[tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
- From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:39:11 -0600
I spell it the same as Alma.
It's my right as a Texan!
:-D
On Feb 22, 2011, at 2:03 PM, a1992cabbygirl@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Spelled Y'ALL. Sorry Alma.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alma Jo Barrera <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 1:57 pm
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
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> Ya'll (is the correct lingo)
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> Alma Jo
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> ----- Original Message -----
> 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:
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> 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
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> Depends on the Latitude.
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> On Feb 22, 2011, at 8:10 AM, "chuck" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> --- On Tue, 2/22/11, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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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