype up… This ad is painful!
still a rooftop tent can make sense ... I bought one as I didn't want to go onto campgrounds and pay for them every single night. Took it for a roadtrip of a couple thousand miles this summer; Although my car would easily offer the space to sleep inside, it doesn't have that space when going on such a tour
@@EnjoyFirefighting Stop trying to push your crap nobody wants to pay $4200 for a tent unless they have money to throw away or are very stupid...my LC100 cost $5200...I put 35's and front and rear bumpers for cheaper than that tent cost.
Price is a bit ridiculous, you're getting into the price range of teardrop campers, could even snag a used pop up or even proper camper in that price range.
I wanted to buy a Ford Explorer and then saw the load rating for the roof racks; Was completly amazed how a car of that size had so little capacity on the racks
I remember this guy, he was fed up with overpriced rooftop tents made in China so he decided to make his own overpriced rooftop tents also made in China. Wonder how much he paid TFL for this 9 min infomercial.
So, the roof rails load capacity on that VW is like 160lbs, the tent itself 165lbs and the cross bars it’s mounted on is about 80lbs load capacity and he is saying you can put another 150lbs on top of the tent while driving? 😂
I use a lightweight canvas roof carrier when I go camping, load it up our lightest gear, foam mats for under our tent, two camp chairs, and some other oddities like pillows. I notice a difference even with maybe 50-60lbs of weight on top of my CUV, I can't imagine 150lbs or more up there.
160lb rood load capacity means when the car is stationary with zero wind resistance. When you are travelling at 60 miles per hour into headwind, you could easily multiply that load factor easily by 2x-3x-4x, depending of course on it's aerodynamic profile, but the point is, some of you are missing some math and Physics into your thinking process.
Tim hooked me up with the first version of the Eagle wayyyy back in the day and I've probably slept in it 200 nights in the years I've had it. Still one of the best purchases I've made as an outdoorsman
I love it...but for the price. $4200 is nearly as much as I spent on a really nice 21 foot box popup trailer. I realize that this is just the price of entry and this is a very nice model...but holy crap.
Here in New Zealand roof top tents are common additions but there are alternatives. My preference is for swags, which are awesome. Bivi bags are brilliant but they’re not for everyone. Free standing tents 🏕 are good alternatives to roof top mounted tents. A hammock with a basher sheet is a great option for simple setups in some environments if there’s a need to sleep off the floor. Each trip I just take whatever is most appropriate.
I was just about to pull the trigger on this one. The money is steep but I was willing for the convenience of the extra little strap to pull everything in so I didn't have to tuck and fool with it. Wanted that easy pull down and be done. Then at 7:28A cut scene happens and it isn't shown the true time/effort it takes to Tuck and Fool. I'm willing to pay the price if I don't have to spend extra time to Fu... Fuss with it! Even after the cut scene, There is orange fabric beading still pinched in the shell after being closed. Not somewhere I want or rain/desert sand seeping in at. Another thing that doesn't sit just right with me is when the door is zipped down, I will have to climb on/over it. Is there a way to tuck that down between the mattress so knees aren't pulling out stitching? Otherwise I am quite happy with the design and want to buy one of these.
4200 bones American?!?!? That's the price of a top tier kayak that's been fitted out to the nines with fish finders, paddle drive, lights, the works. An even then you'd probably still have some leftover bones for fancy rods, reels, and a ton of pricey lures. I think I'll pass on the tent and throw my bones down on some far more useful gear and just keep my extra thick foam sleep mat for the back of my SUV. Hey don't knock it until you've tried it. I've had some pretty relaxing and restful nights in the back of my Santa Fe on that foam matt. An on a side note, one time I woke up in the middle of the night with this eerie feeling someone was watching me. That's when I looked over to the rear hatch window and saw a freaking black bear peeping in on me. Everybody else go ahead and sleep outside and on top of your SUV. I'll stick with the safer alternative, its served me well thus far.
dear TFL editors, I think we're past RTT reviews at this point. We all know about them. There are lots of people like Tim selling them. They are all expensive enough that most of us are not interested.
So roughly 200 pounds for the weight of the tent and accessories. Plus 2 people and their gear. So pushing roughly 500-600 pounds on the roof bars and roof itself. Is that ok ? Looking at load ratings on a 2021 4 Runner and Jeep Cherokee they have a limit of 150 pounds evenly distributed. Don’t get me wrong, this thing is cool AF. But will it wreck your roof with all the weight ?
Check those ratings on the vehicles. It is usually a dynamic rating. So 150 in motion. It can be more static. However, this tent still seems quite heavy. Most roof rack dynamic ratings are around 150 pounds. The strengthened Outback Wilderness can take 220 dynamic.
I think Dynamic or static wunt matter that much since that vehicle will definitely have to move about with that weight on its roof, that roof wunt last long and i can imagine insurance wunt cover damage caused by it due to the weight.
Most roof racks are rated to either 150 lbs or 165 lbs - this is a "dynamic load rating" - this means that if you have a 160 lb canoe on your roof and you are going 75 MPH down the highway, the rack has to safely carry that load with all the wind drag and other forces acting on the roof rack. Not to mention if you have to swerve or slam on the brakes to avoid an accident. These loads can be tremendous! When you are parked, all the loading of the roof rack is static weight and the limit for the static weight carrying capacity can be up to 7 times the dynamic rating. 600 lbs of tent and people are no problem for any modern car with a modern roof rack properly installed.
The biggest issue for me is the weight of these things and trying to put them on your roof safely without getting an hernia or calling other people to help.
Lmao. $4200?? Um no. I'll sleep in a good regular tent for $100, and buy a good used quad and a small atv trailer from Lowes with the other $4100. Friggin ridiculous
I just bought a rooftop tent for the same price; Don't want to go onto a camp ground for every single night, which doesn't cost much per night but it sums up pretty quickly
I did a lot of research on these awhile ago. Every rooftop tent literally rains on the inside. They have a terrible problem with condensation. Small issue the manufacturers like to leave out of the videos
Hmmm... I noticed tent material between the seal when closed, so not quite ready to roll. Also, curious about where the structural integrity for the floor comes from with the honeycomb gone. If it's just a sheet of aluminum with the anti-condensation pad and mattress on top and the 2 rails underneath...seems like a heavier person could cause the bottom to deform if they happen to put a knee somewhere without sufficient support? Overall it's a slick tent for sure, I like a lot of the features.
@I QUIT YT I'm sure he could have, but I would've thought he would care to make it look correct instead of rush. Of course, putting it away properly wouldn't make it seem as fast to take down as he did it because there's extra work involved in doing it right... :)
It should have legs, one on each corner to support the weight of 2 people plus the tent, I don't think cars roof was design to handle that kind of weight.
I just installed one on the top of my truck’s ladder rack (Vantech P3000) and it’s awesome. Drove about 150 miles and there’s no difference in gas mileage.
I'd buy one of these every day and twice on Sunday. . .if they were priced at a common sense price of $1500.00 (which yes, is still F'n ridiculous for a tent)
Let me get this straight. Those clamps to keep the unit closed are mounted on the back, stick up beyond the top of the unit, and you just need to pull on them to release the clamp. So when I drive under a low branch and it catches on the clamp it will release? I guess I could lock them and then see if the branch rips the clamp mounts off the unit instead. Why not have the hang down below the unit where they’re less likely to get hit? Or find a way to make them not stick out at all.
Please make a video about load limits on the roof of cars, trucks, SUVs and so on. Also talk about that different roofracks, loadbars etc have different load ratings and that their weight has to be counted for too. Also that they are speed restricted.
@@paulmadkow9143 of course it's high, like on many other products; Even a product for 20 bucks often costs less than 4 in production, but that's simply how it goes. Even more when you keep in mind where these are often produced at. Same when buying cars. A 2021 F150 starts at less than 30k in the US, in Europe you're lucky when you get them for less than 60k I thought about getting an entry model of 2k first, but then I thought twice that it would be dumb to pay 2k for a model which I actually don't really want and then pay another 4k for the one I actually want to, so I bought the expensive one right away.
Can TFL show an alternative to rooftop tents and campers? Maybe like a pop up tent setup in a hitch receiver basket. Seems like it would be cheaper alternative and can be removed much easier than a RTT.
It’s a quality tent, and it’s the only one you need to buy. If you’re in the rooftop camping it looks pretty solid. You’re right though, in my head I think I was willing to pay about half that.
Can anyone give me a good company to attach a awning system to the side. Then I could make another enclosed room whatever I need it for. Thank you for suggestions. Jess 🙂
Dynamic weight (while the vehicle is in motion) and static weight (while the vehicle is at a standstill) are very different. Most modern vehicles have a dynamic weight capacity of 165 pounds. The frame of the vehicle while standing still can easily hold the rtt and one or two average Americans. The problem I saw in the video is the weight of the rtt is 165 lbs and then he suggested adding a kayak or something else that would easily go over the dynamic limits of pretty much every stock vehicle roof rack system on the road. A very dangerous suggestion in my opinion.
This is the 2nd video I’ve seen where Tim says the bottom is aluminum - It is not. It is a textured sheet of polyblahblah. I don’t know what it is but it’s NOT aluminum. And I’m surprised they didn’t tuck in the tent material for the video. Also, the finance company they use is something called BREAD which given that my credit score is around 820 and they were going to give me a rate of 14.5% might be called USERY or a “criminal enterprise” in some places. I own the tent and I love it, but don’t believe the glossy promos.
The design does not appear to be weather proof. Seems like when the tent is closed, rain will enter between the top and bottom panels and get the mattress and tent wet.
So 175lbs plus possible weight on top of the tent like solar panels and over landing gear, then weight of two adults... better make sure your vehicle's roof and roof rack rails and cross bars can hold the weight. Dents and holes in your vehicle's roof would suck. You could easily have 500 to 600lbs plus up there.
Cool tent..too expensive. I'm also concerned about the roof weight carrying capacity of the VDub you have that thing attached to. I'd be willing to bet that it is exceeded with 1 or 2 people in that tent.
4200 USD is very pricey and comparing it to other established brands you can find ones that sleep 3+ in that price range. I must say looks well built and very durable. Just a bit pricey.
@@poweredbyrice5708 in the US you can get used cars for a relatively cheap price, over here you either don't get a proper car for as little money or the same quality of car would cost much more. What year is your LC built and how many miles on the clock?
All of these tents are made in 3-4 of the same factories in China. The price is so high because if tariffs and also some ridiculous company greed. I’d advise you get 10 friends and buy in bulk from Alibaba and get the exact same thing for 1/4 the price. You can see the fabric sticking out of the side so don’t tell me about quality control.
Had 2 carts open the day I ordered mine and yup I checked out with the wrong cart. Ended up ordering a Roofnest Sparrow Adventure versus this one which is the one I wanted. Needless to say, roofnest adds shipping into their pricing so when I called and said I ordered the wrong tent by mistake then asked what to do about fixing the issue, I was told I would have to eat the $700. Decided to try out the Sparrow adventure while listing it for sale lightly used and here I am 7 months later trying to find someone to buy my sparrow for $2900 while our country is in an economic crisis lol - Either way, I WILL get this falcon though because the engineering and design features are top notch and you can attach all your basics to it.
I understand that Roofnest probably sponsored the video, and that's nice. But, the suggestion of throwing more weight on top of an already maxed out dynamic capacity could be a liability issue. Especially if a kayak and the rtt get ripped off a vehicle while traveling down the highway and thrown into a minivan full of children. Not a lawsuit anyone would want to deal with. Is it wise to keep this video up?
Made in China stay clear. My Brother has one he's only had it for a couple months and its already showing signs of wear.You have to take in mind that these things heat up to extreme temperatures with the sun beating down on them all day over time they will wear and rote out.
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For $4200 I can buy a used camper and tow it...but I guess some people just really like camping on top of their vehicles.
Some people like going off the beaten path. Try pulling that $4200 camper off-road and see how far you get
4200 is a pretty filthy camper these days.
$4200... damn
Storage is another thing to consider. Unless you can store your camper on your property, some/most will have to pay storage for a camper. This seems he be able to be stored easily in a garage or shed.
I got my truck camper right before the RV/camping/fauxverlanding craze took off. $1800 and I can take it off the beaten path while carrying a fridge full of food and drink, have a 4 burner stove plus oven to cook with, 3 beds, seating area, onboard water, and a full bathroom with shower. I couldn't care less about having a trendy image, this tent is more expensive than my truck and that's just foolish.
I liked everything about this until he got to the price. For the price of that tent you could get a used car/station wagon and drive that around for camping. Sure, things cost money, but there should be a common sense limit after which it becomes unrealistic. $4,200 is too high.
Buy a used car/station wagon for *$4,200* "and drive that around for camping"? You'd better have someone follow you with a second one, too - for replacement parts.
$4200 tent to sit on a persons car 12 months out of the year and used twice out of the 12 months
@@JayElement13 I'd actually assume that they use it frequently on the weekend for short trips if it stays put all the time, those tents cost a couple thousand and even if that's pocket change to someone that's still a lot of pocket change to just leave exposed to the elements for no good reason unless it gets used at least monthly.
Now the empty roof basket remains a mystery to me. I see them Walmart parking lots everywhere, with no ladder to get up to them on 4runners and such. To high to use regularly on those large SUVs, and apparently to get back down once they've been mounted the first time for their one time use. Then the person figured out that roof basketss are a pain if you don't have a mounted ladder to reach them or a small enough vehicle that you can just reach yourself and now it's just a fashion accessory that holds more light bars.
$4200 for a tent . That is crazy money. I just don’t see $4200 in that.
You can get a new rv trailer at clearance for abit more then that.
Am I the only one who thinks that vehicle's and all related gear and accessories are getting ridiculously over priced. I mean $4200 for a 2 person clam shell tent! Wtf!
Trendy stuff is always expensive and impractical, but practicality and wise spending isn't as showy.
Especially when you've been using a $50 tent for the ground. This is LUXURY.
Love this... My wallet doesn't.
Very nice, but $4,200 I think I'll find a more economical option.
Way cheaper than a camper
Tent material sticking out the sides…
Tim: "Ready to go down the road"…
$4kUSD for a RTT
I got a high end pop-up tent for $200, got some memory foams for inside my ‘05 WK Grand Cherokee V8 Hemi for under $100.
So for less than 10% of the cost of this one tent, I got foams for sleeping inside the Jeep, a tent, foam for the tent and still have enough money to buy that Blazer you guys are trying to hype up…
This ad is painful!
still a rooftop tent can make sense ... I bought one as I didn't want to go onto campgrounds and pay for them every single night. Took it for a roadtrip of a couple thousand miles this summer; Although my car would easily offer the space to sleep inside, it doesn't have that space when going on such a tour
@@EnjoyFirefighting Stop trying to push your crap nobody wants to pay $4200 for a tent unless they have money to throw away or are very stupid...my LC100 cost $5200...I put 35's and front and rear bumpers for cheaper than that tent cost.
Price is a bit ridiculous, you're getting into the price range of teardrop campers, could even snag a used pop up or even proper camper in that price range.
$4k for a tent, that your vehicle can’t even support, no thanks
I wanted to buy a Ford Explorer and then saw the load rating for the roof racks; Was completly amazed how a car of that size had so little capacity on the racks
I remember this guy, he was fed up with overpriced rooftop tents made in China so he decided to make his own overpriced rooftop tents also made in China. Wonder how much he paid TFL for this 9 min infomercial.
In that video he was complaining about RTTs from China for $5k. A year later, here we are at $4200 special intro price
Good lord this thing is so expensive.
I remember watching that video but lost it when I wanted to share it with others.
@@juanpinto5743 For you my friend, *special price*
Always fair and honest reviews, right?
You could buy a used pop-up camper for $4,200
@I QUIT YT lol, I can only imagine what Steve said because it looks like he left the chat.
@I QUIT YT lmao
So, the roof rails load capacity on that VW is like 160lbs, the tent itself 165lbs and the cross bars it’s mounted on is about 80lbs load capacity and he is saying you can put another 150lbs on top of the tent while driving? 😂
Yeah... I looked at it and doesn't make sens to put all that weight on top of the car.
Was thinking that myself
I use a lightweight canvas roof carrier when I go camping, load it up our lightest gear, foam mats for under our tent, two camp chairs, and some other oddities like pillows. I notice a difference even with maybe 50-60lbs of weight on top of my CUV, I can't imagine 150lbs or more up there.
1 bump and those overloaded bars are coming right off that car.
160lb rood load capacity means when the car is stationary with zero wind resistance.
When you are travelling at 60 miles per hour into headwind, you could easily multiply that load factor easily by 2x-3x-4x, depending of course on it's aerodynamic profile, but the point is, some of you are missing some math and Physics into your thinking process.
Tim hooked me up with the first version of the Eagle wayyyy back in the day and I've probably slept in it 200 nights in the years I've had it. Still one of the best purchases I've made as an outdoorsman
I love it...but for the price. $4200 is nearly as much as I spent on a really nice 21 foot box popup trailer. I realize that this is just the price of entry and this is a very nice model...but holy crap.
Here in New Zealand roof top tents are common additions but there are alternatives. My preference is for swags, which are awesome. Bivi bags are brilliant but they’re not for everyone. Free standing tents 🏕 are good alternatives to roof top mounted tents. A hammock with a basher sheet is a great option for simple setups in some environments if there’s a need to sleep off the floor. Each trip I just take whatever is most appropriate.
‘Rooftop mansion’ is a bit strong.
If you can't beat them join them, right Tim. You've done a backflip.
I was just about to pull the trigger on this one. The money is steep but I was willing for the convenience of the extra little strap to pull everything in so I didn't have to tuck and fool with it. Wanted that easy pull down and be done. Then at 7:28A cut scene happens and it isn't shown the true time/effort it takes to Tuck and Fool. I'm willing to pay the price if I don't have to spend extra time to Fu... Fuss with it! Even after the cut scene, There is orange fabric beading still pinched in the shell after being closed. Not somewhere I want or rain/desert sand seeping in at. Another thing that doesn't sit just right with me is when the door is zipped down, I will have to climb on/over it. Is there a way to tuck that down between the mattress so knees aren't pulling out stitching? Otherwise I am quite happy with the design and want to buy one of these.
4200 bones American?!?!? That's the price of a top tier kayak that's been fitted out to the nines with fish finders, paddle drive, lights, the works. An even then you'd probably still have some leftover bones for fancy rods, reels, and a ton of pricey lures. I think I'll pass on the tent and throw my bones down on some far more useful gear and just keep my extra thick foam sleep mat for the back of my SUV. Hey don't knock it until you've tried it. I've had some pretty relaxing and restful nights in the back of my Santa Fe on that foam matt.
An on a side note, one time I woke up in the middle of the night with this eerie feeling someone was watching me. That's when I looked over to the rear hatch window and saw a freaking black bear peeping in on me. Everybody else go ahead and sleep outside and on top of your SUV. I'll stick with the safer alternative, its served me well thus far.
well can you comfortable sleep in your kayak? Simply sth completly different lol ...
Best roofnest yet! Pricey but…..every set up has pro and cons but everyone css as MPs differently. Great job Roofnest!!!!! I like!
Someone should comment about the price.
dear TFL editors, I think we're past RTT reviews at this point. We all know about them. There are lots of people like Tim selling them. They are all expensive enough that most of us are not interested.
tim lives in boulder..tents are made in china though. lol..ikamper better product
@@aarongerman7857 that’s made in South Korea.
It fits the "overlanding" theme though
Who is this we? You speak for all viewers?
“And it looks Great!” Yea 👌
So roughly 200 pounds for the weight of the tent and accessories. Plus 2 people and their gear. So pushing roughly 500-600 pounds on the roof bars and roof itself. Is that ok ? Looking at load ratings on a 2021 4 Runner and Jeep Cherokee they have a limit of 150 pounds evenly distributed. Don’t get me wrong, this thing is cool AF. But will it wreck your roof with all the weight ?
Was thinking that too considering roofs of such light vehicles aren’t made for such weights.
Check those ratings on the vehicles. It is usually a dynamic rating. So 150 in motion. It can be more static. However, this tent still seems quite heavy. Most roof rack dynamic ratings are around 150 pounds. The strengthened Outback Wilderness can take 220 dynamic.
I think Dynamic or static wunt matter that much since that vehicle will definitely have to move about with that weight on its roof, that roof wunt last long and i can imagine insurance wunt cover damage caused by it due to the weight.
Most roof racks are rated to either 150 lbs or 165 lbs - this is a "dynamic load rating" - this means that if you have a 160 lb canoe on your roof and you are going 75 MPH down the highway, the rack has to safely carry that load with all the wind drag and other forces acting on the roof rack. Not to mention if you have to swerve or slam on the brakes to avoid an accident. These loads can be tremendous! When you are parked, all the loading of the roof rack is static weight and the limit for the static weight carrying capacity can be up to 7 times the dynamic rating. 600 lbs of tent and people are no problem for any modern car with a modern roof rack properly installed.
@@Roofnest well hope that goes well for that vehicle since in todays driving ,slaming brakes and cornering is like a daily occurence.
That’s pretty cool
The biggest issue for me is the weight of these things and trying to put them on your roof safely without getting an hernia or calling other people to help.
with 2 people it's no big deal to put them onto a roof, even if it's a bit taller like on a SUV or medium size van
Lmao. $4200?? Um no. I'll sleep in a good regular tent for $100, and buy a good used quad and a small atv trailer from Lowes with the other $4100. Friggin ridiculous
I just bought a rooftop tent for the same price; Don't want to go onto a camp ground for every single night, which doesn't cost much per night but it sums up pretty quickly
@@EnjoyFirefighting Stop trying to sell this over-priced crap....I almost got my LandCruiser for what this tent cost.
@@poweredbyrice5708 I'm not trying to sell anything, just saying that this price is completly normal nowadays.
Great vid!
Insurance companies won't cover you if you are overloaded on the roof. Been big issues here in Australia 🇦🇺
Sheet aluminum for the underside? Sound every cold. I like the extension idea.
It isn’t sheet aluminum. Some kind of high density polyvinyl board. Tim keeps saying it but it’s not true.
You had me right up to “$4200 tent.”
Without the insulation of the honeycomb, I wonder if condensation will form between the mattress and sheet of aluminum…
It 100% will
There's an anti-condensation beneath the mattress for this reason - it's a good question!
I did a lot of research on these awhile ago. Every rooftop tent literally rains on the inside. They have a terrible problem with condensation. Small issue the manufacturers like to leave out of the videos
This is badass!
Hmmm... I noticed tent material between the seal when closed, so not quite ready to roll. Also, curious about where the structural integrity for the floor comes from with the honeycomb gone. If it's just a sheet of aluminum with the anti-condensation pad and mattress on top and the 2 rails underneath...seems like a heavier person could cause the bottom to deform if they happen to put a knee somewhere without sufficient support?
Overall it's a slick tent for sure, I like a lot of the features.
@I QUIT YT I'm sure he could have, but I would've thought he would care to make it look correct instead of rush. Of course, putting it away properly wouldn't make it seem as fast to take down as he did it because there's extra work involved in doing it right... :)
I like how he is constantly pushing down that right rear corner seam that keeps popping back up
It should have legs, one on each corner to support the weight of 2 people plus the tent, I don't think cars roof was design to handle that kind of weight.
The roof, maybe, those roof racks, I give it a weekend.
Legally your car roof must be able to withstand 3x its weight to be certified for sale in the U.S. I'm not too worried about a RTT.
I just installed one on the top of my truck’s ladder rack (Vantech P3000) and it’s awesome. Drove about 150 miles and there’s no difference in gas mileage.
RTT have become waaaaayy over priced over the last 4-5 years. I paid $800 for my GeoAventureGear tent 5 years ago lol
I'd buy one of these every day and twice on Sunday. . .if they were priced at a common sense price of $1500.00 (which yes, is still F'n ridiculous for a tent)
That is rad!
Let me get this straight. Those clamps to keep the unit closed are mounted on the back, stick up beyond the top of the unit, and you just need to pull on them to release the clamp. So when I drive under a low branch and it catches on the clamp it will release? I guess I could lock them and then see if the branch rips the clamp mounts off the unit instead.
Why not have the hang down below the unit where they’re less likely to get hit? Or find a way to make them not stick out at all.
Please make a video about load limits on the roof of cars, trucks, SUVs and so on. Also talk about that different roofracks, loadbars etc have different load ratings and that their weight has to be counted for too. Also that they are speed restricted.
4200. And it is still a tent. Jesusm
Welcome to another episode of TFL overpriced camping equipment!
actually that type of rooftop tent is totally worth its price and is pretty normal; Others in that category cost the same
@@EnjoyFirefighting sure would like to know what the profit margin is on these. I'll bet it's absolutely staggeringly high.
@@paulmadkow9143 of course it's high, like on many other products; Even a product for 20 bucks often costs less than 4 in production, but that's simply how it goes. Even more when you keep in mind where these are often produced at. Same when buying cars. A 2021 F150 starts at less than 30k in the US, in Europe you're lucky when you get them for less than 60k
I thought about getting an entry model of 2k first, but then I thought twice that it would be dumb to pay 2k for a model which I actually don't really want and then pay another 4k for the one I actually want to, so I bought the expensive one right away.
@@EnjoyFirefighting were gonna have a major economic "correction" at some point.
@@EnjoyFirefighting It's a tent.
3:23 and the nice thing about this SSYSTEMM!!! lmao
Can TFL show an alternative to rooftop tents and campers? Maybe like a pop up tent setup in a hitch receiver basket. Seems like it would be cheaper alternative and can be removed much easier than a RTT.
I've been considering a rooftop tent to live in.
I feel this video is spreading a lot of misinformation on weight capacities on vehicle roofs 😐
Love the Alltracks
I love these type of videos. I really liked when yall tested the other Roofnest
3:24 "and the nice thing about this SYSTEM 😡". very agressive. He was very angry.
Lol.
Bought my 1st used pop up tent trailer for $2000. Used for 10 years. This is absurd.
$4k though
It’s a quality tent, and it’s the only one you need to buy. If you’re in the rooftop camping it looks pretty solid. You’re right though, in my head I think I was willing to pay about half that.
Key word is ‘tent’
4k for a tent…
What a joke!
is the ceiling bare metal or is there something there to keep from condensation and heat radiating down to us?
It has a layer of insulation but if you’ve seen any of the videos, whatever it is doesn’t do much to keep out the heat.
Nice
4 grand though for a tent?
You might be able to find a little used lightweight camper you can tow with that vehicle.
Sounds like the guy ran a marathon
I choked on the price !
That's a pretty cool ten...WHAT, $4200? I'll just stick with my ground tent, thanks.
i need this
Can anyone give me a good company to attach a awning system to the side. Then I could make another enclosed room whatever I need it for. Thank you for suggestions.
Jess 🙂
The "gear grid"... yeah, I kinda bought the same thing from Kings. Sans the darche coloured stripe
That price is laughable….
Most roof racks have a weight rating of 100 to 200 lbs. I wouldn’t trust the weight of the tent plus the weight of a person on top of vehicle.
Dynamic weight (while the vehicle is in motion) and static weight (while the vehicle is at a standstill) are very different. Most modern vehicles have a dynamic weight capacity of 165 pounds. The frame of the vehicle while standing still can easily hold the rtt and one or two average Americans. The problem I saw in the video is the weight of the rtt is 165 lbs and then he suggested adding a kayak or something else that would easily go over the dynamic limits of pretty much every stock vehicle roof rack system on the road. A very dangerous suggestion in my opinion.
Where the cover for the entrance when it raining, so that the inside of your tent does get water in it. For that price it should have everything.
This is the 2nd video I’ve seen where Tim says the bottom is aluminum - It is not. It is a textured sheet of polyblahblah. I don’t know what it is but it’s NOT aluminum. And I’m surprised they didn’t tuck in the tent material for the video. Also, the finance company they use is something called BREAD which given that my credit score is around 820 and they were going to give me a rate of 14.5% might be called USERY or a “criminal enterprise” in some places. I own the tent and I love it, but don’t believe the glossy promos.
I want one
so a 5/8s sheet of plywood and a $100 tent on your roof, nice
All those pockets...where do you put your muddy hiking boots? Old folks like me have to get up and pee at night.
There are several videos of people doing this type of tent with extruded aluminum and honeycomb panel
The design does not appear to be weather proof. Seems like when the tent is closed, rain will enter between the top and bottom panels and get the mattress and tent wet.
My Thule rack is limited to 165 lbs. With two Americans sleeping in there I’ll be 500lbs over.
What happened to independent and honest reviews? This was a commercial that Tommy didn't disclose to the viewers. How much did RoofNest pay for this?
This is awesome. I'm a disabled veteran and can't hardly deploy and put away RTTs...
If this was maybe
In addition to the weight load issue for this rooftop tent, I can guarantee that it reduces mileage on that car by 4-6mpg.
And those cams are upside down; branches or brush could unlatch them in the up-position.
That’s a 420$ right?
4200
Hahahahaha.
@@eda7875 I Heard what it should cost!😉
So 175lbs plus possible weight on top of the tent like solar panels and over landing gear, then weight of two adults... better make sure your vehicle's roof and roof rack rails and cross bars can hold the weight. Dents and holes in your vehicle's roof would suck. You could easily have 500 to 600lbs plus up there.
Cool tent..too expensive. I'm also concerned about the roof weight carrying capacity of the VDub you have that thing attached to. I'd be willing to bet that it is exceeded with 1 or 2 people in that tent.
It's over with the tent I bet
the rooftop load rating is always the dynamic rating when driving down the road, not stationary
RTT....huge.
4200 USD is very pricey and comparing it to other established brands you can find ones that sleep 3+ in that price range. I must say looks well built and very durable. Just a bit pricey.
common price for the combination of hard cover and fold-up tent, most have either the one or the other
@@EnjoyFirefighting Dude gtfo stop trying to sell this over-priced junk. My LC100 only cost $5200
@@poweredbyrice5708 in the US you can get used cars for a relatively cheap price, over here you either don't get a proper car for as little money or the same quality of car would cost much more. What year is your LC built and how many miles on the clock?
I've heard very bad things about Roofnest's customer service and quality. I wouldn't buy from them.
It's 4 grand. Ouch
Yet another commercial from TFL.
All of these tents are made in 3-4 of the same factories in China. The price is so high because if tariffs and also some ridiculous company greed. I’d advise you get 10 friends and buy in bulk from Alibaba and get the exact same thing for 1/4 the price. You can see the fabric sticking out of the side so don’t tell me about quality control.
Great looking RTT! Interior lights and skylight are nice features and the 150lb capacity crossbars might be a selling point for us!
Only useable without wind
With that kind of money I could build a top notch bed inside my suv and more.
I'd need Nathan to put it up and down
Had 2 carts open the day I ordered mine and yup I checked out with the wrong cart. Ended up ordering a Roofnest Sparrow Adventure versus this one which is the one I wanted. Needless to say, roofnest adds shipping into their pricing so when I called and said I ordered the wrong tent by mistake then asked what to do about fixing the issue, I was told I would have to eat the $700. Decided to try out the Sparrow adventure while listing it for sale lightly used and here I am 7 months later trying to find someone to buy my sparrow for $2900 while our country is in an economic crisis lol - Either way, I WILL get this falcon though because the engineering and design features are top notch and you can attach all your basics to it.
You can build one yourself from the 80/20 catalog and a sewing machine.
Selling out the brand
4200 is a lot of money
$4000?
OH HELL NO!!!
Is it made from erloomernum? He didn't make it clear.
$4k seems like a lot of money for a rooftop tent...but I suppose there are people who buy this...otherwise this wouldn't exist in the marketplace.
I understand that Roofnest probably sponsored the video, and that's nice. But, the suggestion of throwing more weight on top of an already maxed out dynamic capacity could be a liability issue. Especially if a kayak and the rtt get ripped off a vehicle while traveling down the highway and thrown into a minivan full of children. Not a lawsuit anyone would want to deal with. Is it wise to keep this video up?
All the comforts of home?:))
Made in China stay clear. My Brother has one he's only had it for a couple months and its already showing signs of wear.You have to take in mind that these things heat up to extreme temperatures with the sun beating down on them all day over time they will wear and rote out.
Made in?
For when you spend house money on your car and you need to live in it because you're homeless and broke.