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*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by ChamYota, Jan 23, 2014.

  1. Feb 4, 2014 at 11:39 AM
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    ChamYota

    ChamYota [OP] Crash Bandicoot Or Groot AKA Cham "Scottalot" Yota

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    Damn son.. pics of that setup. thats a sweet rack over the softopper
     
  2. Feb 4, 2014 at 1:47 PM
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    ChamYota

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    Tepui. ALL the way. From what i've heard from Steve@ Southeast Overland(local off road/recovery expo shop) the Customer service from Tepui is top notch and although they are similar as hell, i'd rather pay more for something and have good CS if i ever needed it.
     
  3. Feb 4, 2014 at 1:54 PM
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    or wait until the CVT group buy in March and pay even less AND help out some fellow TW'ers.

    Not sure what the discount will be for the GB but if its 30% like last year CVT would be hte least expensive.
     
  4. Feb 4, 2014 at 1:55 PM
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    This! Haha

    I want a good discount!
     
  5. Feb 4, 2014 at 1:59 PM
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    X2 for Tepui
     
  6. Feb 4, 2014 at 2:09 PM
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    I can attest to Tepui's customer service. Great people to deal with.

    [​IMG]

    They even helped install!
     
  7. Feb 4, 2014 at 2:12 PM
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    ChamYota

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    I've heard nothing but good things customer service wise and others can agree with me. It's up to you man.
     
  8. Feb 4, 2014 at 2:39 PM
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    And doesn't Bass Pro Shops distribute for them? The local one to us has a couple Tepui models and it's the web price so I can pick it up local and save all the shipping. :D WIN!
     
  9. Feb 4, 2014 at 3:32 PM
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    Roost
     
  10. Feb 4, 2014 at 4:55 PM
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    I think the hard shells are nice for SUV's or it you're mounting the tent high up where you want something a little more aerodynamic but yes they are pricy!

    I want to say that there WAS one manufacturer in the US but they went out of business...can't remember for sure though, its been a while since I did the research
     
  11. Feb 4, 2014 at 4:58 PM
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    The hard case Autohome RTTs that many think are made in the USA are actually made in Italy. Most others were first developed either in South Africa or Australia. Now there are lots of Chinese copies of the African and Australian tents. CVT and Tepui are both copies of other brands.
     
  12. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:00 PM
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    Yeah, now the tents are super popular. Someone should start an American RTT biz haha.
     
  13. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:02 PM
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    You want some sticker shock on a RTT? Check out the T-top from Eezi-Awn. That tent is badass and the quality is at the top of the food chain. If money was no object I'd have a RTT from Eezi-Awn (made in South Africa). They really are very nice tents. But the family size T-Top is almost $5K!!

    http://www.equipt1.com/companies/Roof%20Top%20Tents/product-eezi-awn/357723-xklusiv-t-top-family

    This is the 1800 model that costs $3900
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    This is the 2200 model (two ladders) and the one that costs $4900
    Fathers_Day_124_a0d6838d48d22446fe956ed45667f3055a078326.jpg
     
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  14. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:05 PM
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    That's ridiculous!
     
  15. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:06 PM
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    :eek: does it have gold plated accents? A jacuzzi? 24hr concierge?
     
  16. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:07 PM
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    RTT jacuzzi mod!
     
  17. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:10 PM
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    you go first... :popcorn:
     
  18. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:10 PM
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    Definitely hard to justify for the average person like all of us. But if you were doing legit expeditions for months at a time, it would be worth every penny. The quality speaks for itself and it would hold up to extended use in extreme conditions far better than the less expensive options.

    The cheaper ones are more than reasonable for the average car camper like every single one of us here. Nobody on this forum is doing true expeditions.
     
  19. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:12 PM
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    Definitely.
     
  20. Feb 4, 2014 at 5:16 PM
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    Very true. For weekend trips the average RTT is great and I expect mine to last me for years and years. I do use it alot - last summer I was out on roughly 20 camping trips that totaled over 35 nights in the tent. Roughly 10 of those nights were in Yellowstone/Grand Teton where hotels cost over $100 a night but campsites are $10-20 a night. I'd say I'll get my money's worth out of the tent soon enough :cool:
     
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