Box Rocket
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Multi-purpose Hardshell roof tent and cargo box. Pre-orders are open now!
https://tepui.com/pages/hybox-pre-order
https://tepui.com/pages/hybox-pre-order
Well, it's gotta come out unless you want to sleep with it. In a lot of cases the things you would pack inside would be items that need to come out at night anyway such as duffles with clothes etc.Interesting idea. What do you do with all the stuff in side when you want to sleep?
Well, it's gotta come out unless you want to sleep with it. In a lot of cases the things you would pack inside would be items that need to come out at night anyway such as duffles with clothes etc.
Ya might want to click on the pre order link, then click on the "get yours" link. It answered most of my questions and verified my suspicions. For example, to fully utilize the cargo carrier feature or carry lots of stuff, Tepui suggests removing the mattress in addition to the canopy. Now if you're removing the 3" 40 lb foam mattress, you're gonna need to put it somewhere. If you've ever pulled the mattress out of a RTT, you know what I'm talking about. And if you leave it in, your mattress cover and mattress will be exposed to whatever your carrying. The transition from cargo carrier to tree fort, or visa versa, is not as quick or easy as one might expect, at least by the impression their advertisement leaves. I do like the idea of the tent fabric zipping on or off. That's a feature I'm impressed with and wish mine had! And they do include the desired telescoping ladder.Seems like that this might be one of those cases of a solution looking for a problem. I’m a little skeptical on the practicality of a combo cargo carrier/RTT, but I’ll reserve judgement until I hear some actual real world use.
Subtracting a couple inches for the walls? That's one thick shell. Not going to lose as much room as you describe. With any dual purpose item, you get something that serves multiple uses in an acceptable way but inevitably has compromises because inherently it can't fully support either purpose. So, sure there will be better cargo boxes with more room if that's what you need. There may be more convenient tent setups that don't require some degree of unpacking. But if you're limited on space and don't want to spend money on a separate tent and cargo box (neither one is cheap on their own) this might be just the ticket. I don't think it's intended to be a "silver bullet" to solve all issues but a practical solution for those that need something like this.The Hybox is 12" high, which is kinda thin for a cargo carrier. Subtract a couple inches for the actual walls, 3" for the mattress, and there's very little room for anything except long flat items like ski's and snowboards. Large duffle bags would be a problem.
Who knows, maybe Tepui did their market research and found out there is a need for this and have addressed all these questions. I'll be waiting to see. I love items that are dual purpose, as long as I don't have to compromise too much for either use.
The preorder discount is almost 20%. I don't think you're gonna beat that unless you luck into an awesome group buy.Well I'm waiting for the 30% sale...let me know
Subtracting a couple inches for the walls? That's one thick shell. Not going to lose as much room as you describe. With any dual purpose item, you get something that serves multiple uses in an acceptable way but inevitably has compromises because inherently it can't fully support either purpose. So, sure there will be better cargo boxes with more room if that's what you need. There may be more convenient tent setups that don't require some degree of unpacking. But if you're limited on space and don't want to spend money on a separate tent and cargo box (neither one is cheap on their own) this might be just the ticket. I don't think it's intended to be a "silver bullet" to solve all issues but a practical solution for those that need something like this.
As for the market research, Tepui has always done their homework. I'm sure this is no exception.
yeah I know. I think the price point is too high as stated in a previous post. All this stuff costs too much IMO but it is what it is I guess
I understand the questions and I don't have a problem with them being asked. I'm not "defending" Tepui but rather, trying to either answer questions, or provide any other information that I might have in the product. Keep the questions coming if you still have them. I'm hopeful that I'll have one on hand soon that I can get more detailed answers for everyone.I have many of the same questions as 80t0ylc have posted on Mud, so I won't bother going over them here, but a lot of other people are probably wondering the same thing. I know you're a distributor for tepui and maybe feel the need to defend them, but anyone looking at these tents is going to have the same questions. It's still too early to really get any definite details, but these are the questions that I would be looking for answers to when it does come out.
For a hardshell tent that's about the going price, if anything with the $500 discount it's probably on the lower end of the price range, unless you start looking at off brands with no factory support. Usually if you wait a few years you can find some really good deals from people who are upgrading to the latest model or have given up on camping completely.