BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)
14th July 2024
Parkwood Nr. Leeds
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Caravan, roof tent or tent cot?
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light weight at 350-500kg but big enough to sleep inside. most of the KIP's has 200+kg of load capacity.
KIP can have moisture issues inside the walls. Poletta is better with glass fiber walls, but they are ugly.
They can be left at parking lot or camp before going laning. Requires larger engine fitted to your jimny to keep smiling.
about 2-3000£
roof tent
big and bulky on top and access is a pain i guess.
about 1000£
Make my own camper:
Roof tent or similar can be mounted on my SJ 0,5 trailer if i remove the hardtop. Maybe lenghten the trailer by 40cm so it can be used for sleeping with the hardtop? No license plate on the trailer yet, so not road legal. too much work for a good usable result perhaps..
tent cot
easier to get rid of before laning than the roof tent. cheaper, easier access. often more hassle to set up before sleeping time.
kamprite.com/shop/tents/tri-fold-series/...e-original-tent-cot/
about 300£
prices mostly norwegian price level, might be different in UK.
Any thoughts on better alternatives?
experiences?
Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 BFG MT, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck, 17%/87% high/low gears.
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China made brands also available.
But other overlanding solutions like a camper, offroading trailer and roof tent has a higher NIF. (neighbour impressive factor)
Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 BFG MT, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck, 17%/87% high/low gears.
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You could have a palace of a tent and every creature comfort you require for less than the cost of a tiny roof tent.
Roof tents only make sense to me if you are crossing the Sahara. Everytime you use the car you have to pack away your tent. For the 50 weeks a year your aren't using it you need somewhere to store it.
Caravans are quick and convenient once you get to a campsite but dragging then around the countryside is pretty boring. The ones that suit a Jimny are cramped to the point of being annoying- having to pack away the kitchen to make the bed etc. They are expensive. Storage when you aren't using it is a pain.
Tent cot is a bit of an oddity. There's no space for doing anything except for sleeping, but it's still massively bulky and awkward.
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My trailer has been in storage for ten years almost now, got to get it home and finish the project now.. soon.. some day..
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Busta wrote: As the owner of a tent only campsite I might be biased, but what is wrong with a regular tent? They work with any car without affecting performance. There is loads of choices depending on your criteria e.g. size, headroom, pitch time, durability, looks. You can make them as comfy as you like- plenty of options for different mattresses, cots etc.
You could have a palace of a tent and every creature comfort you require for less than the cost of a tiny roof tent.
Roof tents only make sense to me if you are crossing the Sahara. Everytime you use the car you have to pack away your tent. For the 50 weeks a year your aren't using it you need somewhere to store it.
Caravans are quick and convenient once you get to a campsite but dragging then around the countryside is pretty boring. The ones that suit a Jimny are cramped to the point of being annoying- having to pack away the kitchen to make the bed etc. They are expensive. Storage when you aren't using it is a pain.
Tent cot is a bit of an oddity. There's no space for doing anything except for sleeping, but it's still massively bulky and awkward.
Norwegian weather..i live on the north west coast, but i will use it mostly during the summer of course. I am using a tent now. a crappy one. Storage when it is not in use is a good point, but now i allready got the trailer and i have the space for it as i have had for years.. I can fit a regular tent inside it easily though. But then there is the NIF as i mentioned.
For any of these solutions i was not thinking of doing anything else but sleeping inside, and for the trailer options to transport more gear. For camping i spend all of the time outside anyways. Have been camping for years with a large caravan like the one in the picture above. I have pulling it with another car than the jimny of course. So i would like something more than my tent. A roof tent on the roof is way to impractical for my taste so i guess some solution with the trailer is the most likely option.
Tent cot for ease of use and a more flat and dry ground than what norwegian nature usually provides.
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