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You are welcome anytime T.Low.T.Low wrote:Matt, I have friends out in Selah, Earl and Gloria Pearson. Their daughter Cindy is our age and one of our best friends up here. I'll drive out this summer, sip some lemnonade and talk Astro Van with ya. I can even get a wrench for you while you work on the van. You've been a lot of help to me so far.
Give me credit Petey! It's been longer than 2.5 years!peter wrote: #2 Matt has given me a hard time about my truck for the last 2.5 yrs. He feels that my
selection of engine is "inadequate", lacking in the cubic inch department. Therefore, I feel
absolutely no tendancy to show mercy when teasing him about the lifeless mechanical
corpse lying in his daddy's garage
peter wrote:T-Low, lemme straighten up a few "misconceptions", ok?
#1 Your services, while needed and surely appreciated, need to be offered to the actual
wrencher. In this particular case, that would be Matt's wife. Yeah, I know....
#2 Matt has given me a hard time about my truck for the last 2.5 yrs. He feels that my
selection of engine is "inadequate", lacking in the cubic inch department. Therefore, I feel
absolutely no tendancy to show mercy when teasing him about the lifeless mechanical
corpse lying in his daddy's garage
#3 Last but not least, Matt's been sending me inapropriate pm's in which he has declared his
infatuation with me. An infatuation of a rather sexual nature, one with which I'm less than
enthralled. Be advised of this situation before "dropping by" to visit him
I'm done
I'm laughing too hard at the moment to be able to give any sort of sensible response! I just bought the #83000 online today. Do you think the extra long rainfly you have would work with this tent ? The original rainfly is a joke! Figured I'd rig a tarp for more protection.9dawgs wrote:It's basically a 10'x10' square. The website says it'll sleep six but I think that's a generous asumption. If you put six in there, there wouldn't be room for anything else. I think 4 would be comfortable and still have room for a cooler, packs, etc. All in all I believe it was a good purchase. If I had to do it over again I'd get the #83000 with the screen porch.
Hmmm, not sure Snapple. I would give Napier a call and ask them. They should be able to help you out. But a good ole' tarp would work just finesnapple wrote:I just bought the #83000 online today. Do you think the extra long rainfly you have would work with this tent ? The original rainfly is a joke! Figured I'd rig a tarp for more protection.
Doesn't look like the long rainfly would work with screen porch attached.But maybe if a zipper or 2 was modded to it? Both models appear to be 10"x10" domes anyways.
Thanks for any input! Its time for some camping!!
Of course it is kind of a drag to have to do that when you just spent $300 on a new tent...
Must be you already had it disconnected when I was at NECO. I didn't even realize you had one of these tents! Glad to hear your happy with the performance in regards to rain! Have you used any seam sealers or waterproof sprays on it? In regards to the sleeve attaching options. I guess I'll find out soon enough.I just hope it gets here in time for this weekends trip! Thanks for the info!Cobra wrote:you have the same one i do... if you have your van backed into it you're awning and the screen section will be facing opposite directions. i don't beleive the screen section and the vehicle section are interchangable but i've never tested that (might be possible from what i remember). the rainfly on teh 83000 is vastly superior to the previous models and i've had no preblems with it (anyone at neco last year can tell you we had some good rain) only leak was on the side that attached to the vehicle water would run along my roof and into the tent so i had to disconnect it (i'll fix that problem if i ever get to build my own Tramper(Cobra Spec)
Your Dad's not going with you this year? I'm hoping to at least make another daytrip to NECO this year!Cobra wrote:I'm actually over joyed by the tent and my friends like it too (just thinking about this years neco put a grin on my face shame i'll be alone tho)
eh!Not True - I invented a rig that allows you to use a Window A/C for your tent. I have a 10 man tent and it keeps it a comfortable 74 degrees in 90 degree sun (this was in Ohio and KY when I tested it). I am sure it would work just as well in Florida. The only requirement is that your tent has 2 doors, or you will be undoing the A/C everytime you enter. The side benefit is the white noise that helps drowned out other campers and allows you to sleep.9dawgs wrote:Summer camping in Florida is only enjoyable if you have a pop-up or other hard sided camper with an a/c. That is if you don't mind sweating and fighting mosquitoes all night long. I only camp in the spring, fall, and winter
