iKamper - BDV Duo

As a BDV owner that has used it down to about 10°f, I can recommend it. People often get stuck on how it’s hung.. but that has affected me in no way whatsoever. If anything it makes it easy as hell to replace the tent itself if I ever need to. You’re already off the ground so you have a winter advantage in any RTT. ikamper also makes a thermal wall kit that you can hang inside of the BDV if you want to go to the REALLY cold places. Your bedding will also play a huge part. We use the inflatable mattress from ikamper made to fit the BDV duo, as well as their duck down sleeping bag. Honestly we get so HOT in the tent we often bring a top sheet and just sleep with the bag under us and the sheet on top of us.

Nice looking tent. I had the ikamper but found it too small length wise for me (6’2”). This looks like it would be better though, if you’re a similar height how do you find the length?

Appreciate it and good to know. I was able to angle in the ikamper when it’s just me but not ideal. I’d love to get a GFC but can’t stomach the 10 grand price tag!!

thank god i have my iKamper setup already.

I spent about 40 nights in different iKamper rooftop tents this year (for work!) and have a few thoughts: 1. I'm not super picky about setup time, but rooftop tents are quite a bit quicker. 2. If you're in and out of the city a lot, a rooftop tent is a bit more conspicuous than a canopy if you find yourself crashing somewhere random for the night. 3. There are a gazillion brands when it comes to tents - quality varies as well. 4. Rooftop tents do a better job of noise cancelling and are quite a bit sturdier than a standard ground tent, and I find I wake up less often throughout the night from wind, rain etc. 5. If opting for a cheaper ground tent means you can spend an extra month on the road, eat better food and see more places, do it. Find the happy medium between comfort and cost, which I usually boil down to how comfortable your mattress is. You can have a crappy tent and an epic mattress and it'll treat ya just fine in the long run. Jealous of your time off! Live it up man. https://preview.redd.it/bwgcuetpgv5e1.jpeg?width=4160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b15b7eb9c50d8751416d8c0b7acf0f4c20d947a0 \^\^ This is maybe my favorite combo for hauling fun stuff and hittin' the road.