Tartan Dave Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Not sure if right place but asking the question. Has anyone got one of these? How are they? Can you basically pitch up anywhere with one? Could you make a cheaper alternative yourself? Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 30 minutes ago, Tartan Dave said: Not sure if right place but asking the question. Has anyone got one of these? How are they? Can you basically pitch up anywhere with one? Could you make a cheaper alternative yourself? Cheers Not recommended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 What the f**ks a tent box? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 10 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: What the f**ks a tent box? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 11 minutes ago, hk blues said: You sleep on top of your motor? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Just now, Melanius Mullarkey said: You sleep on top of your motor? No. Whatever gave you that idea? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 34 minutes ago, hk blues said: No. Whatever gave you that idea? What the hell have we become? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: What the hell have we become? Doesn't seem very comfy - I'd be afraid of falling off that ladder when I nodded off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 55 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: What the hell have we become? That must slow you down a bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 13 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: That must slow you down a bit. Quite handy to be honest. Mrs Mullarkey can pop out the window, onto the ladder and up into the box for her Senior Service King Size fix without me stopping the car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Was a spate of these being nicked in Edinburgh a while back https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-woman-fumes-after-checking-29140221 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dug Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I've got a roof tent for my camper. Not a Tent box but similar to the one in the pics above. Decent for the kids as they are a bit older now and want a bit of privacy but still want to come away with me. Can set it up in about 5 minutes and put it away in about 10. Apparently it does sway a bit if there's any wind though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 20/08/2024 at 21:00, Rockhopper said: Was a spate of these being nicked in Edinburgh a while back https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-woman-fumes-after-checking-29140221 What a bizarre para. from that article - if it had said 'opened his curtains' it would've made more sense! Chris Philip, who works as an ambulance technician, opened his Facebook after he woke up on Thursday, May 2 to find his tent box had also been stolen. He is now considering leaving the city for good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landry Zahanioni Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 This boy on YouTube has made a couple of videos exploring Scotland with a tentbox on his car. Looks alright if you're just pitching up at the side of the road somewhere. http://www.youtube.com/@BoredManOutdoors 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidkennedyshand Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) We're looking at possibly getting one for next year. Much easier to drive somewhere further from Ayr to do a hill and just camp than making a long drive back or pay ever increasing ridiculous hotel prices. We went to the cycle shop in Killie that is now a tent box dealer to see a couple of them. Saw the Cargo which is the most expensive in the Tentbox brand. Weird shape but pretty rugged and up and down in seconds. Also the classic which is the rectangular one. I much preferred this. Bit bigger and more room inside. Also up and down quickly as it uses gas struts. One thing you will need to look out for is your cars static roof load limit. My other half has a jeep renegade and it's static weight is 70kg. The Classic weighs 66kg and the Cargo 74. Kg. So by the time we add decent roof bars to hold the tent box on both of these aren't ideal This leaves us the Lite which takes a bit longer to get up and down(the wedged shaped orange one above)or the brand new Tentbox Go which was just released last week. Both much lighter than the Cargo and Classic. We're going to Peebles in a few weeks and hopefully we'll see the other 2 as we're planning to nip into Calders Cars in East Calder as they're the other Tentbox dealers. Quite a few brands about though. Ventura seem to be the other ones we've seen a few of around Edited September 4 by davidkennedyshand 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Where on earth is the enjoyment in camping at the best of times, never mind teetering on the roof of a car? If you can't afford a proper holiday, stay at home! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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