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Bed Tent FTW

I recieved this last friday from Lazler. I was supposed to take it to the OBX meet, but it didnt come in time :( [not his fault, the canadian post messed up the address] Im buying it from him providing i like it...I freaking love it!!! So Laz, consider it sold...lol. My brother and I set it up yestersay evening to see how hard/easy it was. For the very first time assembling it, not so bad. I didnt have it perfect the first time, so i undid everything and started over and it turned out perfect (I think). hardes part was finding a good mounting place on the frame for the straps. Im going to buy the special air matress that fits around the wheel wells for it and take it camping soon hopefully to a lake or river!

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That looks good, better than layin on the ground
 
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I've been wanting to get one of these! Looks great Scott!
 
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Looks good! But damn Chris you should have told me you were selling it!
 
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Originally Posted by FULLSCALE
Looks good! But damn Chris you should have told me you were selling it!
he wasnt selling...lol. i knew he had one, I wanted to borrow it for the OBX trip. So i paid shipping to get it down here, he told me had had just bought another tent or camper of something and that he would probably just sell it to me..

funny how things work out!
 
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so you have to take your toolbox out to go camping and you cant drive your truck once you set up shop?? hmm
 
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Hey you spelled it right this time. Nice, I just hook mine around the bottom of the bed though, its not going to hurt anything.
 
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Originally Posted by xp1ik99
so you have to take your toolbox out to go camping and you cant drive your truck once you set up shop?? hmm
pretty much, dont mind at all though. its held on by two j bolts, i can have the toolbox off in a minute. plus i dont get eat up with sandfleas ya know cause my *** is off the ground....Steve, sisnt you love those damn critters

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Hey you spelled it right this time. Nice, I just hook mine around the bottom of the bed though, its not going to hurt anything.

haha Trent, yeah I was in a hurry on FB as i needed toget the tent down before dark! didnt even notice how I spelled it..lol

I dk, not to fond of putting those hard plastic clips against paint. Im too damn particular
 
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Oh mine has a hard plastic lip right around that edge so its good to go
 
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mines just sheetmetal unfortunaltly. but its all good, found my latching points, i should be able to set it up pretty fast next time
 
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Looks great, I've thought about getting one of those. I think I would rather have a mattress that fit in between the wheel wells so you have the four spots to put your stuff in.
 
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i guess that would work too, prolly going to get this one:

CLICKY!!
 
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Thats the one I have, works great. Pretty comfy too, as you saw scott haha
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Thats the one I have, works great. Pretty comfy too, as you saw scott haha
Scott: "How did ya'll sleep with all those effing sand fleas"
Trent: "What are you talkling about, I slept better than in my own bed, what sand fleas"
Scott: "Shut the hell up, I got eat up last night be effing sand fleas"
Trent: "Hahaha"


yeah I noticed...lol That was funny crap. wish i'd had this one with me, i would have slept like a baby!
 

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i have one of these and while the tent is decent, the poles that come with it are absolute ****, ive busted the one over the top of the door twice now ... furthermore the first one they sent me had **** missing for the pole pockets
 
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that's pretty sick, can finally move out of my parents house, success.
 
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Looks good man.. I just made a really legit one for about 30 bucks, although it isn't fully enclosed like that of course, bugs could come up from under and fly in if they wanted. Made it for going to mx nationals and camping. Made a pvc frame that is pretty identical to the shape of most caps, just a little taller. then a tarp that is bungie corded over. Nice because it goes over the top of my cab so I can get through the rear slider. goes up and down in about 5 minutes. Inside of my phone broke and no camera, so no pics for now (but you get the idea).
 
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Looks nice...
 
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if I decide to take that road trip next year I'm gonna need one of those! looks good Scott!
 
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nice, i was looking at one of these when we hit up cabela's in IN. they didn't have a ranger one though.
 
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I want it now! Laz how much did you get that for and where did you get it! Looks great Scott.
 
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they run about $200-$250. at least at cabelas'

Cabela's -- Sportz Truck Tent III - Blue
 
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Its too good, From where you bought it?
 
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