Thats awesome thank you guys. I love the James Baroud but what makes it worth over 4k?
I can't justify the price, but I REALLY like mine. And, I only paid about $3500.00 for it (closeout/demo model from OK4WD). A hardshell tent (in my opinion):
- is much easier and faster to dry out that a full canvas tent
- holds more sleeping gear than my canvas Eezi-Awn tent (and my solar panels fit in there too)
- is very fast to open compared to a canvas tent
- is fairly fast to close when compared to a canvas tent
- is almost silent in windy conditions
To be fair, my canvas tent has more room in every way, has a larger bed, and has that awesome "canvas tent" smell. There are other, less expensive hard-shell tents available. If I did it all again, I'd buy a used RTT (of any kind) first to see what I do and/or don't like. You will probably get your money back if you resell a used tent.