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Sportz SUV tents by Napier

birder526

birder526

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Is anyone familiar with these tents...Sportz SUV tents by Napier? Some models look like they'd be great for the galley area, especially the #82000. Thanks, Diane
 
George_Ellen uses one of these, and there was a thread about them. Cary expressed some concern about heat building up underneath them. See below:


#18535 - 02/02/13 10:52 AM Re: Lots of opinions on Canopies [Re: Evan]
George_Ellen
Junior Member

Registered: 01/27/13
Posts: 30
Loc: Carlisle, PA 17013
Evan,
First of all, thanks for the welcome. Has anyone investigated the SUV tents available? If you pull the SUV out of the picture and back in a teardrop they look like a natural. In looking at the Camp Inn site pictures I see the Shaeffer's have used one. Any feedback on the concept? Here are a couple of sites. There are more but these look the best to me. Cabela's, Napier and Rightline Gear. They all have SUV Tents.
Thanks
George


#18544 - 02/04/13 07:33 AM Re: Lots of opinions on Canopies [Re: Evan]
Cary
Veteran

Registered: 03/09/10
Posts: 609
Loc: Necedah WI
George,

The SUV tents do indeed fit the trailer like a glove. One problem we ran into in our testing however. With the tent that tightly sealed to the galley you cannot use the stove. It overheats the hatch. You would need to do your cooking outside with a portable stove using the external gas connection.


#18546 - 02/04/13 08:57 AM Re: Lots of opinions on Canopies [Re: Cary]
George_Ellen
Junior Member

Registered: 01/27/13
Posts: 30
Loc: Carlisle, PA 17013
Cary,
Thanks for the cooking warning. Do the SUV tents hamper the use of the right side cooler table? I suppose the table could be stored and the cooler set somewhere else. Also I need to talk to you about another topic that we discussed earlier. I will call you on the phone.
George


#18547 - 02/04/13 09:41 AM Re: Lots of opinions on Canopies [Re: Evan]
Cary
Veteran

Registered: 03/09/10
Posts: 609
Loc: Necedah WI
George,

Yes, you would not be able to use the side table with the SUV tent.

Cary



#18550 - 02/04/13 04:44 PM Re: Lots of opinions on Canopies [Re: Cary]
AlCat
Senior Member

Registered: 04/18/11
Posts: 462
Loc: SF Bay Area, California
Originally Posted By: Cary
George,

The SUV tents do indeed fit the trailer like a glove. One problem we ran into in our testing however. With the tent that tightly sealed to the galley you cannot use the stove. It overheats the hatch. You would need to do your cooking outside with a portable stove using the external gas connection.

Cary




could this also create an asphyxiation hazard?

-Al
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Al and Cathy
550 Ultra #450 (as in "For Fifty" - we both turned 50 the year we bought the trailer, coincidentally)
the SS Joyful Tear


#18562 - 02/05/13 07:44 AM Re: Lots of opinions on Canopies [Re: Evan]
Cary
Veteran

Registered: 03/09/10
Posts: 609
Loc: Necedah WI
I would assume so. It really is a fairly small space inside of one of these.

Cary
 
Thanks for your feedback. I think we will NOT get an SUV tent, but will probably go with the REI Alcove and wind panels.

Diane
 
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