• chicory [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    14 days ago

    I will never understand truck tents. Tents are awesome, lower cost, standalone structure. There’s a lot to love about tents. The downsides are, no amenities like A/C or plumbing, and you are on the ground (relevant if there are lions or whatever to worry about I guess).

    If you have a truck tent, you give up lower cost and standalone structure. I guess you might get A/C as a benefit but you’ll be breathing exhaust from your truck (assuming it’s a non-bazinga truck). Since it’s not standalone, if you need to run into town for hot dogs or drive to a trail head, you have to pack up your tent. Also even with a large sized truck bed it’s a pretty small footprint as far as tents go.

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      14 days ago

      And if you are committed to having a camping/vehicle combo, I bet you can get a used pop-up trailer for not much more than a bazinga tent that solves all these issues.

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      I just put the seats down in my car to make a bed and sleep in it, if alone. Extremely easy setup and can leave and return quickly if needed.

      I don’t understand the need for the car tent and I hate sleeping on the ground, unless it’s warm and sand, so I skip tents altogether. But if I go with a girlfriend or something then we take a tent.