Pete M Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 this here is a $700 shade thingie that bolts to your roof rack and unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDJeep89 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 LOL. What a waste of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Is the roof rack included?? Unless that thing is 30' across that's a rediculous price. Pete, you should start packaging tarps, poles and zipties. Add a CC logo to the tarp and sell them as a budget rooftop canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHMJXJ Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 A 12'x12' EZ-Up is about 1/3 the price and far more useful. Plus you can still move your buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Cool design but no way I'm paying $700. Let's be honest this is for the " quadratec" starter pack crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yeah that's a $20 tarp, a spool of twine, and ten minutes in the bush with a hand saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yes, you could. But then you'd be ostersized from fancy dancy Jeep Meetings. You'd have to hang with MJ and XJ crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 There are some real nice ones ($$$) that don't require any poles or guy wires. I was looking for one for my wife's FJ Cruiser when she goes to dog trials since it's just her and they are easy to open and retract. If someone is willing to pay for it more power to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989commanche Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Some folks have more money than brains and will buy almost anything. Some of us are more financially challenged and have to build our own or do without. I’m normally in the second bucket and enjoy figgering out how to build my own version of things. Sometimes my version is better than what’s out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVPete Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Pretty sure I could make something like that for the Cherokee out of a couple of my free harbor freight tarps, some broom sticks, a couple of cinder blocks, and string I have laying around. Won't exactly look all sharper image like the photo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpiercecracker1 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Slightly off topic, but speaking of people with more money than brains. https://selecthomedecorandmore.com/natural-tree-stump-side-table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasemonkeySC Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I made something like that for my buddy several years ago.He has a full size GMC van from the local power company's surplus auction. It's 4x4 on 32's, and he turned it into an overland.I took 2 duck canvas tarps, and attached them using a heavy zipper. The 8'x12' attached to the roof rack with thumb screws, had an aluminum bar attached, and rolled up to store in a PVC pipe on the roof rack. The 2nd tarp attached coming out, and 2\3 the length. It created a small sort of privacy wall on the side with the sliding door. Pipe from Lowe's, tarps from Northern Tool, zipper from local marine upholstery shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 9 hours ago, ftpiercecracker1 said: Slightly off topic, but speaking of people with more money than brains. https://selecthomedecorandmore.com/natural-tree-stump-side-table wow, I've got a whole bunch of those in a rack behind the barn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 12 hours ago, 1989commanche said: Some folks have more money than brains and will buy almost anything. Yet it is totally acceptable for people to put thousands of dollars into a $500 truck. My point is if you have the funds and want something go for it, even stump tables it that's what you want. Do you know how hard it is to come by stumps in metropolitan areas? Pete, you're sitting on a gold mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 This gets me thinking about the diy overlanders putting good effort into their rigs. There’s a bunch of homemade rooftop tent builds and interior sleeping platforms with creative storage solutions all over the interwebs. Companies like ARB and the like really make sone nice products but I agree... those prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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