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Good truck camping tent

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by akelty, Apr 27, 2019.

  1. Apr 27, 2019 at 1:04 PM
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    akelty

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    Looking for a good quality 4+ person tent (fit 2-3 people super comfortably). Something you can stand up in. Weight doesn't matter because i'll use it as truck camping tents. Prefer made in the USA. On somewhat of a budget so the cheaper the better...
     
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  2. Aug 14, 2019 at 4:15 PM
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    DrFunker

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    Truck tent for 4 people?
    Not sure what you are going to find other than an RTT.
    Tell us more about what you are looking for.
     
  3. Aug 14, 2019 at 4:20 PM
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    uploadadventure

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  4. Aug 14, 2019 at 6:25 PM
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    20190615_150317.jpg slumberjack overland 8, $119.00 on sale. Great quality. Plenty of room. We use a queen size air cot in the rear room and chairs in front room.
     
  5. Oct 3, 2019 at 8:46 PM
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    ElevatorEd

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    Not cheap but im using a Gazelle t4. It's truly a 4 person tent and sets up in a few minutes.

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  6. Oct 3, 2019 at 8:55 PM
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    So which elevator company do you work for?
     
  7. Oct 3, 2019 at 9:06 PM
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    I work for a smaller company which was acquired by Schindler last year.
     
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  8. Oct 3, 2019 at 9:47 PM
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    Nice, worked for kone 20yrs ago. Just got back into home elevators and stairlifts.
     
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  9. Oct 3, 2019 at 10:06 PM
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    Oh nice! I have a service route out in west LA county
     
  10. Oct 4, 2019 at 6:08 AM
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    My husband camps with one of the truck bed tents. He uses the foam mats made for a kids play area to make the floor softer for sleeping.
     
  12. Jan 6, 2020 at 3:48 PM
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    Gazelle tents are spacious and setup up in mins....personal own a T4 plus love it
     
  13. Sep 11, 2020 at 4:33 AM
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    How do you transport this tent. Is it small enough to fit corner to corner in the bed?
     
  14. Sep 11, 2020 at 8:47 AM
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    Yes or on top of gear strapped down. t4plus is a heavy tent but worth the extra space as I own t4 as well
     
  15. Sep 11, 2020 at 8:49 AM
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    Camper shell, has to be inside the bed.. are you a short bed?
     

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