Trekway SUV Instant Tent
2023 ж. 20 Жел.
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#jeepcommander #camper #overland #tent
In this video I show the new Trekway Instant tent! this thing goes up in minutes, no hassle. It was sent to me by:
offroadinggear.com
Check them out! I was in contact with John, (thank you John) super nice dude that could help you with any of their products on their site.
I don't know if you come back to older videos, but I have a few questions. Has this tent done well in rainstorms? Have you had to spray the tent down with rain repellent? Have you had any situations where water leaked in? I really like how some tents have super good sealing of the window sections, but they slant the darn tent on the sides. I appreciate you're given a canopy top to cover a tent for when it rains, but the problem with that is because the windows are slanted out from under the canopy, exposing the windows anyway, kinda defeats the purpose. I really like the stand up tents. Not the arch ones. Though you get great stand up space in the center, knowing my luck, I'd smack my face into the lower parts of the tent. 🤦♀️ I like how you can use this tent two different ways. I'm thinking in terms of having a place to go number 1, if you're too far away from campground restrooms. How does this tent work with mosquitoes? Especially when the flaps are over the car? I have a RAV4, so I hope the straps can be adjusted accordingly. I like the straight up tents, but then some are designed where you have to have more than 1 person to help set up. So, I appreciate that this one doesn't. Also, does this tent have double zippers tabs at the bottom? The things you pull on to zip and unzip the tent? Outside and inside? Just trying to weigh my options. And this is a 10 person tent? Thank you for your time and patience.✨️✌️
Hi May! thanks for watching and your post! lets go down in order... I haven't been through a heavy rain storm in it but I have been through light consistent rain and it has not leaked. I haven't waterproofed it yet but I am planning to soon. I think you should waterproof every tent once a year anyway. but so far, it hasn't leaked. the mosquito situation is good. even with a rav4 you should have a great seal because the straps adjust very well. It does have double zippers that you can use on the inside and out. they work very well. Im also going to take my time and clean the zippers when I waterproof it just so they stay zipping smoothly. Lastly, it is not a 10 person tent. this tent is 10x10 so at best it could fit 4 to 5 people sleeping tightly. the website say sleeps 7 but they are including 2 being inside the vehicle. I hope this answers all your questions but if you have any more please reach out again.:)
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
🙏🏻 “please God give us a hardcore chase video with this fully attached and various camping gear skittering across the highway” 😉
That would be hilarious but the commander doesn’t get chased. It does the chasing:) lol
Thanks so much @OJCoz for testing our SUV tent. 💖😄
All the thanks to you my friend!
I have a 2012 jeep jk 2 door so I'll check this out and see if it meets what I'm looking for ! Thanks!
@ADKOverlandNY your Wilbert welcome!!
Hey man, in the burg too, hoping to hit big levels/bald mountain a few days after Christmas. Got another buddy going, let's do it! Gladiator and 4Runner, let's go!
Also your film transitions are getting good dude, good review👍, good video
When are you guys going??!! I’m down as long as the timing is good bro!
@takedownartist1 thanks bro. I feel like the whole process is very slow at getting good haha. But I keep watching other guys and learning.
I completely missed a few days after Xmas! lol. Give me details once you guys iron it out!
@@OJCoz how do we connect with like a PM or other avenue without public knowledge on KZhead. Since I know you're a 2A guy, you'd like the range on my farm😉
Nice video and explanation of the tent. I'm considering something like this for my 4 Runner. I would love to see you do a follow up review and report back how it does in heavy rain! The rain fly is a bit questionable in my opinion. Plus I would like to know how the connector does keeping out run off from the SUV.
Yes I agree, I’m curious to know how it holds up in a rain storm also. I do think that the connection points would keep rain out of the suv and tent though.
Yer just what im looking for to. Thanks
Yea it’s a great tent Julian!
Looks like an EZ-Up pop up sun shelter with walls. Those shelters are awkward to put up without a second person. Also would like to see how waterproof it is.
I haven't been through heavy rain but it's held up through light cosistent rain so far. I am going to do further waterproofing to all my tents. and as far as being awkward,, it is on the lighter side. the fabric is the same as my other tents but the poles are much lighter.
Glad to see your review. If I had a bike rack attached with 2 bikes, how would that affect attachment at the rear bumper area? My bikes are 3 feet behind a lowered tailgate. I lose some interior space of course and am fine with it.
Very good question Mark! I’m not 100% sure how to answer that. I’m actually writing back while I am camping and testing it out with the GX which has the barn door that swings out, I did loose half the door…. You just gave me another video idea:). Thanks brother! Be watching out for the video within the next 3 weeks!!!
FYI $400 is pricey. Nice tent though, thank you for sharing with us.
It’s is, your right. But compared to a good name brand tent like the gazelle, I think it’s priced right. You can find cheaper suv tents on Amazon and trust me I went through a few before getting this one and I’m just glad they sent it to me. You’re very welcome brother!
Hey looks good! Would you happen to know if this tent would work on a ford maverick?
Hey Martha thanks for watching and your post. So I know this particular tent won’t but trekway has a truck bed tent on their website. Check them out!
Very cool tent, do you think it would work with a, truck and shell, also have you used it in a windy storm, was interested how it performed in winds? Thanks for video Martin
Hey Martin thanks for watching brother. I’m actually curious to see how it fairs in a storm as well. That day I made the video, it was super windy and blowing all over the place until I anchored it down. But rain and wind I haven’t done yet. I actually do think it would work with a truck and shell combo. The bottom portion is long enough to cover from the bed door to the ground.
Would not a regular stand alone tent serve you better? Attaching it to your vehicle means your truck is immobilized and you are sleeping with your food, and the vehicle is no longer locked up.
@@tomdonaghy8757 This tent can be a stand alone tent, simply detach if have to leave camp.
@tomdonaghy8757 good question Tom. In this case it does serve me better because I’m using my Commander as a camper and sleeping in it. I have two big dogs that stay in the tent. If I was sleeping in the tent with the dogs then that might be a different story.
Does the tent leak during rainstorms? How is the airflow cross ventilation? Does the tent sweat, as in how hot does it get inside? Is this an all season tent? Tia!
Hi cyberia thanks for your post. Haven’t had it in heavy rain but it did drizzle throughout the night and it stayed dry. The ventilation seemed to be fine but I also had the windows cracked in the truck. Didn’t have it sweat or condensation. And lastly I wouldn’t say it’s a four season tent. Definitely a 3 season
Ok, the “tarp” is called the footprint. And the bottom of this tent is called a bathtub bottom
@mrs.c5471 thanks for your post!
Would get!
Definitely worth it
Does it fit on a Santa Fe 2007
Yes it would non ya :). Thanks for watching!!
Looks great. "Instant" might be a bit overstating it by the manufacturer.
Ha ha true Sean. It’s a pretty fast and easy set up though. Thanks for your post Brother.
Would that work with a Lexus GX?
Oh yea for sure it would.
A lifted gx...door opens differently
can you run the vehicle with this attached? I'm afraid of not waking up...
I definitely would NOT. Haha. But I did run my diesel heater and it worked great
Is there a vent for oven chimney? Does it require stakes and guide lines? Thanks
Hi Ray, thanks for your post. It does not have a chimney vent. It is not a hot tent, more of a three season tent. Yes, it does come with tent stakes and guidelines, but I never use it. I put enough weight inside the tent. I hope this helps, if you have any more questions feel free to ask.
I'm in the Chesapeake Virginia area. Me and my wife are looking for a place to go camping without having to worry about the bear, lol..
Haha thanks for watching
No bears on Eastern shore....
@haneefblack1552 I don’t believe you:)
@@OJCoz I was born and raised here.....
@@haneefblack1552 Just wild horses.
Our commander recently has been pissing me off. Dang radiator and front CV axles. 🤬
Yea bro I’ve gone through both so I understand. It sucks and a pain
It sounds like they gave the tent to you, to test out..
Yessir
Notsure how it will do in the wind
Haven’t been in anything crazy yet but I will mention if I ever do
Do you happen to have a guess at the weight of the tent?
Thanks for your post Melissa. If I had a guess I would say no more than 30 pounds. All packed up. It’s probably 4 foot long and maybe 10 inches in diameter.
@@OJCoz Thank you! And.....since this video was made 4 months ago, is your opinion of this tent still positive? Thanks!
@MelissaMiller-hf9sn it still is. I’ve used it several times so far and even with my GX460 that has the barn door and it worked great.
360.00 doesn't sound to pricey
It is to some. Compared to tents you might find on Amazon if you’re trying to get started. That’s what I meant anyway. Thanks for your post John
They'll send free product to an account with less than 3k subs? No hate, just surprised.
No one wants to send product to someone with less then 3k subs haha. But I emailed the company and pursued them, told them what I was trying to do and they took a chance with me:)
Sadly the SUV stuff they make is all small sizes no Excursions or Expeditions
I wish I had one to test it on Becky. There is a lot of fabric for the suv connection but now I’m curious. I’ll look around my neighborhood and see if I can borrow someone’s exposition to test it on:)
It’s not pricey when you get it free.
This is true. I was meaning compared to the other SUV tents or other well made tents like the gazelle.
Why oh why do you all edit out the actual set up? Because it’s awkward? So far, after a dozen videos, only one guy showed the full set up without edits. After he was done I knew not only how it was going to go, awkward parts too, but how long it would take. Since you kept jumping past the awkward parts, this might not be the tent for me.
I thought I showed enough of the set up. Plus I explained a lot and showed parts to it. I’m actually making another trek way video soon, this time, connecting to the GX 460 that has the barn door.
I thought the video was well made. Edits are necessary, unless you want to see a video full of awkward pauses. They gotta gather their thoughts and direction for each scene, otherwise it’s not a cohesive video. Look up the instruction manual if you want a step by step tutorial 😂 he should more than enough in my opinion
He showed more than enough*
Thanks brother!
@@OJCoz So it will work with the gx460? And I can assume the gx 470 as well. It has the same barndoor. Let me know when that video is posted. I’ll subscribe to keep in touch. Thanks for all you do. 👊👍🙌
Neither instant or pop up.
Thanks for your post MB
Do you get payed for making video like this?
I’ll answer my question if you answer mine.. mine is: why do you ask? What do you think happens? My answer: no. I emailed this company and said if you send me this tent for free I will make the best video I can about it. I only get paid from YT on the views of this video. I only hope the sales are great now because of this video but I have no idea. I do know that I had a promo code that initially expired in a month after making this video and now it’s indefinite:). But I’m not payed by the company. I hope this answers your question. So again I ask, what did you think happens.