23Zero Breezeway 62 RTT Setup. Gear Review #2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- This 23Zero Breezeway was loaned to me by Spirit Of 1876 for some testing and I gotta say, it's nice. It may appear to be like many other RTT's but the thickness of materials and Light Suppression Technology really sold me. Speaking of selling, at a price of $1,499 I think it's a really great deal when comparing to others. There are lots of companies out there and even more tents which can get pretty exhausting, I loved the darkness, the mattress and the ventilation. I also forgot to mention the cover that the mattress comes in eliminates the need for an anti condensation mat. If you're interested in a rooftop tent check these out. Have fun out there!
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My Tires:
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I love these tires. The only others I'd take are the BFG KO2 but they don't make them in this size and the KM2's are amazing. You can probably imagine the amount of driving I do weekly and how much abuse my tires get.
My Tire Deflators:
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These tire deflators have many $15 copies but the others just don't hold up or are inaccurate. I don't know what the deal is, they look identical to me too but read the reviews- they're bad. I've been using these Staun's for over a year and never had a problem, I air down a lot. Set them at the trail so your tires will be the same temp when you get to the trail next time.
My Compressor:
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There are better ones but I'd just get a bigger VIAIR, not someone different. Airs up all my 33's from 14psi to 37psi in less than 10 minutes. The in-line gauge is inaccurate when the compressor is on because of the pressure passing through. You need to switch it off to get a real reading. You can combat this by figuring out what incorrect reading corresponds to the real one. When mine is right at 3 Bar (43psi) it's slightly over 37psi. I put it on another tire and then use my real gauge to set it exactly.
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I went through 2 tripods in 1 month, a $20 and a $30. Buy it nice or buy it thrice. This thing gets opened and closed MANY times per week in rain, snow, dirt, and even in the middle of rivers. I love the 2-stage legs so i can make it real low in 2sec instead of shortening all the legs.
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The filters are a must. Again I have the worst ones and I am still very pleased. My first use was video #35 and I think it is very apparent. Illinois Gulch (#34 obviously) has a completely white sky, way too much blue. I'm still not even good about selecting the right one or changing them out but it's 10x better than nothing.
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#23zero #rooftoptent #softshelltent
This guy’s sense of humor makes this so much more fun
hey thanks bud!
He is a hoot!
"her boyfriend and his dog" lmfao😂😂😂😂😂
haaha thanks for watching this mess 😂
@@BRollOffroad that joke alone got me to haphazardly subscribe :D
Ok, I'm sold. I'm gonna get one for my Xterra. It'll definitely fit my wife, her bf, his dog and myself.... 😶
nice that’ll be perfect! 😂
Holy shit. So glad I came across your TH-cam channel. My wife, her bf and all our dogs are going to be so happy.
holy shit that makes me glad! this channel is mostly trails, if you’re looking for stuff like this check out the Spirit Of 1876 channel too 👍
@@BRollOffroad even better. I love trail videos. I will also check out Spirit of 1876.
I originally wanted a low profile hard shell RTT. But this thing looks too good. I like the size and I like the LST and most of all I like the price point.
right there with ya, this is what i’d get, i don’t mind the setup time.
Second time I set up my walkabout 62 it’s was. Dark out and I struggled with with the pack down took a while to compress it properly maybe because I had all my blankets in the tent
My wife's boyfriend approved! 😝
nice, glad he likes it!
I lol'd a few times....nicely done
Convinced. And this was so effin funny. Come to Utah and I’ll buy you a beer lmao
hey thanks for checking it out!
Been lookin into this tent that’s fairly close pick up, about 45 minutes away by freeway from home, and Honestly Im sold, nit cuz of the tent but your humor🤷🏻♂️😂🙌 made this review I was lookin for even more fun to watch👌
thanks bud! it’s a very nice tent, the light suppression is no joke.
Great vid as always but as an Xterra owner who had a RTT too be careful when you go offroad. It made me a lot more top heavy and I nearly rolled before. Our curved roofs seem to make weight up there much worse.
yea i haven't gotten into anything messy yet, i notice it on mountain highways but not too bad. have to run some real tests soon..
I went back and forth between RTT on the X or on an offroad trailer. Went with a trailer because 1) top heaviness, 2) cargo capability, and 3) being able to set up a base camp and not pack up every time I wanted to go somewhere. Have done a popup before, so it should be like that, but it can go places!
nice! i’ve wanted a trailer for a long time, have had jobs towing trailers for lots of my life all the way up to semi’s so seemed like a good choice. unfortunately i have nowhere to put one and never have the money haha.
Dude. This review rocks.
But you already knew that.
haha thanks buddy!
Thank God. I've been looking for a tent that can fit both my wife's boyfriend and dog along with us.
THIS. IS. IT.
I am jealous of your overlanding setup. Very nice Broll.
thanks Dad! SO1876 is going to toss something else up there but for now i'm very pleased haha.
You, your wife, her boyfriend, and his dog. Doesn't get much better than that!
my man!
Good thing you had your window down at the end!
that's what screwed me! i had my keys on my belt but thought "i'll just reach in.." as i was doing it i thought "is THIS the car that does the alarm when- BEEP BEEP" haha.
@@BRollOffroad It's got me once or twice, totally forgot about the feature until I saw this
Video is really good you’re almost as crazy as myself we should go camping sometime we can have a walkabout camp party
Awesome video man! Love your sense of humor 😂
thanks bud! 🙏
“Watch the paint, watch the paint” hahah my favorite part
channeling my NY uncle 😂
They need to make you their spokesman..I am sold. lol
Because youre a funny dude youve earned my subscription! Not like im a big time guy but hey, youre welcome! Haha nice video dude, im gonna be ordering a Breezeaway today!!!!
hhaha thanks buddy! depending on the size we may have them in stock at Spirit Of 1876, i’m out of town right now but check it out on the site!
Really nice looking setup
thanks and thanks for watching!
I just purchase the walkabout 56 for my wife and I. Really looking forward to taking it out. New subscriber after watching this and the RS1 Swag video. Great content
thank you so much! also great choice, i really like it and it IS a great price when comparing to other tents.
@@BRollOffroad Absolutely, I started looking at the smitty built, but no point in going cheap on such a big item. Plus we got the 56 so the wife's boyfriend will have to sleep outside.
good call! 😂
Good morning bro great footage from the drone !
thanks bud!
All the reasons you stated at the end is exactly why I didn’t get one. Too much weight up high and they are damn expensive! Also I love to preview the trail or have camp setup while we go wheeling and come back to a fully setup camp. I also like to do super off camber trails and any weight above my belly button in the drivers seat is a no-no(I even opted for no sunroof). If they had some sort of quick release option to take it off at a moments notice would be nice. Anyways, keep up the nice vids!
i know. Front Runner just made some quick releases, kind of spendy and unless you put in a hoist, i don’t see me inviting people over every time i need to remove/replace it.
Just wanted to check out a review but this guy! Hahaha😂 WATCH THE PAINT, WATCH THE PAINT!
haha appreciate it, thanks for watching!
dude, this is just so hilarious. thumbs up both hands
thanks bud!
Loved the video and glad you posted where you purchased it as not far from Castle Rock. Just started searching for one and rack attack doesn't sell this line. Actually going to head down that way tomorrow and check it out
i was just borrowing it but now i work there so i’ll see ya tomorrow haha! we’re normally not open on Saturdays but i’ll be there 10-4 because a few people want to look at tents.
@@BRollOffroad Oh nice. I checked on google maps and it was saying 10-4 but good to know for future needs. See ya tomorrow
Watch the paint! Watch the paint!! 🤣
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So glad I found your channel!!
What got me to start watching you was your video of your trip to the plane crash site in Boulder.....
Where in Castle Rock did you get the tent? I want to pick one up as well because I have been looking at RTT.
Thx for sharing all your adventures!!
sure thing thanks for watching! Spirit Of 1876 is at 2278 Manatt Ct. currently doesn’t have exact hours so call before you go but usually there during normal business hours.
Nice one! Still waiting on that backstage of backstage of b-roll video! Hope to start wheeling very soon, need your advice!)
haha i have been thinking of how to do it.. it’ll happen one day.
The music in your intro reminds me of a local band called Headwater !
i think i found ‘em.. stand up bass/banjo/flat guitar?
B Roll Offroad yes they put on free shows when coming back from Victoria on the ferry !
Google Headwater on BC ferries !
that’s sick, i’ll check it out when i get home 👍
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Living man love it
thank you!
Man you crack me up!
thanks bud!
"Lots of numbers in this video. Get your notepad." Noted. :D
haha did you get ‘em all down?
@@BRollOffroad I think the answer is 17? :D
Thanks for the vid. Are you able to leave all your bedding inside when you pack it up? Pillow, sleeping bags etc.
sure thing! and yes you can, i have the thick Mountain Trapper 0° from Cabelas, i had to fold it like a V so it wasn’t quadruple layered but it fit 👍
Hey John, Where did you film this? Looks like a nice spot for some videos. Was this outside of Golden? Coal Creek Canyon Area? Would you share the location? Thanks.
it is! unfortunately it’s some communal property by my parents house up in Conifer.
@@BRollOffroad Ah i see, the family hookup. Nice spot!
Does the straps vibrate while driving on the highways? Since all the straps going cross the vehicle..
i never heard them, just gotta get ‘em tight 👍
it claims a height of 14", is that including the ladder hump in the middle ?
the top of the ladder to the bottom of the tent is 14”... but then the tent rails are 1” so from the top of your crossbars to the top of the tent bag is going to be 15” total.
I’m not sure if you were serious, but if so, you need to teach me how to get 23mpg. 😂 Love the vid!
there’s all the easy ones (clean air filter, tire psi etc), also factoring larger tire size. if you’re tire is 8% bigger than stock you gotta add 8% more miles if you’re doing it with the trip meter. if you have a Scangauge you gotta fill out all the settings including getting your speed accurate, then it’ll know you have bigger tires.
the biggest one is driving style though. my first car was an 88 Cadillac that had a MPG calculator screen in it so i’ve been playing this game for 2 decades haha. basically trying to never come to a complete stop, coasting to red lights that usually turn green when i get there. if a highway is steep downhill where i’m getting on i’ll just let the gravity get me up to speed.
“anytime you touch your brake you’re wasting gas” - Jeremy Clarkson
it really all boils down to: if there’s nowhere to go (because of traffic or otherwise) i stop accelerating.
there’s a ton of other stuff like how people always say “i live in the mountains- i can’t get good mileage” this is crazy. my car going 70mph on flat ground with the cruise on is getting 22mpg let’s say. when i go up I70 i’m getting 10mpg... but when i go home and my cruise is set going DOWN those same hills we’re talking 60-100mpg.
soooo uphill is a loss of 12 but downhill is a gain of 50+. the reason people who live in Evergreen are averaging 12mpg is they’re flooring it all the way up the hill getting 4mpg probably, then the next morning speeding up to 80, slamming brakes to 60 for a corner, flooring it to 80 to re-pass the guy that was just going 70 the whole time, next corner slam brakes... good mpg is driving smoothly, trying to use both pedals as little as possible.
meanwhile i have the cruise at 69, never touch anything, boom- fantastic mileage haha.
also keep in mind this is all situational, i’m not just idling around town with a line of cars behind me haha. i play the game when i can/it doesn’t affect anyone else.
@@BRollOffroad Finally, someone else that sets the cruise to 69 on the interstate. It works. 👍
I’ve seen a lot of insulation videos about the 23 zero my question is this.
Question: when you install the tent onto the roof rack does the protective bag go on before or after install??
i usually have it on before so the whole thing is sealed up in a nice package. once it’s time to go on the rack there shouldn’t be a reason to go inside the tent for any part of the install.
This is the tent I am getting. Thanks for your video and letting us know how this thing sets up. I noticed they charge extra for delivery if you don't have a forklift at home. Did they drop it off in your driveway or you have to unload it from the truck?
no problem, thanks for watching! where do you live? i would probably recommend not marking the extra fee and just having a buddy over and you guys can just carry it off.
Did you mount this on the stock roof rack?
i added crossbars on top of the stock side rails with u- bolts.
looks badass. You prefer the RS1 to an RTT though? that's kinda how I'm leaning.
they’re kind of not comparable, really depends. the swag is a 1 person, this is a 2+ person. the swag takes up LOTS of room inside the Xterra and this is all outside.. setup times and being off the ground are the same, this LST is way better (pitch black vs. pretty dark). i think setting up the swag is easier because i don’t have to climb around my car 4x to set it up but i also don’t have to carry anything to setup the 23Zero. every tent is going to have pros and cons but the main ones here are how many people are you trying to sleep and how much room do you have inside your car.
brollfroad!
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Can you pack it up with sleeping bags inside?
within reason yes, i have a pretty thick Cabelas bag and it was fine.
Fucking hilarious and informative.
thanks bud!
Nice review. How has the factory cross bars held up? Considering a RTT but don’t want to have to replace my crossbars on my Xterra.
i drilled holes in those rectangle extruded aluminum bars everyone uses, then attached with u-bolts.
@@BRollOffroadsorry I couldn't tell from the video but the u-bolts attach to the actual roof rails? Then to what?
Cool Xterra and very nice job with the video! What amount of weight is the roof rack able to handle?
thanks! the stock rack is listed as 150lbs dynamic but those crossbars just have weak little plastic clamps. this setup had new crossbars with u bolts around them so way better grip.
@@BRollOffroad thanks for the info! I'm enjoying the content, keep up the good work!
Great video. I'm in Denver too. Did you get it locally? If so where? Or order it online?
i was just reviewing it for Spirit Of 1876 and now i work there! we’re down in Castle Rock at 2278 Manatt Ct Unit C8. currently out of stock but we have a big shipment on the way, should be here in a week or so.
@@BRollOffroad nice. I'll have to swing down and have a look at the place
I'm pissed that the cover has to be "tucked" into the bottom of your roof rack. How did these idiots not think of what to do with it?
you can slide it out too but i don’t want to put it in the car or anything. ROAM has loops to tie it up there but as we’re learning (with annexes too) that middle seam of the tent is rarely right at or beyond the wall of the rack. most tents sit inside the rack 1-3” so you can’t even access it once the tent is
bolted down. the only other options are putting it on risers so you can reach in there or offsetting the tent to one side.
Is your xterra 4x4????
of course, factory locker as well.
Why the switch from the ground tent?
i’m just testing it for now but good when my girlf is with me.
Will it mount to a normal factory roof rack/crossbars?
on an Xterra? no. the plastic clamps at the ends of the crossbars are too weak. i got 2 pieces of 80/20 aluminum and set them on top of the rails. then drilled 2 holes at the ends of each new crossbar and ran u-bolts around rails and up through the crossbars then bolted down. probably have to grind the no upward facing threads flush with the nuts.
I have never understood the appeal of a roof top tent here in Australia when 4wding, as you need to pack up to move on and the risk of falling down those steps is every present... No scary beasties here ... However... In the states I can see the benefits of being up on the roof, getting away from the lions, tigers and bears ... Etc.
unfortunately if they wanted to get up there they easily could… the good news is unless they’re starving and you’re using beef jerky as a pillow you’re probably good. the biggest difference between a swag is definitely having the space inside. i recently got a new RTT after using an OzTent for a couple years and i couldn’t believe how much more room i had. the other would be perfectly flat no matter what, leveling can be a pain but in the end it’s a completely flat surface with no lumps. here in the Rockies it’s all lumps so that’s a plus.
Hey B R,
I'm a recent convert to the American gazelle T4 hub tent. Pitch time is 90 seconds, add bed and chair and it's done. About 8ft sq and standing height.... Absolutely sensational for me, the wife, the boyfriend and his 🐕 with room to spare....
Great as a base camp and packs in 90 second.
@@brucefsanders hahaha sick! there are a bunch of companies making tents like that now, they seem really cool. pretty sure they started as ice fishing pods and then a couple material changes and now can be used anywhere. they've always seemed cool to me with either a pop out spring loaded wall or a kind of umbrella mechanism to get them open.
Sweet tent! Would it fit 2 adults and two kids?
you could go 3 people lengthwise and if one kid is young enough could sleep sideways at the head or feet. i wouldn’t like it personally but i know a guy who gets his wife and 2 kids into a tent significantly smaller than this. i recommend putting some tape on the floor (96x62) and seeing if all of you can fit in there.
@@BRollOffroad sweet! Killer price! Really like the ikamper but it's double the price. I like the black out windows on this one too. Cheers mate! 🍻
How much heavy your roof top tent?
this one is about 145lbs.
Had any rainy days/nights in this thing yet? The front/back rain fly have those gaps along the side by the door, and no side window awnings to keep it off the side of the tent
the whole main tent is waterproof with taped seams. i think the fly is mostly for cooling, puts the whole tent in the shade and probably want it because of the skylight. i’ve also heard they help with condensation by having an air gap.
"her boyfriend and his dog" Ah, I see, you, too, invest in GME.
haha will do!
My friend, what apparatus did you use to mount on 2nd gen xterra?
80/20 extruded aluminum crossbars on top of the rails. drilled 2 holes on either end of the 80/20 bars and ran U-bolts around rails upwards through crossbars and bolted.
@@BRollOffroad thanks. If you're ever around GA, my FB IS Coda Blue.
@@BRollOffroad fuck, sorry, I'm a nurse. When you bolt the ubolt (or muffler clamp) are the bolts recessed within the extruded bars. Did you have to hack saw? Seems they might interfere with bottom of tent? I know, duh. Please bear with me. Just purchased 56breezeway cuz of you, so...its your fault, kinda..
haha! sorry! yes unfortunately that is a pretty DIY Home Depot setup i had at the time to get the job done. i now have an UpTop Overland rack. with the DIY setup yes- i had to cut the bolts flush with the nuts and there was just enough clearance to the bottom of the tent due to the tent rails raising that floor up about an inch. this was fine functionality-wise but i did get 2 dents from the floor contacting the nuts. i’d glue a rubber square or table leg pad in that area and i bet it’d be no problems 👍
@@BRollOffroad i will look at utop
You have to invite the wife's boyfriend. It just wouldn't be fair if you didn't ask him to come with. 🤣🤣
lol!
@@BRollOffroad love your sence of humor and content man. Glad I found your channel!
appreciate it! 🙌
Hahahaha “her boyfriend”
You funny.
well thanks Herb
Wife's boyfriend's dog can't go. Gotta draw the line somewhere.
do what you gotta do bud.
Dog can come... boyfriend has to stay home.
LOL
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Fkng hilarious...
haha thanks bud, nice handle!
B Roll Offroad no bud... thank you... that was really messy - informative and funny. Keep up the great work.🤘🏽