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PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:57 pm    Post subject: Roof Top Tents Reply with quote

Hi,

Does anybody have good pics of the VWOA roof rack tents? I would love to find one of these for my '55...Anybody have one for sale? Are they 3/4 or full length racks? I have only seen the pics of one on Joe Clarks website...

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nobody has one of these things?... there must be a few out there somewhere.....
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:46 am    Post subject: roof top but different Reply with quote

Here's ours. Not VWOA but vintage - folds out into an instant tent, clamps to gutters & fits a double air mattress perfect - collapsable ladder.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not the exact one your looking for but here's a cool website with rooftop tents. Good luck in your search.
http://www.loftyshelters.com/IndexFrame.htm
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is what I have but not what you are looking for either.



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A picture of what you are looking for in on the last page of the Hot Rod Volkswagen book. I don't have a scanner so I can't post a pic. I can try to take snap of it and post it tomorrow. Here is a picture of my roof top camper-
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It is a blast to camp in. It isn't mounted to the roof any more-really rotten gutters!
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I forgot-Don (can't remember his screen name) in Batna, VA had just the VW tent for sale a while back. I think it uses a 3/4 rack. The one he had was in great shape.
OK, here's another vanity shot-
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's mine.

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could be for sale for stupid money. Has the water tanks and the camp kitchen. This came right of the VW Dealers showroom floor when I got it. Was used as a demo at the dealership.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

splitpile wrote:
Here's mine.

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could be for sale for stupid money. Has the water tanks and the camp kitchen. This came right of the VW Dealers showroom floor when I got it. Was used as a demo at the dealership.


What is crazy money, I am pretty stupid for stuff like that! You can email me if you do not want to post it.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is this what you were looking for? Don's screen name is VWCRU. I couldn't find a current list of items for sale, but I didn't look very hard.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ronnie, do you have an owners manual for yours?
I have the same set you have, but not sure how it all works together.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

23windowview wrote:
Ronnie, do you have an owners manual for yours?
I have the same set you have, but not sure how it all works together.
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No owners manual, but pretty straight forward.
When I got mine it was leaning in a shed (where put when the dealer shut down) It came with the side tent canvas also, but I use that to repair where the rats ate the tent.
The cool parts though are the torpedo water barels that connect to the side of the rack and the camp kitchen that I also got with it.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those things are cool.

Do you have any setup or detail pics of those tents going up.

Just trying to wrap my mind around how they work.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pumping air in a old thread. I've found.one of these top tents with a ladder.
Going to pick it up Friday. It's been in a attic for over 40 years supposedly. All I gotta do is bring it down. Any guesses what this is worth?
I'll post pics soon
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was one on eBay a couple months ago.

If I remember right it went for $1400 or so.
(Can't remember for sure but I know it was over $1000).
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wolffeather wrote:
Pumping air in a old thread. I've found.one of these top tents with a ladder.
Going to pick it up Friday. It's been in a attic for over 40 years supposedly. All I gotta do is bring it down. Any guesses what this is worth?
I'll post pics soon


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We have one of these, I stuck it on the bug last year at Bugjam and must say it was really comfy.

Does anyone know much about them or can point me in the right direction of any info/history.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 7:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Roof Top Tents Reply with quote

That looks like a Dove Lodgette.
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