Scott
Adventurist
I guess this goes here, but I have to say, now that I've had this Napier Sportz Truck Bed Tent out a few times, I absolutely love it. I would LOVE to be able to take my hard side slide in camper with me everywhere I camp, but it's not always practical, especially when I am on a solo camping trip (which happens more than I'd like!) My wife was tired of sleeping in a ground tent, with wind blowing and rocks digging into her back. So I started to do some research and came across the Napier Sportz truck bed tent... VOILA! This had to be what she was looking for. I had 8 feet of unused bed space to fill, and this tent would do it nicely. So, out came the American Express, and I ordered it. First test fit pictures:
And here's a few of the tent on our first outing at Mojave Preserve. It is SERIOUSLY easy to setup, 2 poles, and a few straps that go on the truck bed. When it came time to leave camp and go out into the desert, it was as simple as unhooking the strops around the bed, then pull the truck directly out the back of the truck, and set it on the ground, with an ice chest of heavy item inside the tent to keep it from blowing away. It also comes with an awning that goes off the back of the truck for some shade. I haven't had the chance to use that yet, because it's always been too windy to use it. I don't have the truck bed air matress, but that may be the next purchase. Anyway, here are a few more pictures, and if anyone else is looking for a fairly inexpensive solution for camping OFF the ground, I would highly recommend the Napier Sportz Tent!
Overall, this was quite possibly one of the best investments in camping I've made. It's easy to set up with one person as well, which is nice, since I don't always have help!
Scott
And here's a few of the tent on our first outing at Mojave Preserve. It is SERIOUSLY easy to setup, 2 poles, and a few straps that go on the truck bed. When it came time to leave camp and go out into the desert, it was as simple as unhooking the strops around the bed, then pull the truck directly out the back of the truck, and set it on the ground, with an ice chest of heavy item inside the tent to keep it from blowing away. It also comes with an awning that goes off the back of the truck for some shade. I haven't had the chance to use that yet, because it's always been too windy to use it. I don't have the truck bed air matress, but that may be the next purchase. Anyway, here are a few more pictures, and if anyone else is looking for a fairly inexpensive solution for camping OFF the ground, I would highly recommend the Napier Sportz Tent!
Overall, this was quite possibly one of the best investments in camping I've made. It's easy to set up with one person as well, which is nice, since I don't always have help!
Scott
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If anyone is curious to see it, I'll be at Desert Rendezvous with it!
I can see why it was mentioned that there were issues with durability. Luckily it ripped clean, and didn't affect the tent at all, and I was still able to use it. I'll have to find a good heavy duty fabric seamstress to sew it back together, but that should not be too hard.
