This is the first in a series of posts that will be a complete review of the ARB Simpson III Rooftop tent. With adventure or overland travel, camp tends to be moved almost every night. With this type of travel, setting up and tearing down the tent consume lots of time. On one of our…
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ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Installation
by tomas •
With the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent in the driveway I first inspected the packing looking for any external shipping damage and found one corner of the box crushed. After photos of the corner I finished unpacking the tent which I found to be double boxed with the outside box being heavy duty. Even with the…
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ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Setup
by tomas •
Using the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent makes setting up camp a snap, taking very little time and effort. For me the following steps work well to get the tent ready to be used: Undo the 3 Velcro straps Unzip and pull the cover back Lift my rack to the correct height Undo the 2…
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M416 Military Trailer Rear Jack Stand
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With the installation of the ARB Simpson III roof top tent on the M416 Military Trailer it became necessary to have adjustable jack stands in both the front and rear of the trailer. For the front jack I used a normal crank up jack and the install can be seen here. For the rear I…
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Italian Creek Road
by tomas •
As a part of our Labor Day Foray we decided to close the loop back to Taylor Park. Here are a few picture and some notes on the drive. The Italian Creek road runs from Cement Creek Road to Taylor Park and is a moderate high clearance 4wd road. Italian Creek is Access from the…
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M416 Military Trailer Adjustable Jack Stand
by tomas •
With the addition of the ARB rooftop tent to my expedition trailer came the need to be able to level the trailer. The existing trailer stand is of a fixed length and to level the trailer required stacking rocks. To make the system more function I have added a crank up jack stand to the…
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Labor Day Foray
by tomas •
Labor Day took us into the mountains again for a little adventure. After living in Crested Butte for over 35 years my mother is moving to California to get away from the harsh Colorado winters. Wanting to visit her one last time before she moves we headed to CB on an alternate route. Not having been…
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Reno Divide Roll Over
by tomas •
Today while driving Italian Creek from Cement Creek to Taylor Park we spotted this roll over off the Reno Divide trail. From what I can tell it looks like a mini van. What a van was doing in this spot is beyond my imagination. I hope this is not a case of following the GPS…