20 Best Vehicle For Camping (2022 Updated)

I bought this new 7000is generator instead of the EM6500s that I went in for. My 24 year old EB6500s was suddenly having an issue delivering the usual 120v that it had been delivering when I needed it to.

Due to the age of my older unit, I decided to buy a new one and repair the old one for spare. I looked at the 7000is when I went in and studied the features vs. the older, more seasoned 6500s. So, I bought it.

The reputable dealer said that it was set-up and load tested and ready to go. When I got it home, I started it up twice and checked the voltage output and was delighted that it delivered 126v/253v at no load! That was great.

A week later, we had another outage and I went to use the new 7000is, but was surprised and then frustrated that even though it started up right away, it suddenly stopped running while I was letting it warm up.

It re-started easily and did not repeat the stoppage. Then, to my surprise, after it warmed up and I checked the voltage output, it produce none! NONE! It did not matter which switch combination I selected either.

It produced no output from any receptacle. I tried once, twice and a third time, but no output. My son, with the manual in his hand, also tried every combination, just to ensure that I wasn’t missing something, but still no output.

So, with great frustration, I got the old 6500s out and as it warmed up, the voltage stabilized to 115 to 118v and I used it to power the house. After running the 6500s for through two tanks of fuel, I decided to just try the new one and to my surprise, it started, warmed up and produced the correct voltage from the appropriate outlet/switch positions.

I used it for the next twelve hours or so and it ran fine and continued to produce the correct voltage. The only thing wrong? It doesn’t register any load readings on the display, no matter how high or low they are.

The good news is that the 7000is “sips” fuel compared to the 6500s, just as Honda promised. So, can I trust the new 7000is to protect my home from freeze-up, or lost food, or no water from the well, or lights, during the next outage, of which we have many? I bought a set of replacement brushes for the 6500s and will have that back ready just-in-case.

The fact that this is a 5500 watt inverter generator that bumps up to 7000 watts for the larger startup draw on things like air conditioning and microwaves would be enough for most people. But people that do not know the difference, don’t realize, that the reason generators fail to start is because of the lack of use.

It may sit for years with gas in it before you ever try to use tin an emergency Well, gas that sits in any generator”s gas tank (and carb) for an extended period of time will gum up a carburetor leaving it disabled.

For a small engine motor that is almost never used, the introduction to fuel injection on a generator was a game changer. Let me state. I wouldn’t keep 3 gallons of gas in the tank for five years and expect it run the next time I needed it to, but I bet it would.

In short. If you can. Run the gas out empty as much as possible every season. The fuel injectors aren’t as susceptible to gumming from stale gas as carburetors are. Keep a battery tender on it though because the generator won’t charge the on board battery sufficiently.

It’s a known problem. Just deal with it like I have for years.

You will need two grown men to get this thing in and out of a truck. Its a beast. Very well packaged for shipping. It has to be. First impression is very well built, all heavy duty. Put the wheels and support legs on with ease.

This thing is just so heavy so I had it on some 6×6 blocks to get it off the floor to help with that task. Battery comes with it, bit of a pain to form cables in small area to land them on battery posts.

Added my oil and good gas and it fired right up. It is so quiet. I could not be more happy with how quiet it is. Please do the right thing and break this generator in correctly. Plenty of information on line to get this done.

This generator has everything you need to get through a power outage. Yes they are very expensive, but piece of mind is priceless. It is so well built it should last for years if properly cared for. It is by far the baddest somewhat portable generator on the planet.

You will not regret the purchase. Again. Its a beast.

Overall a good set up. Did a test fit before heading to the mountains so there was no struggle to figure things out. We put everything back as it was packed. When we arrived to set up, one of the tent poles elastic strings were sheered off and had to improvise to get them to stay together.

Also had one of the seams split at back corner of the bed and tailgate. about an inch or so. This is the only reason for a 3 star vs a 5 star review. Overall a good tent for roughing the back country, as it gets colder in the season you will appreciate not sleeping directly on the ground.

We took the Rightline truck bed tent with us on our cross- country honeymoon trip from Nebraska to Maine, and slept in it every other night. It’s actually pretty comfortable sleeping in the bed of a truck with a foam pad below (not included), and feels more safe and secure than a ground tent.

Park the truck anywhere within reason, and sleep for the night. It’s spacious and private enough to change clothes in. It went up in less than 5 minutes with one of us doing each side. The tent fit our ’14 Silverado (just like the one in the pic.

– same color, too) perfectly. It won’t scratch the paint. It comes with a little storage bag, and fits under the back seat. It’s made of durable but lightweight fabric, and is stylish and functional.

It comes with a rain hood. There are a couple of pockets on each side of the interior to store your cell phone, etc. in. We’ve used it more than 10 times now, and it’s still in new condition. The one feature I would add (that could likely affect other areas of the design, though) would be a pass- through from the tent front into the cab of the truck (provided it has a sliding rear window, of course).

That way, you could run cables for charging devices, listen to the radio, and even possibly use the vehicle’s heating/ cooling system for the tent. This wasdefinitely a good buy at the discounted price I paid, and I’d unhesitatingly recommend as sleeping quarters for anyone who wants to be able to just get in their truck and go.

3 stars for complete lack of communication after the purchase. I ordered and paid for 2 gokart pros and got a confirmation and that was it. 2 and half weeks went by with out receiving any update. Called them after the first week and they said it was “processing” to keep waiting.

Called week 2 to cancel. they said i couldnt because it was still processing, but they would submit a request. 3 days later they arrived in boxes that looked like they were dropped from an airplane. HOWEVER, the GOKARTS were unharmed and A BLAST!!!!!!! Setup took about 20 minutes for each gokart.

Thats including reading the manual. The Go karts are VERY well built. My daughter accidentally hit a speedbump and actually got some air and the gokart was perfectly fine. THEYRE fast!! even with heavier people.

On Track mode(23mph) I (175lbs 5’11”) get about a solid 30 to 45 minutes of battery time. My kids (70lbs & 45lbs) get over 2hours. On sports mode (17mph) Iget almost 2 hours and my kids can get 4 or more! The gokarts are extremely capable.

my wife and i and the kids love them! The neighborhood kids always get excited when they see us and yell “Mario kart!!!” hurry up and buy them just be prepared for garbage customer service.

I bought 2 of these cars from 2 different retailers. Best Buy is not the issue. The car has 2 potential problems either the battery will stop charging or the electronics in the front of the car will stop connecting, disabling the car.

This is happening to both my cars. The biggest problem is Segway will not help with this issue. They require the entire car to be shipped to them costing 350. 00 to ship and you have to pack it. You may not have this issue until we’ll after your return policy.

Watch the YouTube videos before buying this.

We bought this a couple weeks ago and have taken it out for a couple weekend camping trips. SUPERB quality, and the cooler maintained set temps, as expected and hoped for, in a very hot southwest climate.

We love the removable baskets that allow for easily separating drinks from produce from raw meat, etc. With ample storage space, the cooler can accomodate a variety of items, including large ones. For example, a store bought gallon of water can easily fit in the deeper side of the cooler, with the deep basket separator in place.

Which means you could store multiple gallons of water on that one side of the cooler alone if needed/desired. We also chose Tupperware containers that fit the widths of the baskets to further maximize food storage within the cooler.

Another plus, the lid of the cooler clicks upon close and seems to have a great and reliable seal to keep cold air in. Sustained temps on the digital screen confirmed that. We are looking forward to putting this Dometic cooler to use over multiple trips this summer.

It certainly beats having to purchase several bags of ice for a less expensive cooler, especially when that ice melts and drenches the cooler’s contents. Additionally, we can go for longer trips now without having to worry about the temp of our food.

Hands down, a fantastic purchase with fantastic features. We would buy it again.

We got the dual zone 75 L unit for our 4WD van. Have used it for over a year now and it’s truly been a game changer for us. We use the van to travel in remote parts of northern BC, Yukon and Alaska. We have driven hundreds (thousands?) of miles on dirt roads and 4WD rough roads.

The fridge has worked well despite being put through severe vibration, heat, and cold. It draws on average around 20-25 Ah off our battery overnight (12+ hours), and our 400W solar panels plus some engine charging on dark cloudy days has easily recharged the battery the next day plus provide power for the day’s operation.

We operate one compartment as a freezer and one as a fridge. We’re always amazed at how much we can fit in there, and how everything stays cold even when the compartment is overstuffed. I have no idea whether other brands are better or worse, but I can vouch for our unit having exceeded our expectations.

The unit is expensive compared to a home fridge, but so far it’s been great for our van setup and needs.

We bought this for camping trips in our 4×4 and eventually to add it to our skoolie build. We ran it off of 120v inside for extra food storage for 3 months, took it on 2 weekends and 2 week long trips before it began freezing one compartment regardless of what the temp was set at.

In Moab in the fall, outside temp was 75F, fridge was set at 40, internal temp 12F. Obviously this meant we couldn’t use one compartment on the trip as the fridge was trying too hard to maintain such a low temp.

Apparently this is a problem with thermistors and no support from Dometic. I sat on hold and on online support chats with no one answering and no helpful responses to just order the part. I ended up essentially guessing which part I needed based on YouTube videos and am waiting on it to ship from Australia to the US.

Seems like a $1600 fridge would work longer than a year of light use and you would think a brand as big as Dometic would support their products. I am going to try and repair this one and sell it (at a loss) and buy a better fridge from a more reputable brand.

Super disappointed.

So far so good. One of the elastic broke in a pole so I bought a repair kit and Best Buy refunded the cost of the kit with no lost camping time. Pole colours and “pipping” were better on video than actual.

Like the bright colours better for first time up. By second time down to about 25 minutes with only one person doing it. Appears to have a lot of room and fits my F150 well. Quality of zippers will take some time to answer.

With the addition of 2 8 x 10 tarps was able to enclose the outside 5 x 5 Flap so I can stand strait or put a portable toilet there if I want. I am 6 foot 2 and can stand up with a bent neck in the tent.

Other than the broken pole and question of quality of zipper would have gotten a 5. So far perfect for my needs!.

This tent is awesome and probably my favorite tent I’ve used. And I highly recommend if you are looking for a good airflow tent Pros Great airflow – The fact you can open and close the ‘windows’ from the inside is great Plenty of room – very spacious.

Even on the side of the tent, at 6 ft tall, I was able to stand up with no issues. And the sides of the tent don’t slant in very much, so people sleeping against the side don’t feel cramped Pretty Easy Setup – (see below) but you’ll need two people and hope it’s not windy when trying to setup Stakes are sturdy Handled the rain – Had a thunderstorm roll through with heavy rain and no issues at all with the ‘windows’.

And I like the fact the front and back ‘windows’ can stay open to let airflow through Star viewing – While the top of the tent has no ‘window’, you are laying on the sides of the tent, you can see the stars through the side windows No separate rain fly Cons There are 6 guy points but they only give you 4 guy lines – buy extra guy lines because you’ll absolutely want to secure the tent down other than just staking the tent down They give you no extra stakes for the guy lines, you only get enough stakes to stake down the tent and that’s it – buy 6 extra stakes for the guy lines, again, you’ll want to use the guy lines If you don’t use the guy lines, the tent isn’t going to handle windy situation No back door – While I don’t necessarily need a back door, it would have been nice to have a closable mesh area in the back to allow more airflow Need two people for setup Things that Nemo could do to make this tent perfect Give us all the tools to setup this tent, extra guy lines and stakes Color code the points to make it easier for setup Add a window ‘roof’ to the side windows on the outside that from the top of the window and clip on the poles.

Then you could leave the side windows open when it’s raining Make the bag slightly bigger to make it easier to pack up the tent. While the bag isn’t small compared to some of the other tents. it would be nice to have room.

See the Big Agnes Bunk House 4 bag. Tip: Setup the tent at home first, and don’t try to set it up for the first time on your trip. While all tents are confusing at first, this one is a little more confusing.

Easy Setup Instructions: The tent has two ‘poles’ and each pole has a ‘V’ shape on each side. One of the sides of ‘V’ is longer than the other. Take the first pole and put the short sides of the ‘V’ in to the nearest holes in the back of the tent.

Then take the the long sides of each of the ‘V’ and put in the middle holdes in the front of the tent. Now take the second pole, and put the short sides of the ‘V’ in the nearest holes in the back of the tent.

And the long sides, put in the middle holes in the front of the tent. Done. Now clip up the tent to the poles, and then stake down the tent (do not stake down the tent before you clip up the tent). And lastly, put on the front ‘door’ and stake that down.

Like my title says, this is a great tent for great weather. When the weather turns though, not so much. I have spent roughly 20 nights in the tent this year. The best part about this tent is how tall it is, which is also part of its downfall.

Set up is a piece of cake, but shorter individuals will have a very tough time reaching the tops of the front and rear to clip the poles to the tent body. The poles can be extremely cumbersome if you are in a tight space.

The tent holds taut and anchors well, unless there are strong winds which caused my fully staked and guy wired tent to fold and collapse in on itself. In wetter climes, we had what NOAA described as nuisance rain, which led to the entire interior of the tent being soaked even with the windows closed.

Overall I do not think this tent does a good enough job at being a tent to justify the price.

Recently picked up this as a garage sale item at the Bend store. The tag said that the prior customer didn’t like the ventilation. I figured there must be something else wrong. I quickly grabbed it and took over a part of the store next to the sleeping bags.

I took everything out of the bag and almost to the point of completely setting it up in the store, I could not find anything wrong. So I read all the reviews to find out the real reason someone would return this tent.

There were a couple that mentioned bad ventilation and others that mentioned it was no good in the rain and weather but just as many and more that spoke positively about it holding up marvelously. So for 60% off the normal price, I took a chance.

At the time of purchase, my wife and I were camping along the Cascade Lakes Hwy so we set it up as soon as we got back to camp. Setup did take a little bit of trial and error as the pictographs for instructions were not that good but after about 20 minutes we figured it out and realized that the design was actually quite simple… just a really poor set of, or lack of, directions.

It was about 3pm at this point and about 90 degrees so we were immediately able to play around with the ventilation. I could not find any issues. It certainly wasn’t an air conditioned hotel room but air seemed to get in and out just fine and later that night when it cooled off (we were at 5k elevation) I adjusted the window flaps and all was well.

At about 2am I awoke to lightning and thunder and soon after that came the rain. The rain continued off and on through most of that next day, sometimes at a downpour and sometimes just a sprinkle. I secured the side window flaps and throughout the day not a drop of rain got in the tent.

The only thing we didn’t experience that day was snow and hail but somehow I believe it would have passed that test as well. Get this tent is all I can say. I imagine this will be the last one I buy.

This is great! A decent size wagon that folds to just a few feet by a few inches for storage and carrying. I bought it online (because I wanted blue and the store only had it in red) and am very happy with my purchase.

I’d purchased MOSTLY so that I can take my dog (Jack Russel/Beagle mix) to different outdoor events and shows and have a place to let him ride so as to not get stepped on in crowds. This worked out excellent at a recent Subiefest car show, with not only my Oliver, but also my mom’s 2 dogs – a Pekingese and a Shitzu mix (both small).

All 3 dogs were able to snuggle into the wagon and ride along. They could sit up or lay down and the extra pockets carried the water bottle, the dish and so much more. ! I was afraid of the wheels (at first) because they feel so plastic but they have a rubber like coating for grip.

I wish that there was an optional canopy attachment (like some other wagons I’ve seen). My only issue is that the pull handle is not adjustable. As a tall guy (6’2″ tall), the handle is a tad low for pulling the wagon without having to bend over or stoop down some, causing a little back strain.

That same handle is a bit loose feeling and makes me wonder about the long term strength of the item and the longevity of the handle. I wish for a some of the storage pockets to NOT be mesh and wish they were more solid and had a flap or closure for security to keep some items safe in crowded environments.

I have been looking for one of these type wagons for a while now. This is a great wagon and it is big and fits stuff for our family of 6. It hauls everything chairs, snacks, ice chest even a child tired of walking.

It glides over grass, graveled parking lots, and baseball fields. This is well worth the money highly recomended.

Wagon works well and is very functional. However, the quality of the fabric portions, including sippers and straps, is very poor. It is very apparent from the design, stitching, and function, that the velcro close-up strap will break after a few uses.

The zipper for the side pocket/storage wrap is very poorly designed, very tight/strained, and also appears likely to break after only a few uses. I returned this wagon, estimating that it would have only lasted a year or so before it was totally trashed.

The long and the short of it is although this generator is on the heavy side, it is one the best inverter generatos on the market. Direct competition to the Honda 3000i, this iQ3500 is quieter, has more features, looks better and is half the price.

I purchesed my iQ3500 to power our 30A Springdale 5th wheel camper and I couldn’t be more pleased. I wanted a generator that would power the RV properly, but even higher on the priority list was the sound – I wanted a very quiet generator.

This generator is deffinietly quieter than all 3 of the Honda inverter generator’s in the groups we’ve camped with so far. I spent weeks reading and watching reviews on a plethora of different generators and these Generac’s were consistently in the top.

The only complaints with them was weight and some reporting poor quality control, however, I guess I got a good one. The fit and finish is exactly what you’d expect from an American made product. I love the looks of this thing, the fuel gauge, output readings, estimated remaining run time, electric start, very strong Econo Mode and the 30A plug.

This unit runs the entire RV in Econo Mode with no problem at all. It kicks the A/C on without issue (no soft-start installed) – just a slight dimming of the RV lights when it kicks in as you’d expect.

With a little over 200hrs on ours so far, here’s what we’ve found: -Super super quite for a gas powered machine. -Rated at 14hrs run time at 25% capacity – we are easily able to achive this with the RV if we’re not using the A/C.

-Rated at 9hrs run time at 50% load, we usually still see 12hrs with lots of A/C use. -I only run premium fuel in it and it starts perfectly every time, it’s even easy to start with the pull-rope. -It is also very easy to maintain.

I highly recommend this Generator.

So far so good. I bought this generator to provide electricity to my house during construction. It has been running 24/7 since I purchased it. My other generator had numerous noise complaints, especially at night.

With this one, it is so quiet that I don’t even hear it from 20 – 25 feet away. The electric start is fantastic. I have 2 minor issues. 1, it doesn’t have wheels. Transportation is difficult. It’s nice for me since it’s stationary, but I had to use a dolly to get it there.

The second issue is the gas gauge. It seems a lot of models come with this gauge. It’s not the best when filling up the generator. At the end of the day, those are not show stoppers and I am very thrilled with my new generator.

I purchased this tent last summer and spent a solid 3 months using it daily up in the NW Montana mountains. I love the tent overall, but there are a couple of things one should consider. and hopefully the good folks at Thule will look into! The fact that you cannot store the ladder WITH the tent is a huge knock-off of this product.

Really, Thule, you could not have designed the cover to allow the storing of the ladder. This forces you to keep the ladder in your car which I am sure for most folks is already packed full. Sorry, but terrible lack of thought! But, I think the biggest drawback to the tent is the BLACK fly.

Thule, has any of the design staff actually tried to stay in the tent with the fly on, when the sun appears in its fully glory?? It is impossible. the heat inside is unbearable. Simple solution, offer some lighter color fly’s for those of us who use these things where rain/sun frequently come and go.

If you could offer a lighter colored fly and fix the ladder storage issue I would rate it a 5 star for sure.

We love this tent design! we’ve had a couple other rtt’s and this one was our favorite to use. there were a few issues which is why I put 4 stars. First, the mattress was just terrible! it was stiff and firm, really firm.

We slept 1 night and immediately went for a memory foam mattress topper. We can usually deal with uncomfortable sleeping but this was beyond tent camping. Second, after some moderate winds(around 25mph for 24hours) the canvas became “stretched” and started flapping with any wind which was kinda annoying.

Third, why is the big opening on the roof side?? i imagine the ladder could be mounted on the other side but no factory option to have the big opening for the main door. We spent 9 nights in this on a 3000 mile road trip.

We enjoyed our time and the mattress was WAY more comfortable with the 3″ memory foam topper but this also made closing the tent more difficult but it does close up really easy without the topper.

I purchased the Firman W03083ir generator mainly for my camper. I remote camp at least 15 weekends a year and wanted a remote start inverter generator with at least 9 hours of run time so I can use my cpap machine at night.

I also wanted to be able to run my air conditioner. My other generator had an open frame and was a little louder than I wanted and used much more gas. I tried to use my W03083ir after following the break in instructions to a T to run my 13,500 btu camper ac unit.

It immediately went into overload protection mode. I replaced the ac capacitors and tried again to no avail. I tried my W03083ir generator on another camper and it ran that unit just fine. I purchased a SPP6 relay capacitor and now my new generator will run my ac in eco mode.

Now my only complaint is that the generator sputters a little in both run modes. I talked with tech support and was told that in eco mode it barely gives it enough gas to keep it running. I found that without enough of a load while in eco mode the sputter will keep you up all night.

The next night we experimented running a couple flood lights,tv,cpap machine and the unit only sputtered sporadically. My new W03083ir generator is doing everything that I wanted it to do. It’s quiet, good fuel economy, good run time and is fairly lightweight.