[tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
- From: Mark Jenkins <marktts88@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:46:13 -0800 (PST)
That is whay the kite he flies all weekend never comes down
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From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, February 22, 2011 9:10:51 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
Paul is losing his memory. Must be that olds heimer disease.
--- On Tue, 2/22/11, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 7:13 PM
>
>
>Yhea , we'e never had bad weather at any of the Bulli Gras I've been to,and
>Iv'e
>been to all of them.Sun always shines, no rain ,70's in nthe daze and 60's at
>night.No need to bring fire logs , rain coats or even coats or a light wrap.Oh
>yes ,and the wind is always under 40 mph all week end long.
>
>Paul Smith
>Transporters@The Point 8
>October 7,8 and 9 ,2011
>Morgan's Point Resort Texas
>
>--- On Tue, 2/22/11, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>From: kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 1:37 PM
>>
>>
>> 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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