[tcb] Re: Bus Depot Add-A-Room Side Tent Review
- From: "chuck" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:10:02 -0600
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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