Here's an answer to some of your points. 
#2. T-Top! Where to cook is down below just like in a normal tent. Plenty of ventilation and before you say "yeah, but all the fumes go up" this is no different than cooking in a normal tent when it rains. Those sides come off too. #3 Hay! My truck's lifted too!! And as I recall, you had a lot of stuff in Quilomene AND two water cans (maybe one water and one fuel, maybe more) on top of your truck. Those water cans are 40lbs each. But alas, if I truely do have a lower center of gravity, I'm happy. #4. Yeah, but you'ld only do that once before you remembered. There's a whole thread on Expedition Portal about people using nalgene bottles to take care of that need, including links to adapters for women folk to do the same. Personally, I'll climb down the ladder or just go off the side of the truck. #5. This I don't under stand. Flip it open and get the sleeping bags out (no need for pads). If it's wet and you need to drive the truck then yes, you would have some issues. But I hope to have a pulley system in the roof of the garage eventually so I can lift it off when I don't need it. #6 Yes, it's indeed a luxury and not really needed. But it does make life easier on the trail #7 With the T-Top version I'll tie the dogs to the trailer hitch and they'll have beds down there. Or they'll be inside the truck where they ride. I thought about this for Craig but the little white fluffball (notice how I didn't call him Furcicle???!?!)has a cage and I image he'll be in the truck. After watching something like the Eezi-Awn get setup initially, I'll be happy come camping time. If nothing else, it'll be cool to roll up to a rest stop on a long distance trip and have a comfy place to catch a quick 30 minute nap. For that, it takes 2-3 minutes to setup. I've slept in the car enough to know that a solid 30 minute nap on a good mattress helps a lot on roadtrips. The other cool thing is how dark it is inside. You could sleep in long after the sun comes up as long as it's not too baking. So now, everyone be a good consumer and go buy one!! |