camping in grand fashion !!

[popovm]

15 hours ago, TobyB said:

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I don’t blame you! 

['76mintgrün'02]

[OriginalOwner]

AWESOME !!!   mint understands the concept !!!!!

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[Lorin]

6 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

Fantastic , Tom. 
 

How does that affect the top speed ? It’s looks beneficial for downforce. 

[Conserv]

8 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

But also bear in mind… 

 

See below from the Owner’s handbook. Is that weight limit about static or dynamic use of the vehicle? Or both? Either way, I wouldn’t recommend sleeping in the pop-up while the car is in motion… ?

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

['76mintgrün'02]

Thanks for posting the specifications, Steve.  Coincidentally, the load limit on Thule racks is also 165 lbs.  I once made a run for some FREE 2x6 framing lumber and put 24 x 10 footers on that rack.  When I got home I weighed a couple of them and did the math, only to learn that I'd more than doubled the weight limit!  (I won't do that again).  Having put the roof/rack to the test, I would not hesitate to sleep up there; but I don't know why I would want to.

 

There is a roof-top folding tent for sale on Amazon (for $1200) that looks a lot like the one in the original post.  It folds into a bulky box that stays on the roof and weighs 125 lbs empty.  Add the weight of a body or two and you'd surpass my load of lumber.  I'm sure that tent was just put up there for the photo.  What a poser!!   

 

This tent folds/sets up in about two minutes and weighs next to nothing.  It also packs up really small.  The tricky part is coming up with a floor and having that fold up and fit in the trunk.  I'll bet I could attach a folding aluminum cot to my rack and set the tent up around it;  but climbing into the tent is another challenge.  At least my (beautiful) big bumpers provide the first step, as well as a sturdy attachment for the base of a ladder.

 

I like the color combination of the tent with the mint.  The rain fly is a pretty light blue, but adding that is more than I want to do for the fun of a photo or two.  Maybe I'll throw it back up there today and take another photo in the sunshine.  

 

 

Tom

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by '76mintgrün'02

['76mintgrün'02]

Here's what's under the mock-up.  I need to find a cot with an aluminum frame.

 

I am going to set up this CABANA and see how it fits alongside the car.  I think that'd make more sense than sleeping up top.  

 

 

The colors look like they'll go well with mint.  I see Colorado, Manila, Taiga, Polaris?

 

 

O2 camping is a fun topic.  Makes me wanna take a road trip.  

 

Tom

[AlfaBMWGuy]

Generally related, but not specifically about putting a tent on top of your '02 in a futile attempt to avoid being mauled by bears in the middle of the night:

 

Roads – Sports Car Camping

WWW.SPORTSCARCAMPING.COM

 

[chargin]

On 7/23/2022 at 6:53 PM, ray_ said:

On 7/23/2022 at 6:51 PM, jp5Touring said:

 

I did and I liked it.  ?

I'm blocking you!

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[OriginalOwner]

UPDATE 

 

found a few more Camping In Style pictures .......

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[02Les]

1 hour ago, OriginalOwner said:

UPDATE 

 

found a few more Camping In Style pictures .......

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

 

just what we needed......more pics of this thing.

[2002iii]

Do you think they parked close enough to the water?

[SydneyTii]

Those guys are crazy, I saw one trip on YouTube where the home made convertible guy was driving in a proper Thai downpour with the roof off, he did have a crash helmet on to keep his head dry though!

[Leucadian]

17 hours ago, 2002iii said:

Do you think they parked close enough to the water?

 

I believe they call that an "Overwater Bungalow".  

[SydneyTii]

In this part of the world you’d have a nice hungry croc waiting for you at the bottom of that ladder!

well a bit further north of Sydney 😜