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Old 10-11-2017, 01:52 PM #1
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James Baroud Explorer - Comprehensive Review & RTT Buyers Guide
Hey guys, this took 5 months to make, but I hope the wait is worth it for you all.

Grab some coffee or a nice beer, because this is EXTENSIVE.


Part 1 - The Search For A New Roof Top Tent

Part 2 - The Decision

Part 3 - Long Term Review

Part 4 - Roof Top Tent Check List

I hope you enjoy! This is my first time writing a review article. So feedback and comments are much appreciated!
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Great review!

Not really a RTT guy (yet?) since we have a T@B Teardrop. I even put some higher profile BFG T/A tires on the T@B to gain 3/4 in clearance, in the hopes of getting her a bit farther off the pavement.

Using your RTT 20 to 30 nights a year, I assume you leave it on year round? I cant imagine hoisting that baby up and down. My Yakima Skybox is hard enough to get up there!
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Great review!

Not really a RTT guy (yet?) since we have a T@B Teardrop. I even put some higher profile BFG T/A tires on the T@B to gain 3/4 in clearance, in the hopes of getting her a bit farther off the pavement.

Using your RTT 20 to 30 nights a year, I assume you leave it on year round? I cant imagine hoisting that baby up and down. My Yakima Skybox is hard enough to get up there!
yup, it lives up there!
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This is a great find, thank you for posting it! Super helpful as Im doing my RTT homework while waiting for my gobi to arrive.
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This is a great find, thank you for posting it! Super helpful as Im doing my RTT homework while waiting for my gobi to arrive.
Happy to have helped!
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I just stumbled across this post. I'm getting ready to build my roof rack to hold a RRT. This article will come in handy. I'm starting to read right now!
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Excellent Review!! I'm looking to buy a RTT currently and this was thoroughly helpful. Thanks for taking time to share your knowledge and experience to help guide those of us that are new to RTT's in the right direction. Cheers!
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