PattiGee73
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I have been looking through the forums and I do see that some folks use a tent for their Roadtrek often or ocassionally. I see that they use from the sidedoors.
Has anyone used a tent in the rear of the ROadtrek?
I had been looking at the SUV Napier tent. Good thing I called the company: I was told that they didn't fit a Roadtrek.
I am thinking mostly to use with the lil grandkids or 1 other adult, coming along.
BTW, I am totally new here.ALso new to Class B. I gotta
a 1996 Roadtrek 190 in June and I am taking very baby steps in Central O-h-i-o %^)
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Handbasket
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Likely you'll get more cogent answers if you ask the moderator to move this post to the Class B forum. But AFAIK nobody makes a ready-built rear=door tent for a Roadtrek, or generic Dodge (I assume?) van.
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PapPappy
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You would probably just do better to get a small tent to set up alongside the RV when you are at a campground. Of course, you would have to check with the CG to see if they allow that, but with a "B", you are taking up such a small amount of room, I don't see it as a problem.
If you did get a tent to stick off the back, you'd be climbing over each other to get to bed....probably the reason that they don't bother with it! A side tend might make sense, but I think you'll find that there isn't enough call for it, as the people that want that much room, will move up to a "B+" or "C" MH.
A nice cheap tent will work great for grandkids.....
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nny12972
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I use one from Cabela's....lightweight---easy to set up---and the crawly things can't get into it....it'll mate up with both my Silverado cap and with the rear doors on my CT-to-TH conversion---it's about the same height and width rear doors as your B---but, what I really like about it, is I can move the vehicle and the tent back zips completely closed while I'm gone....it was about $159 on sale last fall.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_D
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Moved from General RV'ing forum.
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PattiGee73
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Thanks
for your responses. I will be back with more nuts n bolts internal RT questions in the near future. It is a Chevy G30/ Roadtrek.
PattiG
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abbyarts
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I've been looking to buy or fabricate something for those rear doors for several years now. I went to the Cabellas site and found a screen room that might work - is that what you were referring to in the Cabellas post, if not, which tent exactly did you get? The other item I thought I could use on that site was the electric blanket, which I'd like to use on that cold floor as overnight insulation on cold nights.
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lizzie
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Put bananadanna in the search box and pull up Dan's posts. He has all kinds of tents rigged for his B and I'm pretty sure he has posted on the subject within the past six months. I also have a 1996 RT. I have made a screened covering for the back but no tent yet. lizzie
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brucec315
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Welcome to the "B" world. Can't help you with your question but I have learned about B's by attending the B-Rallys in May. Go to: B-Rally
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