mikescuba
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Tente 2 seconds EASY 2 kaki QUECHUA - Tente Camping - Decathlon
That's my Roof tent. 2 seconds to put up and 20 seconds to put away. Bedding went inside the van, the theory was it would help stop stuff flying about. Leaving the bedding on top James sounds good but don't underestimate how the sand gets everywhere. I think you will probably find you will have to shake it out each night to get the dust out.
And yes, everything does get thrown about in the back. I want to install some sort of dog guard thing to stop everything flying forward when you go over big bumps. The constant pounding seems to shake everything loose especially when driving over the gullies. Its like driving over a corrugated roof. Adjusting tire pressures helps and driving at a speed where you time the gullies right also helps. However within the first half hour when we left the tarmac all the Bolognese type sauces and cartons of soup were broke or leaking or dripping off the windscreen.
Luckily we had extensive menus for the trip. Anything glass was broke including the hurricane lamps. We had five Metal Jerry cans full of diesel which didn't leak or leave the inside smelling of diesel. I had two 30 litre plastic water containers which had little taps on the bottom which I thought would make it easier to use, leaked all over the back of the van. The constant pounding just broke off the taps. I am pleased to report that the 120 bottles of 2 litre Evian water and the 120 bottles of beer and wine were intact. We didn't have any refrigeration so we relied on tin type meals which you can buy in France.
Which didn't taste too bad. It was all great fun and we are looking forward to the next trip. On the next trip we could probably cut down on the weight a bit. But hey, its a holiday and the 110 can take it all.
That's my Roof tent. 2 seconds to put up and 20 seconds to put away. Bedding went inside the van, the theory was it would help stop stuff flying about. Leaving the bedding on top James sounds good but don't underestimate how the sand gets everywhere. I think you will probably find you will have to shake it out each night to get the dust out.
And yes, everything does get thrown about in the back. I want to install some sort of dog guard thing to stop everything flying forward when you go over big bumps. The constant pounding seems to shake everything loose especially when driving over the gullies. Its like driving over a corrugated roof. Adjusting tire pressures helps and driving at a speed where you time the gullies right also helps. However within the first half hour when we left the tarmac all the Bolognese type sauces and cartons of soup were broke or leaking or dripping off the windscreen.
Luckily we had extensive menus for the trip. Anything glass was broke including the hurricane lamps. We had five Metal Jerry cans full of diesel which didn't leak or leave the inside smelling of diesel. I had two 30 litre plastic water containers which had little taps on the bottom which I thought would make it easier to use, leaked all over the back of the van. The constant pounding just broke off the taps. I am pleased to report that the 120 bottles of 2 litre Evian water and the 120 bottles of beer and wine were intact. We didn't have any refrigeration so we relied on tin type meals which you can buy in France.
Which didn't taste too bad. It was all great fun and we are looking forward to the next trip. On the next trip we could probably cut down on the weight a bit. But hey, its a holiday and the 110 can take it all.
