X-Cover 3.0

I have an ikamper xcover 3, and my buddy has a skycamp 3. We both camped for several days where it rained 70% of the time, most heavily at night. Both of our tents stayed dry and not a spec of water came into the tent.

I love my iCamper. Pops up or down in less than a minute. It has a king size bed - it's huge. And the thing I love most is being that far off the ground. Less dew, less noise, and you feel safer perched from above. We spend about 20 nights a year in it. We have an easy on/off pulley system in the garage. I can put it on or off by myself in like 5 minutes. One of my friends bitched about the cost while we were camping. He has a $30k camper trailer, so yeah, I'll take the $3k option. Most of my friends have $60k+ trucks with $30k+ campers or trailers. I have less than $35k invested total into my system.

Ikamper 3.0 with the LNT cover - Ikamper can keep you dry, but you still need to air it out after. Using the LNT cover makes it so you can just take off the cover and under is dry enough to put away. Hard to dry in the pnw when it’s raining for weeks on end/ not sunny. https://preview.redd.it/g9aozuptmevf1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35e321187e82b6fba6ea67f287459ba6a6d17b74 To be clear, I put the cover on before opening and don’t take it off till closed to keep it extra dry.

Never hear this story about an ikamper. (But also I'm a three season camper. I intentionally don't camp in the worst weather.)

I've never gotten wet inside my tent BUT I have been through wind strong enough that the support bar inside keeps blowing down, and that's annoying but you just push it back up 40 times.

I second iKamper. Also, get a diesel heater if you need to. Tons of options out there and make the tent 70+ degrees in zero temps.

https://preview.redd.it/k68tdqpnewmg1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1920185dea43167c98087526cec9c484b6c35d7f iKamper's aren't cheap.... but they fit perfectly on the Crosstrek. Pros and cons for sure - but as someone who lives in Utah - the ability to drive in late a night, pop a tent on BLM land within a minute and leave just as quickly makes it great for us. We don't stay in one place other than to sleep, so it's perfect. I keep it on year round because we can just go south whenever we want.

https://preview.redd.it/spnza1jvfwmg1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbce9929a6da74b07de3c73e92dabdc4470a6901 Use it all the time. We live in Utah so we can literally decide last minute to go somewhere and it's all packed and ready to go. Definitely not for everyone, but we love being able to find a random BLM spot when it's getting dark and be set up in a minute.

I love my RTT but as I've gotten older I've started to look at trailer RVs. Nothing is more frustrating than getting to a campsite, setting up, and realizing you need to run an errand because you forgot something. Or, when we went to Glacier National Park and camped in a dedicated campground and couldn't leave to explore because it was raining and I didn't want to pack everything up wet for a short day trip. You're kind of anchored to where you set up your campsite with a RTT and that is a big downside that I didn't fully comprehend when I bought mine. I fully comprehend it now. Usually it isn't a problem but when it is, it's a very frustrating problem. Having a bed that is comfortable is a huge benefit. I feel like I'm actually rested when camping with one. I also like how warm they are compared to tents. I have an iKamper and the vestibule is incredible, especially when it's raining or you don't have shade in the hot summer sun.