Tentbox Lite 2.0 Review 2023 (Longer Review) // Is it worth the wait?
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This is the first ever review in the world of the Tentbox Lite 2.0.
There are two versions of this video, this being the longer version.
You can watch the shorter version here:
• Tentbox Lite 2.0 Revie...
The Tentbox Lite 2.0 is a roof top tent (RTT) sold by Tentbox Ltd in the UK.
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This review video of the Tentbox Lite 2.0 answers various questions you might have about the tent.
The contents of this video are below:
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - I've ordered a new tent. Which one is it?
02:45 - Opening up the tent and how long it takes
03:45 - Colour options
04:47 - Build quality
05:24 - The NEW rainfly cover AKA "The Hood"
06:56 - Will it fit on my vehicle?
07:27 - Size and space | How many people can it sleep?
10:25 - Taking a look inside
11:24 - Stargazing with the extra skylight
12:31 - Will I fit inside comfortably?
14:12 - Doors, windows and fly nets
14:55 - The vantage points are a HUGE positive!
15:52 - Comparing with the other models
18:30 - Is there storage?
19:00 - Is it comfy to sleep in?
20:38 - The zips. Is this a bad thing?
21:42 - The NEW tent pole bag
22:09 - NEW additions underneath the tent
22:39 - The NEW "foot-friendly" ladder
22:55 - Upgraded outer cover
23:30 - A word on the new Annex
24:04 - IMPORTANT! Setting up this tent with a Tentbox awning
25:54 - Round up / Summary
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Thanks for the thorough review and for sharing the discount code. I've placed an order on the back of this 👍
Your video has sealed the deal for me, and thanks for the code too!!!!
You’re very welcome. Have some amazing adventures 😊
Great video pal thanks
Clear and concise, excellent video thankyou ❤
Thank you… and thanks for watching 😊
Fantastic review . Thank u
Agreed
Very in depth video, definitely gave me a good idea to what i was considering buying. I did in the end go and buy one using your code, so thankyou very much :)
That’s amazing, thank you for taking the time to watch. Do you know how long you have to wait before delivery?
Great work Chris
Thank you. Really appreciate that. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great video as always mate, good to see you back!
Thanks mate. Looking forward to meeting you properly next month
@@ChocChipTravels not long now mate looking forward to it!
Great review, I’m sold
Thank you. Absolutely enjoy it buddy. Adventure awaits!!
I’m currently lying in mine in France 🇫🇷
Very informative review,well done.
Thank you 🙏🏻 😊
Great review video and good seeing you back on here too! I've only just purchased my lite 1.0 towards the end of last year so was a bit gutted to see that this was coming out when I hadn't even got around to using mine yet 🙈 I wish tentbox would make some more accesories for the 1.0 too, like the annex that will cover the ladder for instance, I'd love that
Thank you. Appreciate you watching again 🙏🏻 Yeah it’s one of the main reasons I switched from the Cargo is the annex but I wouldn’t worry, you’ll still really enjoy your adventures with your 1.0. The reasons why you bought it last year are still true now.
Enjoy it and have some fantastic adventures matey 👍🏻😊
@@ChocChipTravels no problem! Your videos are good so why not 🙂 yeah that’s true, I have a few ideas of what I might be able to do anyway and you never know the new annex for the lite 2.0 might be able to be adapted for the 1.0
Thanks I will and you too! Look forward to any future videos you do and if you find any good places to stay with a tent box. One thing CZcams is lacking is tent box videos and specifically people showing where is good to stay with them
@@mpdale90 Yeah trying to find good places that aren’t campsites is tough but i’ll keep on looking this year 😊
Hi Chris, I've ordered a tentbox lite 2.0, before I saw your review. I'm pleased it that it reviewed well. Looks fab.
Thank you, i’m glad it could help. Have you taken delivery yet? and did you manage to use a discount code when you ordered?
@@ChocChipTravels No, but no worries.
@@johnjeffrey8813 Enjoy it!!
Great information on both videos.. cheers 😎🤟
Would be great if Tentbox did a cover with a zip around for the 1.0 plus a double mattress topper for the 1.0 also I've found out the mattress gets condensation underneath, after 2 nights in the Lake District, I checked underneath and it was wet through... Dry Matt should really go with all Tentbox's
Yeah agree on the mattress. I had to buy a dry matt for my Cargo. The new Cargo models have ventilation holes under the mattress in the base but I didn't notice them on the Lite 2.0, so i'm assuming they won't be on the XL either. We do our best though.
The fact that new mattress is waterproof will help. I had my old cargo mattress stored in the garage all winter as I pulled it out in December and it was soaking.
Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching :-)
Thanks for this video, I’m getting a tentbox lite 2.0 next month!!
Amazing!! You’ll love it. Be sure to use my code to get your discount 👍🏻
Have you decided on a colour?
@@ChocChipTravelsunfortunately I found your video after I’ve booked and paid for my tent to be installed, I’ve gone for the slade grey and I’m just wondering about the security screws or the alarm that I’ve found on their website, what do you think 🤔
@@markplenty2631 So the upside to security screws is that they’ll deter the average chancer. The downside is that if someone is set on taking it, they’ll likely damage your car in the process of removing the tent by force, by either angle grinder or crow bar. Then you’ve got another problem dealing with car insurance.
The alarm is great. Hella loud and will be a great audible warning/deterrent to attract attention and hopefully put the committed thief off.
Ultimately, insure it for piece of mind 👍🏻
@@ChocChipTravels thank you for your advice!
Great info Chris .. got me thinking ...camp with 2 man tent ...and considering campervan ...but running costs are not cheap ...but on my Honda Jazz would be good ... obviously have cost to buy and roof bars etc ...but that would outweigh cost of running a campervan for everyday use ..as my Jazz is relatively cheap to run ...👍
Yeah, campervans are just so expensive these days. At least with the roof tent you can just run it on your normal car and yes, there will be a slight loss in mpg but it’s still nothing compared to the cost involved with running a campervan
Brilliant review. Just about to hit buy! One more thing though, your table caught my eye...balances on the wheel?? What is this sorcery? I've not seen something like that before.
Hey! Thank you for watching and yes, definitely get one ordered. You’ll love it!!
It’s called a Tire Table and it’s a fab piece of kit 😊
Thanks for a great video! One question, is the mattress in the tent during transportation?
Thank you 😊 Yes mattress stays inside but you have to take your bedding out for transportation 👍🏻
loved the video and now bought one , what are the lights you have on the outside ? also I mainly want to wild camp how do you find spots ?
Amazing congrats. Did you manage to use your discount code too?
The lights are the pro connect festoon lights from Lights4fun. They're great but are plug powered so need a power bank of some sort, just so you know. They are bright though which is good.
Spots wise... the Park4night app is a great start. You just need to check and see if they're suitable but there's a lot of cool places on there.
Where abouts you thinking of heading?
I would feel safer if the ladder could be withdrawn while up. But then the structure of extended base would be compromised. Other than that, I'm sure it would be great on top of my Vauxhall Corsa!
Yes i it does indeed provide support for the base. I honestly wouldn’t worry about it. Three years now and i’ve never had an issue 😊
great vid, we have the Lite V1.0.
What site did you stay at in the New Forest
Thank you 😊 It was this site:
www.backofbeyondtouringpark.co.uk
It’s adults only, but it was lovely and quiet
Hi there, what a great review video! I’ve got 2 questions though which isn’t been talked about in this video. How is condensation with this tent? And how is warmth (is there material on this tent, that blocks the sun from heating up the inside in summers)?
Would love to hear from you!
Thanks in advance
Would love to hear something about that
Hello! so condensation wise, we’ve not experienced any at all. I mentioned it a little more in my XL review, but there’s much better ventilation in these tents. I’ll update in the spring after I’ve done some winter camping to see if it’s any different in the cold weather.
To answer your second question, I think it’s like many other tents in that regard. it will warm up in the summer and be colder in the winter.
In the trip we did round Europe this summer, we left a couple of doors open for ventilation, but when you’re lying in the tent and it’s really sunny outside, the tent does provide an element of shelter from the sun. We just had a little USB fan running at the same time together with some airflow from the doors at each end. Worked a treat.
I can’t say for certain whether the darker colour tent does a better job of protecting from the Sun than the orange colour, but I feel it does.
For winter camping, we’ve purchased the thermal kit which we’ll be trying out this winter. This is supposed to help keep the heat in but again, i’ll do another video once I’ve tested this out 👍🏻
@@ChocChipTravels thank you very much for this detailed answer! I’ll be looking to buy one for a trip to Norway next summer, so I will look forward to the updated version after your wintercamping.
Enjoy!
Ordered our with your discount code…nice one 👍 what campsite is this it looks lovely.
That’s awesome. Appreciate you watching!
It’s called Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park near Ringwood. It’s adults only but it was a lovely. Very clean but also very peaceful and relaxing.
There’s lots of walking trails and it’s good for cycling too with New Forest on the doorstep.
Food options were good also. I took everything to cook but then they had a pizza van on the first night and i ordered a lovely curry delivered to the campsite on the second night which was recommended. Both were wonderful.
Would highly recommend it there! 😊
@@ChocChipTravels great thanks! Do you travel around much when roof top camping? Do you find it much of a chore packing down everyday to go out?
@@AL-dh9sf So if we’re staying on campsites we tent to just leave everything up and cycle/use buses to explore, where if we’re roadtripping and moving on one night to the next, we tend to keep it simple with what we use.
When on campsites we can put the awning out etc, but more things that unpack leads to longer pack away, so some night it’s just literally the tent and that’s it.
I guess it just depends on the situation but not a chore, it just is what it is. Still less faffy than packing away a traditional tent 😊
@@ChocChipTravels great. Thanks for replying. 👍
@@AL-dh9sf happy travels
hi just watched your review. You mentioned that you left skylights open - do they close over from inside tent? Just wondering how easy the option was to close or open them. thanks.
Yeah super easy… so the rainfly cover has clear plastic covers over where the skylights are. You can open and close the skylights themselves from inside the tent. There’s an outer cover (on the tent) and the bug netting too, both of which can be opened, closed and tied up with toggles from inside.
If you watch my XL review, I filmed the tent without the rainfly on in that video so you can see what it looks like
Looks really good quality.🤔👍🏻
Yeah they’re great 👍🏻
@@ChocChipTravels thanks for the really helpful review Chris.👍🏻
@@MultiBikerboy1 I appreciate that, thank you 🙏🏻 Has it got you tempted? 🤗
@@ChocChipTravels definitely. Never fancied camping in the mud😑
@@MultiBikerboy1 No, me neither. I appreciate some people are made of tougher stuff than myself and they love that kind of thing, but I personally wouldn’t enjoy roughing it, never mind the extra faff that a ground tent brings
Vaseline in the zip runners might cure the snagging problem. Works well on my coats. 🧐👍🏻
Great tip, thank you 🙏🏻
Great video - thanks. We’re ordering ours today! Quick question - are they easy to remove from the car when not in use, then put back on the roof again fairly easily? Thanks 👍🏻
Hey 👋🏻 That’s great. You’ll love it!!
So yes and no. You’ll need help lifting it on and off. Ideally 3 people really. It takes about 20 minutes to take it on and off once you get the hang of it and you’ll just need to make sure you’ve got somewhere to store it, but it’s not a major hassle if you’re happy taking the time to do it.
It would be worth searching in the Tentbox community facebook page. Some people have posted about ways they’ve been able to simpify/speed up the process of taking it on and off 👍🏻
@@ChocChipTravels Awesome - cheers 👍🏻
I would have liked to see you mounting it on the car
Honesty, I wouldn't haha. I remember when the mrs and I installed our Cargo. There were that many arguments I'm surprised it didn't end in divorce 😂
In all seriousness, the guys at Tentbox did it for me (we were short on time) but i'll be doing a video on the instalation of my Lite XL when it arrives next week 👍
Great video, installed our new lite 2.0 yesterday! In the box there were also a few straps and bungee cords - I'm not sure what the straps are for? They are connected in a "cross" or "x" with hooks on the end - do you know what they are for mate?
Yes mate, the X straps go underneath the base (behind the ladder) so you can store items under the base. There’s some metal hooks which i showed in the video, but i believe the X straps attach to the other bits that have like a loop of material. Not sure if that makes sense?
@@ChocChipTravels I believe it makes sense mate! I was looking at the bungees and x straps and was thinking they have to be for storage, but it was more in hope that I haven't built it wrong 😂
@@seandavies8175 Haha 😂 Is there nothing in the instructions?
@@ChocChipTravels not that I saw, but I was so excited to put it on the disco I probably whizzed right past it!
Can the 2.0 be packed away with sleeping bags in? Also is the bug netting small enough to keep the tiny Scottish midges out? Great video, thank you
So bedding wise, i checked with Tentbox and they said no, they’re not designed to be packed away with bedding inside.
As for the midgies, i couldn’t say for sure, but on my old cargo they were fine enough so i would assume the same, but i’ve not tested it yet
@@ChocChipTravels Thanks very much for your reply. I did ask on the FB group but obvs the admins are enjoying the bank holiday and not authorising new posts. It's a bit of a disappointment that sleeping bags can't be left in between pitches .... but let's face it a folded sleeping bag is probably less than 2cm thick ...... might just be able to get away with it🤷🏼♂️
@@PhilHaddon It’s certainly worth a try closing it with the bedding in. Can’t hurt. Have you got your tent already?
Do you have a code for USA buyers?? thx :) great video
Thanks for watching!! 🙂
I'm afraid not buddy. I've asked Tentbox in the past but they've said our codes don't work abroad. Still worth buying though
What’s the matress like in the 2.0? The first version is the single worst thing about it. Everything but the concrete matress I loved.
I found the 2.0 really quite comfortable, even compared to our original cargo mattress. Like I said in the review, no back ache the next day was key for me.
It’s always each to their own in terms of comfort, but it was noticeably better in my opinion
Hi I have just bought this and there is no straps on the outside?
Hello. Yeah they changed the design of the outer cover last autumn so there’s no outer straps needed anymore. I know a few people have been getting in touch with Tentbox to send out some extra straps that will allow you to roll the cover up, so it might be worth giving them a shout if you’re missing those, although i couldn’t tell you what you should be looking for as i’ve never seen what they are
Can you not install the L shaped brackets upside down? So the L is pointing to the ground not the sky. I’ve got both and this is not what I wanted to hear regarding the Lite 2.0 and the awning. Thanks for the video, I’m going to install both in the next couple of days, get back to me if you can with the above suggestion thanks. Or I’ll update this post once I’ve figured a way
We tried, but when we turned the brackets upside down, the outer cover of the awning hangs down and is in the way of the doors, or at least was on my vehicle. You could try it, but we all felt safest bet was to offset the tent so it wouldn’t intrude
Was that the only issue the awning cover hanging over the doors? I assume this is when the awning is opened? If so I can live with that🙌🏻
@@ronrammelle4735 Yeah that’s correct. It fit with the brackets down and I could open the doors with the awning out, just the cover hanging down that’s it 👍🏻
I have one more suggestion, I have got 6 t-track bolts and some nut eyelets the brackets have 3 holes drilled into each one. T-track the awning brackets to the roof bars facing up as you would, once on site set the tent up loosen the t-track bolts slide awning out (still attached to the bars ) install the hood poles slide back awning and tighten bolts. Set awning up, downside only 2 brackets holding the awning in place but 3 anchor points on each ( the t-track bolts ). I feared this would happen so I’ve ran through every possibility in my head to get around this issue.
You telling me that you can see the stars through plastic windows at night.😂😂😂
It’s a lot clearer without the rainfly on of course but yes you can. If you’re referring to this video then i took the rainfly off to stargaze 👍🏻
Where can you put your shoes? Where are pockets for putting shoes ?😊
I just put mine down at the bottom of the tent. Some people store them in a bag that hangs on the outside but I just keep mine in the tent with me 👍🏻
Thank you, but seems the bag for putting shoes outside tent is small and shoes can't fit in. And it is only one bag, when it carries two people, the other person will have no where to put shoes
@@edwinalexander1170 Yeah those boot bags aren’t huge. We used to have one with our Cargo though and never had a problem. You could use two bags if you have two people, but we just put them up in the tent with us and hang them at the bottom end so they’re up and out of the way 👍🏻
What do you prefer the cargo or 2.0?
Hmm Oh that’s a tough one. It’s not a simple choice, but if it was between the Cargo and the 2.0… i think the cargo.
If it’s between the Cargo and the XL… the XL. For me the size of the XL trumps the cargo, but the cargo’s a great tent.
Is the living pod a factor for you or not?
The flexible poles that support the rain fly look quit bendy/flimsy. How would they fair in the wind?
I can’t say personally as i’ve not slept in the wind, but the poles on the 2.0/XL are much stronger than on the 1.0. They do take a little flex to put in so they’re not coming out easily. Plus, the whole tent is rated up to gale force 8, so it’ll do fine unless you end up in a tornado 🌪️
I just don't see the point of these.
How come?
@@ChocChipTravels I can buy a perfectly good tent for 100 pounds. It is lighter I can pitch it anywhere. I don't need to climb ladders to get into it. It is not attached to my car so I can still use the car when my tent is set-up. I don't have additional drag from the roof box. These are a novelty a joke useless. There is not one benefit.
@@keypoint1293 All fair points. Would be good to know how your next adventure goes with the ground tent. Keep me posted 👍🏻
@@ChocChipTravels Why would I want to do that?
@@keypoint1293 How about just enjoy your ground tent then. Best of luck to you
Thanks for the discount code, just ordered mine and i cant wait!😁🏕️
"ChristopherGreenwood' code is invalid apparently :(( (04/06/23)
Omg I could’ve used the discount code to get £50 off but didn’t see your video till later 🥲