My newest GOBI add on

[Rene S. Nielsen]

Hi

Just found a few pictures from my last vacation, where I have the latest GOBI add on installed :excited:

[Arizona Hummerboy]

Very nice set up.:clapping: How long does it take to set up the tent?

[Rene S. Nielsen]

It's very easy

It takes around 10 - 15 min, but as the setup is right now, I can't do it alone.

When I'm on the roof unpacking the tent, I need another person standing in front off the car, to grab the ladder, otherwise it will smack right into the hood :(

I'm working on a solution for this, but the tent is perfect.

I jest have to get used to people sneaking up on me to take picters off the Hummer when I'm up there sleeping :)

Rene

[frenzy1]

Impressive man !!!

[OldHiker]

And the advantage of sleeping up there is?

[dochummer]

And the advantage of sleeping up there is?

Won't get as wet if it's pouring out, less bugs, snakes, etc... And I think you can just leave your bedding out when you fold it back up...is that right? Of course, can't pee out the door anymore, unless you like peeing on your hood...:jump:

[timgco]

Won't get as wet if it's pouring out, less bugs, snakes, etc... And I think you can just leave your bedding out when you fold it back up...is that right? Of course, can't pee out the door anymore, unless you like peeing on your hood...:jump:

And if camping with me, my dogs can't pee on your tent. :D

[CO Hummer]

unless you like peeing on your hood...:jump:

:D

That reminds me.....we need one for Adam's rig.

[Rene S. Nielsen]

exatly as dochummer says.

They claim that you can leave your bedding up there when you fold it together.
I havn't tried that, I normaly put it inside the car.

But it really is great. And is you are camping on rocky grounds you don't have the problem with putting the pegs in the ground :)

But try to keep your hands off the wife, otherwise everybody within a mile will see the car rocking :)

Rene

[mikejr]

i assume there is some sort of a floor in the tent since it cantilevers over the rack like that? how many people will the tent sleep?

[Motohead]

just remember if you walk out half asleep that the first step is a doozie...

[Big Z]

I give it ONE Night!..........If That! :twak: :jump: :popcorn:

[GLBLWARMR]

Thats a pretty wild setup. What you need for the late night bathroom trips is a funnel and 8' of hose. Make your own urinal

[dochummer]

You'll notice that a lot of Europeans use the roof tent setup for their expeditions....

[ipeefreely]

I dare you to sleep in the there while someone is driving. :excited:

[Rene S. Nielsen]

mikejr -

There is a solid 12 mm plywood floor in the tent, on top off this there is a 70 mm mattress.

There are openings in all 4 sides and mosquito nets in all the openings.

There are a better description on this side

www.hannibal.co.za (http://www.hannibal.co.za/)


Dochummer -

Not only do the Europeans use the roof tent for there expeditions,, but the safari here is just perfect :)

There are no animals trying to eat you for lunch


Seriously you don't see them very much in Europe, I don't know hoe this is in the US, but I can tell you that there are great.

My wife don't like camping and see don't like sleeping in tent's until we got the roof tent, now I never have any problems convincing her that we can just sleep in the car.

I east Europe you just have to be careful where you park at night, but it's not a big deal anywhere in Denmark.

[datapimp69]

so you had to cut up your gobi for it to work?

why didnt you trim the ladder so i would be level?

other then that it look great.

[DDWH]

Very cool!:perfect10s:

[H2bill]

Where's the add on? I keep looking at the photos and all I see is the woman? :D

[mikejr]

somehow i'd never get my wife to stay in that although it looks really cool.

She likes the hotel action alot better than a tent. Sort of reminds me of the tent package they sell for the avalanches.

[MiamiVice]

If you have a SUT, can the tent be turned around and the ladder dropped down to the tailgate. Hell if you make a removable access hole in the floor over the sunroof, you can access the tent that way.

[obzidian]

the access door through the sunroof is a great idea but i run the risk of messing up the interior a bit, mostly the giant-sized armrest.

However, i love that tent!!

[Rene S. Nielsen]

Hi

The tent can be turned any way you want it.

On my old car i had it turned backwards. It was a Mitsubishi and on that car the supplied ladder from the tent would reach the ground, but there is no way that it will reach the ground on the hummer, that's the reason it's tied to the front grill.

The nice thing about this setup is that if your car is not parked level, you just move the ladder, this way you can adjust part off the tent to be level, making it easier to sleep.

I have even seen a few people having it turned sideways.

If you turn it either backwards or sideways, you even get a bit off shadow under the tent, and if you get light rain, you will be able to sit under it in shelter.

You can also get a "shower skirt" to fit under the tent, so you have you own bathroom :)

The way that I have it mounted, I have access to the tent both from the front and from the back.

After I have used it for a while, I now only enter the tent from the back. This way I can keep my shoos on the roof rack, instead off on the hood. This way they are not so likely to get eaten by the wildlife

Rene



datapimp69 -

Yes, I had to cut into the Gobi to get it to fit, I really didn't like doing that, but I needed the space.