Reddog1 wrote:
As for the tent cot on top of the Samurai, there are camping areas where it is worth considering. Maybe flash flood areas, bear country, alligator country,
Wayne...I don't think that RTT is going to provide much protection for any of these circumstances...
When I have to tent, it is with a cot to sleep on, or when backpacking my big agnes
Q-core inflatable mattress (~ 1#) very comfy.
Trying to compare these RTT's to TC's is ridiculous.I look at the way a lot of Folks use these and to me it just seems they are doing their best to avoid the obvious; get a TC! I see Folks parked in private campgrounds, walmarts, NP's, etc...these are not remote 4x4 areas. Not saying some Folks don't use them as intended...but then again...I see plenty of Land Rovers and Jeeps that have never even been in a dirt parking lot. So a lot of Folks make the excuse they have an RTT to run the sahara...but do they? Really?
There is a reason these things are all over craigslist...a rube goldberg contraption if ever there was one!