Nice review Tyler. I've been looking at these closely for a while now and they seem to tick a lot of boxes, low profile, light and not crazy expensive! And you even answered one of my questions - it would sleep 2 in the 1.2 wide model 😁👌👍 definitely do an updated review in 6 or 12 months so we can see how you're going with it mate 👍
Yep I definitely reckon you could mate, but then it may limit how much bedding you could fit in there when you close it. Might have to take your doona/sleeping bag out. Or it might all squish down together 😂
I've been looking for reviews of the FSR Odyssey tent and this popped up in my recommended. It's the exact same tent, just different fabric. Thank you for actually showing the inside. I haven't found many reviews that showed much of the inside at all and this is the first I've seen that talks about the back not being connected to the shell.
Mines a Trekking Oasis 5.2 stretcher roof tent. It only weighs 17kgs. I've been using it for over 10 years and it's on my off road trailer now. Bugger the ladder as well, I crawl in over the tool box. They're better than swags in many ways. My trailer is very light and easy to handle. It makes an excellent base camp.
Really liked your video mate, a no bullshit no frills look at a rooftop tent, 100% getting one of these units. Someone finally made a great design, I see Driffter is fitting a two piece hard ply floor into these now with a modified Aussie made mattress for the people whom need a softer bed set up. Will be watching to see how it pans out over the coming months. Cheers.
Great review Tyler. The beginning was hilarious. I almost purchased this model. Came close, very close. Ended up going with the iKamper Mini. Yes, its more expensive but takes up less roof space, same weight and the ladder folds up into the tent. For the price, the Wildland is great. If I had a bigger car, would have harder to chose.
Hello, thanks for the video, I bought a store and I have a question, where do you put the ladder when you are upstairs, because if you leave it on, they can steal it from you, right? All the best
Not bad although I’d still pay double and get a fibreglass tent with proper insulation and mattress, and that does not get so wet when it rains, and good quality fabric and zips etc, made in Italy like the Autohome ones and know it’ll last 40 years. Great review. Thanks
How do you go for being over weight on your roof. Roofs can only usually carry about 70 kg total. So if you weigh about 90 kg plus your tent at 54 kg you are potentially over weight by about 70 kg. If it’s a new Ute, you will void your warranty if you do damage.
Wouldn't it be better if you remove the pioneer tray and have the tent attached to the cross bar that the tray would have been mounted to? This would also make the tent sit much lower on the roof.
@@TheSillybeenbag There are 2 cross bars that hold the Pioneer tray. I'm thinking that the tent could be mounted directly to these for a cleaner install.
Yeah im not 100% sure, you could possibly do that except then you can't take the tent off to use your platform for something without having to reassemble it all. The tent is a 5 min job to get on or off, but obviously a lot longer if you're assembling platform which I still want to be able to use at times
@@TylerThompson90 I guess it depends on your use case. If you are going to be constantly taking the tent off then yeah, leave it there. If it's going to be a 'permanent' install then you could mount the tent directly to the 2 rhino bars and move the tray on top of the tent where you have 2 bars to mount it on.
Looks like a semi decent tent. My only worry with this, if its raining or has been raining, wont the bedding get soaked during pack up. Enjoy the new camping solution.
@@joelackner4172 possibly. Not sure where the air will escape too when closing, be like a giant balloon. Ill need to see more of this tent before i make any definitive judgement asto get one or not.
Have had it in the rain/snow for 2 nights and opened it back up for the 2nd night and was still dry as. When it opened back up at home after the two days in the rain/snow there was a little bit of moisture in there but was minimal
How has it effected the handling of the Navara while off-roading? Don't care about wind noise or fuel economy. That is the only thing holding me back. Don't want to spend a ton of money making my vehicle more capable off-road if the added weight of the tent ruins the handling. Most of the reviews of other roof top tents on CZcams seem to be more focused on overlanding rather than hitting hard trails like you do so they never mention the effects on handling. Would be great to hear your feedback.
@@TylerThompson90 Great to hear. Looks like I might pull the trigger on a rtt. This Drifta one seems super light and way cheaper than a James Baroud. Cheers mate!
Great vids.... Not my sort of action. But great to watch.... Shame it seams yr not a fisherman.. With all the great places u go.... Keep goin... Tops...
Watched your videos and pulled the trigger on a Navara. Good times. One question; Love the RTT, keen to set ours up the same. However, the Nav max roof load is 100kg, with Rhino rack (40Kg) and RTT youre at capacity (on road), imagine off road would be worse. Have you noticed any issues with the roof integrity, the riveted roof rack points etc.? Are you not concerned about this? Thanks
Awesome, hope you enjoy it! I've never noticed any problems. Seems all good to me. Are you sure the rhino rack is 40kgs? I remember handling it and thought it was pretty light 🤔
I’ve been watching your vids for a bit and picked up an NP300 for myself! Have you figured out a way to turn off the rear view mirror compass at all? :|
Hi Tyler we also have a np300 but wanting extra space so thinking about the 140cm wide one. Do you think this would look ok or stick out to much cheers.
Another good watch Tyler. One question mate. This video is listed as new (todays date 13/9/2020)....most of the comments are from 3 to 5 hours ago, but a couple are from a MONTH ago ? Not that it matters, I'm just curious though. I look forward to your next trip, but I suppose you would be enjoying the break. I got the front of my new LTZ lifted just recently. Made a hell of a difference.
Tyler posted on Instagram asking if anyone wanted the link early. I was one those followers, because we just bought one and we’re dying for another review. Tyler also has Patreon which I think give subscribers exclusive access.
Yeah the end of the floors are open once you open it up, like between the hard shell and the material so that water can run down off the tent and not get caught. It has rubber seals that squish together when you shut it to stop water and dust.
Great. when I saw your fingers poke out the bottom I figured what's the point of sealing the top of the tent if it will come from below. As you probably know there are not many places that dust doesn't get. You getting on ok with it so far? Any little changes you would make after using it for a while?
@@scotthughes9136 Yeah I haven't personally put it through much dust yet so can't comment on that but Kaito did 8000kms up cape York and he said he didn't have any dust issues. Ive had it in the rain and snow and was great. Only change ive made so far is I upgraded the mattress, just found a bit hard when you're spending a few nights on it. So I basically put a thin wooden floor in there over the bars and then a super comfy 100mm mattress over the top and its amazing now haha
This is a concern of mine too. If you hit a dirt track dust HAS to get up from the bottom and in between the tent and shell. There's nothing stopping it. If you forget and leave your windows open, it's all in your bedding. It's the only thing I need a clear answer on before I pull the trigger. I think the rubber "seals" are more to stop the two halves rubbing together than to prevent water and dust ingress.
Good video Tyler as always. Don’t forget that the roof rating for maximum roof carrying capacity is in the driver’s handbook. I don’t have a handbook but have found this. Don’t forget you have to take the weight of the rack away from this too. Hi is there a limit for weight on the roof of navara dual cab, I have a trade rack steel Thanks Reply landmannnn landmannnn · Administrator Joined May 27, 2007 · 13,272 Posts #2 • 3 mo ago It's in the driver's handbook, I think 100kg. Reply D Daniel_K · Registered Joined 4 mo ago · 8 Posts #3 • 3 mo ago Only 56kg / 125lb. Reply Craighew Craighew · Registered Joined Apr 30, 2018 · 260 Posts #4 • 3 mo ago I asked nissan about this a while back. They confirmed 56 kg....
Roof rack loading and vehicle roof loading is a mine field. As you have to dig deep to get some real figures from manufacturers considerations are load in motion, static loads & going off road loading. Example a Rhino - Rack with backbone setup ( premium rack/system) for 100 series land-cruiser is rated to 120 KG , with vehicle roof rated to 200 KG i believe, so you are good to go with larger 1.4 metre tent at 59 KG, think again, lets start with lighter model suitable to 100 series (42103B ) it weighs 39 KG, take this away from 120 KG, you now can only carry 81 KG ! it gets worse as when you go off road you need to divide the figure by 1.5 approximately to get off road loading due to bumps, twisting and shaking movements, thus their controlled document says for this rack off road taking into account all the above you can carry 57 KG !!!! what do 4WD's with roof rack and tent go ? off-road !!!!! Note most consumers would just see the 120 kg figure. This has implications with insurance if you are in an accident. static load is fine with 321 kg when you are sleeping up there. my message is do your home work with tent to rack set up. all that said i will be buying this tent and using the new ARB base rack !!!
@@lastknownlocation8760 I read somewhere it was 200 kg like 200 series, reality is I wouldn't load that much anyway, especially when you have to work with lower figure, which is rack constraints in this case. and I wasn't saying yours or others in this chat are overloaded, just passing on some info. The ARB base rack is loaded at 175 KG, less weight and off road calculation its good to about 100 KG, all the best cobber.
Geoff McGovern...Yeah, who cares ? When people ask me about my fuel consumption, I just say, "knowing that is not going to change anything, so why bother"
I noticed the camera woman laughing :) Sounds familiar. Bloopers are the best bit. It's good your off the ground I suppose with this tent.
Well done, loved the bloopers. I see the camera operator was making you earn your keep again. hahaha
Haha thanks mate
Nice review Tyler. I've been looking at these closely for a while now and they seem to tick a lot of boxes, low profile, light and not crazy expensive! And you even answered one of my questions - it would sleep 2 in the 1.2 wide model 😁👌👍 definitely do an updated review in 6 or 12 months so we can see how you're going with it mate 👍
Thanks mate! Will do 👍
Thanks again Legend! Very informative for how much little time you have had it. Bring on a 10 day trip!
Cheers mate! Yep keen to take it on a bigger trip
Cracking bit of kit mate 👍 🏴
Cheers for the video on your first impressions mate. Champion 👍🍺🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed it
Cheers for the run down tyler! I wonder if you could fit an eggshell topper inside to make it a bit more comfy🤔
Yep I definitely reckon you could mate, but then it may limit how much bedding you could fit in there when you close it. Might have to take your doona/sleeping bag out. Or it might all squish down together 😂
I love your bloopers mate especially the ladder
I've been looking for reviews of the FSR Odyssey tent and this popped up in my recommended. It's the exact same tent, just different fabric. Thank you for actually showing the inside. I haven't found many reviews that showed much of the inside at all and this is the first I've seen that talks about the back not being connected to the shell.
Glad it helped!
Mines a Trekking Oasis 5.2 stretcher roof tent. It only weighs 17kgs. I've been using it for over 10 years and it's on my off road trailer now. Bugger the ladder as well, I crawl in over the tool box. They're better than swags in many ways. My trailer is very light and easy to handle. It makes an excellent base camp.
Sounds like a good set up mate
Thanks for the video mate! Explained it all super well. Can't wait to get mine yewww
No worries mate!
Thanks mate..great stuff.... Really enjoyed it Tyler !!
Thanks mate!
looks like bloody hard work
Loved this so much, thank you
Really liked your video mate, a no bullshit no frills look at a rooftop tent, 100% getting one of these units. Someone finally made a great design, I see Driffter is fitting a two piece hard ply floor into these now with a modified Aussie made mattress for the people whom need a softer bed set up. Will be watching to see how it pans out over the coming months. Cheers.
Thank you mate! Great job!
Well done Tyler, great review.
Thanks!
Great review 👏 👌 your machine is looking good now with all the goodies!
Thanks 👍
A very good informative video on the tent. I like to know the model of you rhino rack please and its price. Thank you.
Great review Tyler. The beginning was hilarious. I almost purchased this model. Came close, very close. Ended up going with the iKamper Mini. Yes, its more expensive but takes up less roof space, same weight and the ladder folds up into the tent. For the price, the Wildland is great. If I had a bigger car, would have harder to chose.
Cheers mate 👍
Hello, thanks for the video, I bought a store and I have a question, where do you put the ladder when you are upstairs, because if you leave it on, they can steal it from you, right? All the best
Lack of hard floor, Do your knee's sink in spots when kneeling?
Nope you don't 👍 The bottom layer of the mattress is pretty hard so stops that happening
Would love to know how it goes in the rain and being packed away wet. Also with condensation
Great video Ty, very well informative 👍👍👍 lov the funnies 😂😂😂
Thanks 👍
Great review.. I really like the honesty. Cheers for the link.. when my cheap as chips kings one dies.. i look at this for an upgrade :)
No problem mate, cheers!
You got a video on your awning? How far does it wrap around being on the front? Because I want the same and Have the back open for bikes etc cheers
Thanks so much for that mate! 100% making a purchase now :) Great video & love your work!
Glad I could help!
Not bad although I’d still pay double and get a fibreglass tent with proper insulation and mattress, and that does not get so wet when it rains, and good quality fabric and zips etc, made in Italy like the Autohome ones and know it’ll last 40 years. Great review. Thanks
Cheers for the feedback mate!
Brought
Brought one just waiting for the delivery looking forward to using it.
How is your tent holding up Trevor?
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Max yep very happy with it apart from not being able to leave much bedding I there .
How do you go for being over weight on your roof. Roofs can only usually carry about 70 kg total. So if you weigh about 90 kg plus your tent at 54 kg you are potentially over weight by about 70 kg. If it’s a new Ute, you will void your warranty if you do damage.
Wouldn't it be better if you remove the pioneer tray and have the tent attached to the cross bar that the tray would have been mounted to? This would also make the tent sit much lower on the roof.
How would that work? The tent can’t just balance in the middle on the roll bar lol
@@TheSillybeenbag There are 2 cross bars that hold the Pioneer tray. I'm thinking that the tent could be mounted directly to these for a cleaner install.
Yeah im not 100% sure, you could possibly do that except then you can't take the tent off to use your platform for something without having to reassemble it all. The tent is a 5 min job to get on or off, but obviously a lot longer if you're assembling platform which I still want to be able to use at times
@@TylerThompson90 I guess it depends on your use case. If you are going to be constantly taking the tent off then yeah, leave it there. If it's going to be a 'permanent' install then you could mount the tent directly to the 2 rhino bars and move the tray on top of the tent where you have 2 bars to mount it on.
Looks like a semi decent tent. My only worry with this, if its raining or has been raining, wont the bedding get soaked during pack up. Enjoy the new camping solution.
You could probably be able to close it with it all zipped up but it would make it a bit hard to keep all the tent in the shell
@@joelackner4172 possibly. Not sure where the air will escape too when closing, be like a giant balloon. Ill need to see more of this tent before i make any definitive judgement asto get one or not.
Have had it in the rain/snow for 2 nights and opened it back up for the 2nd night and was still dry as. When it opened back up at home after the two days in the rain/snow there was a little bit of moisture in there but was minimal
Where did you purchase this. I can not find a dealer here in the states that carry the new versions.
Nice one Tyler
Great video
Hi all,
Just wondering to anyone who purchased the 1.2 rooftop tent and installed it on a rhino platform rack, was there any weight concerns?
I was wondering that as well
How has it effected the handling of the Navara while off-roading? Don't care about wind noise or fuel economy. That is the only thing holding me back. Don't want to spend a ton of money making my vehicle more capable off-road if the added weight of the tent ruins the handling.
Most of the reviews of other roof top tents on CZcams seem to be more focused on overlanding rather than hitting hard trails like you do so they never mention the effects on handling. Would be great to hear your feedback.
Don't really notice it much at all to be honest mate! Seems similar to before
@@TylerThompson90 Great to hear. Looks like I might pull the trigger on a rtt. This Drifta one seems super light and way cheaper than a James Baroud. Cheers mate!
I like it. Cheers Steve
Cheers mate
The roof would have to leak where spreader bar touches top canvas then leak down through zipper in roof? my biggest concern.
Nothing that I have noticed mate, because there is two layers of fabric there
Great vids.... Not my sort of action. But great to watch.... Shame it seams yr not a fisherman.. With all the great places u go.... Keep goin... Tops...
Thanks mate! Yep dad does a fair bit of fishing but not me
Watched your videos and pulled the trigger on a Navara. Good times.
One question; Love the RTT, keen to set ours up the same. However, the Nav max roof load is 100kg, with Rhino rack (40Kg) and RTT youre at capacity (on road), imagine off road would be worse. Have you noticed any issues with the roof integrity, the riveted roof rack points etc.?
Are you not concerned about this?
Thanks
Awesome, hope you enjoy it!
I've never noticed any problems. Seems all good to me. Are you sure the rhino rack is 40kgs? I remember handling it and thought it was pretty light 🤔
Livin large with the RTT! , wondering do you notice it being any colder/windy being up much higher?
Not really mate, seems to be pretty much the same
I’ve been watching your vids for a bit and picked up an NP300 for myself! Have you figured out a way to turn off the rear view mirror compass at all? :|
Na never tried to, doesn't worry me haha
Did your crosshop with the ikamper and any thoughts between the two. Torn on this vs the ikamper mini
Never used the ikamper sorry, don't know anything about them
Hi Tyler we also have a np300 but wanting extra space so thinking about the 140cm wide one.
Do you think this would look ok or stick out to much cheers.
Did you end up buying one? how did it go?
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Sure did. Love it.
Another good watch Tyler.
One question mate. This video is listed as new (todays date 13/9/2020)....most of the comments are from 3 to 5 hours ago, but a couple are from a MONTH ago ? Not that it matters, I'm just curious though.
I look forward to your next trip, but I suppose you would be enjoying the break. I got the front of my new LTZ lifted just recently. Made a hell of a difference.
Tyler posted on Instagram asking if anyone wanted the link early. I was one those followers, because we just bought one and we’re dying for another review. Tyler also has Patreon which I think give subscribers exclusive access.
Yep I filmed and edited this video a while back and just gave the link out early to people as a lot of people were keen to see it
There is no way of leaving the bedding inside.
And the mattress is super uncomfortable.
The material looks really thin. Does it let too much light in with the morning sun? Also how does it hold up in the rain and wind
Na light in the morning hasnt really been a problem that ive noticed. And ive had it in the rain/wind/snow now and it handled it all really well 👍
Hi, what kind of sleeping bag is that? Cheers for the vid
Crashed sleep system 👌
How cheap is this tent! It's drifta so you know it's quality. I'm get one now.
There old models off Alibaba. Will be good to how they hold up?
I bought this tent 4 months ago in China. On my Patrol the fuel economic is about 1-2L/100km extra.
Any update on rain and wind performance?
never had any rain come in it, if it's super windy it flaps around a bit
Where did you get your rock sliders from ??
Mech Fab Industries, can look him up on Facebook or instagram
Are the ends of the floor open? How is this design for dust proofing or water whilst driving?
Yeah the end of the floors are open once you open it up, like between the hard shell and the material so that water can run down off the tent and not get caught. It has rubber seals that squish together when you shut it to stop water and dust.
Great. when I saw your fingers poke out the bottom I figured what's the point of sealing the top of the tent if it will come from below. As you probably know there are not many places that dust doesn't get. You getting on ok with it so far? Any little changes you would make after using it for a while?
@@scotthughes9136 Yeah I haven't personally put it through much dust yet so can't comment on that but Kaito did 8000kms up cape York and he said he didn't have any dust issues. Ive had it in the rain and snow and was great. Only change ive made so far is I upgraded the mattress, just found a bit hard when you're spending a few nights on it. So I basically put a thin wooden floor in there over the bars and then a super comfy 100mm mattress over the top and its amazing now haha
@@TylerThompson90 Awesome bud, good chat thanks for the info. I'll be keeping an eye open for the long term feedback. Keep up the good work.
This is a concern of mine too. If you hit a dirt track dust HAS to get up from the bottom and in between the tent and shell. There's nothing stopping it. If you forget and leave your windows open, it's all in your bedding. It's the only thing I need a clear answer on before I pull the trigger. I think the rubber "seals" are more to stop the two halves rubbing together than to prevent water and dust ingress.
What is the price
$3500
Good video Tyler as always. Don’t forget that the roof rating for maximum roof carrying capacity is in the driver’s handbook. I don’t have a handbook but have found this. Don’t forget you have to take the weight of the rack away from this too.
Hi is there a limit for weight on the roof of navara dual cab, I have a trade rack steel
Thanks
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It's in the driver's handbook, I think 100kg.
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Only 56kg / 125lb.
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I asked nissan about this a while back. They confirmed 56 kg....
Roof rack loading and vehicle roof loading is a mine field.
As you have to dig deep to get some real figures from manufacturers
considerations are load in motion, static loads & going off road loading.
Example a Rhino - Rack with backbone setup ( premium rack/system) for 100 series land-cruiser is rated to 120 KG , with vehicle roof rated to 200 KG i believe, so you are good to go with larger 1.4 metre tent at 59 KG, think again, lets start with lighter model suitable to 100 series (42103B ) it weighs 39 KG, take this away from 120 KG, you now can only carry 81 KG ! it gets worse as when you go off road you need to divide the figure by 1.5 approximately to get off road loading due to bumps, twisting and shaking movements, thus their controlled document says for this rack off road taking into account all the above you can carry 57 KG !!!! what do 4WD's with roof rack and tent go ? off-road !!!!! Note most consumers would just see the 120 kg figure. This has implications with insurance if you are in an accident. static load is fine with 321 kg when you are sleeping up there. my message is do your home work with tent to rack set up. all that said i will be buying this tent and using the new ARB base rack !!!
OutLandyish Rig
No minefield in my case
In my owners manual from memory and I’ll check again tomorrow
Toyota 100 Series roof allowance 120kg
@@lastknownlocation8760 I read somewhere it was 200 kg like 200 series, reality is I wouldn't load that much anyway, especially when you have to work with lower figure, which is rack constraints in this case. and I wasn't saying yours or others in this chat are overloaded, just passing on some info.
The ARB base rack is loaded at 175 KG, less weight and off road calculation its good to about 100 KG, all the best cobber.
Where is tent made ?
China i'm pretty sure
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Crikey 2:17 Price has gone up since you made this video... 1.2 =$2890 , 1.4 = $ 3190.... Must be a COVID TAX thing!
How do you find sleeping in there with your son? Or has he been booted to his own swag?
Yep we both sleep in there and plenty of room, bit more then the double swag
too small for me im 2150 mm
2.2 meters long so 2020 cm 😂
A 4wd & fuel economy don't go together in the same sentence lol
Geoff McGovern...Yeah, who cares ? When people ask me about my fuel consumption, I just say, "knowing that is not going to change anything, so why bother"
Need to know for outback travel.