Man I am so jealous of your camp out. I have been itching to get out since my awning and room arrived, just haven't been able to sneak away with kid stuff. Funny thing is that I even have the same mr buddy heater and was wondering how it would do in the arb room!
I am surprised you don't drink Kirkland scotch, I hear it's made by a good name brand. On the coffee front I am looking for a good camp setup, I want to be able to take whole beans with so looking at a couple options, probably use my aero press with a hand grinder!
Side note: fridge arrived already, will start measuring and check in on construction advice soon. :thumb:
I was really excited to get away, even for one night! I want to try that Kirkland scotch- just gotta get up to Delaware to buy it- no alcohol allowed in MD Costco's- this is a great state...
Looking forward to helping you with the platform build! Phone is probably easiest! Miss you man!
Hey Antman,
Is there a 4th wall against the 4runner or is that open?
How tightly does it seal against the 4runner?
Were you able to leave the door or window open to get the heat into the 4runner?
Looks like an interesting alternative to a roof top tent.
Hey Brian,
I gotta tell you, that room is awesome! I got it from Autoanything during a 30% off sale, free shipping for something like $110 bucks. Here's everything you may ever want to know about it...
Yes, it has 4 sides, plus it's own ceiling and a thick floor. The back slides into a channel on the awning, the front zips to a flap on the awning, and all the sides clip into place to hold the box-shape. They provide plenty of tent stakes too.
The side against the truck sits completely flush and there is a zippered door that lines up perfectly with the passenger door on the truck. I roll this up and tuck it into the space between my Gobi and roof and it fills that gap. Only downside to that, is it leaves a gap under the truck where the door opening is. I put the stuff-sack with a tarp in it under the truck to fill that space. I find it easiest to do it this way instead of unzipping that door every time I want in the truck. I was a little leery about leaving the window/door of the truck open with that heater running- it is propane and I leave the tent windows partially unzipped for ventilation. I have no doubt that if I left it on high with everything zipped up it would cook in there...
You can stand up fully inside with room to spare. Every side has zippered, screened windows that have grommets so you can stake them out like awnings if it's raining. The front door can be opened from either side and has a full length screen as well. There are 2 vent screens on the back at the top to allow ventilation if all the windows are closed. There are also 2 zippered openings to run power cords through.
Typical ARB quality- overbuilt. Takes about 20 minutes by yourself to setup or take down (maybe half that if you are in a super hurry...)
I love it! Any other questions?
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