[tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
- From: "Alma Jo Barrera" <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:56:35 -0600
Ya'll (is the correct lingo)
Alma Jo
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From: kelly dosch
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 1:37 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
I bet it won't even drop below 60* at night.
Oh that's right, you're all a bunch of Texans. You'll still be
shivering in fur lined parkas and mittens.
I'll bring hot chocolate for uh,.. you-all.
--- On Tue, 2/22/11, Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 2:06 PM
Depends on the Latitude.
On Feb 22, 2011, at 8:10 AM, "chuck" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Parden me for being old and stupid but what the hell is beano? some
sort of alligator food?
oleblue
----- Original Message -----
From: kelly dosch
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:59 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
Oh don't say that. It's going to be warm this year! And
I'm bringing Beano.
--- On Tue, 2/22/11, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 8:49 AM
Windy, cold, bus trouble, farting… welcome to Bulli Cras!
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kelly dosch
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 10:56 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
Oh for sure. It's no Magellan Dome tent. But like
they advertise, it looks like it will get much easier after a few set-ups. But
still, you have to think of it more as an addition to the bus than a simple
tent.
I stayed at the Galveston State Park about 6
weeks ago. We took the VW prescribed "four people". It was a nightmare. It was
too windy to start a fire and too cold to be outside without one. I ran out of
propane and somebody broke the handle off the sliding door. We were bored and
cramped and somebody kept farting.
I think that experience fueled my appreciation
for the Add-a-Room.
--- On Sun, 2/20/11, Eric Woodall
<ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent
Review
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Texas Coalition of Buses" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 9:45 AM
Just don't try to use one with a full length roof
rack.
I just don't work.
I'm glad you liked yours, I just hated mine.
It was great while it was set up but set up and
teardown sucked big time I thought.
Guess I'm probably spoiled by years of setting up
backpacking tents though.
On Feb 19, 2011, at 10:35 PM, kelly dosch
<kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In case any of you have been considering
selling a kidney to buy one these rudely over-priced tents, I highly recommend
it.
I think it is really every bit as good as
they claim, if not better.
Is it really over $400 worth of tent? Not by
any stretch. For that money one might expect a Sherpa to carry it for you. But
they have cornered the U.S. market so it's all about supply and demand.
Does you want one or does you don't?
I searched long and hard and finally found
some side tents across the pond. They had some interesting tents but they don't
ship to the U.S.. I checked the prices of a few remailing services, did the
math, and one might as well get plowed by Bus Depot for all the trouble it was
worth. Plus, Europeans are not terribly concerned with having a floor in a
tent. That just doesn't fly down here with the swarms of mosquitoes.
The Bus Depot tent makes an impressively snug
fit against the bus and has a bottom curtain so wind, bugs and varmints don't
just wander in underneath.
The canvas is thin but stronger than your
average tent. The poles are built like a tank.
These tents are built to last.
It actually packs down a bit smaller than
they estimate and the tent, poles, and ropes and stakes are in 3 different
bags, so you can spread them throughout the bus more efficiently than if it
were all one huge mass.
It is heavier than all hell at 85lbs, but
most of the weight is in the poles. (which is a relatively small bag that will
disappear, flush, in the front cargo rack) They are very heavy duty and built
to last. Since It is something I want to last as long as my bus I cannot fault
them for that. The poles are the cornerstone of the tent and it is safe to say
they will last forever.
The extra "changing room" is on sale, but I
don't recommend it. It literally takes up half the tent. If you are shy about
changing with your guests it is easier to just do it under the blankets or in
the john at your campground.
I didn't pay over $400 for a tent just to use
half of it to change my pants in.
I just wanted to give everybody my two cents
worth because it is a lot of cash to drop on a product from a company that
offers no reviews. They don't even have many pictures and the ones they have
are crappy. I don't even think the one in the picture was entirely set up. It
looks like a big potato sack. It really tightens down much nicer than the pic.
All told- Are they overcharging us? Hell yes.
But it did just turn my tiny Campmobile into a virtual cabin, adding 100 square
feet of living space.
Their profit margin must be shameful, but if
you are camping with more than 2 people I still think it is worth it.
And if you still want a changing cabin, just
get the $35 Coleman shower. At least you can bathe in it as well.
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