Possible New Buyer 560 Ultra

Kevin said:
Such a useful thread I bumped it with a request for info:
Now that a few have the G6 which was a newer copy of the Clam, with a couple advantages- any feedback?

Still happy with the New Breeze 12x12 cuz it can be setup a variety of ways:

CI ticked under far enough for'ard to provide a private side entrance, room for a honey bucket of the collapsible sort stowed under until night.

CI tucked under just enough to have a galley shelter plus larger screen room to sit around a Big Buddy heater as toe warmer/campfire substitute* enjoying the view in the colder shoulder seasons that are common in high desert.

See Moab and all that red rock country, Joshua Tree, east side of the Sierras, Grand Canyon, Four Corners, and on and on further north.
* in wildfire season its getting strict out west since covid (and the newby family campers/vanlifers/homeless who have forgotten the "Leave No Trace" ethic of a generation prior); "no fires".

With the new Heated LiON option you dont HAVE to save the roof for solar- a couple hunnert watts on folding suitcase panels set up in the sun on an extension cord will do ya. Leaving the CI tucked in the shade or covered with a fly in desert as needed.

Then you can mount a rooftop tent for the big kids.
Or a Bundawn like the Aussies...
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We recently purchased the G5 with 3 wind walls on Black Friday for $179 including shipping. Having owned two Clams, I find the Gazelle superior in construction. The waterproof rating is superior then the Clam. The poles are thicker and appear to be stronger. The tent stakes are quality. The pockets that the vertical poles slide into are bigger and stronger. The ropes used to secure the side walls are color coated. The only negative on the Gazelle is there is no loop for securing a lantern at the peak of the roof. We love our G5!
 
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