MUDSTUCK roof top Go Anywhere “The Explorer’’ By Cheval Graham Sleep Anywhere 4x4 Everywhere

It was time to pack up the ute and Once the bed was made we were ready The Mudstuck Explorer With a roar trip coming up on the Our roof top tent ‘’The Explorer’’ I was surpised to find out just how head to the Central Plateau for the to experience the Mudstuck Explorer has many benefits including: Central Plateau, we were looking arrived packaged up in a box with all much can be packed down into a small weekend. roof tent, and it was really put to the forward to some before its contents. It does not require any package, that fits on your vehicle’s test as the coming days threw every- • Comfortable bedding is already provided; winter set in. However, our tiny assembly, except for mounting rails roof. Not only is there a comfort- Traveling along the road does not thing at us weatherwise. • You can leave all your bedding and home was not going to make it over for a roof rack connection and fixing able mattress inside that packs down generate much noise, only if there’s a pillows made up; the ladder to access the tent. All holes with it, but the walls also have pocket some of the offroad country we good headwind, and didn’t affect the Settling in after a day’s hunting and • Plenty of windows/mesh/venting; would need to contend with. are predrilled and the nuts, bolts and storage. There are ample windows gas mileage. By the time we arrived hitting that mattress is something • Storage pockets; spanner are supplied, saving you time that open to help with keeping at our destination, I was keen to open else. Airbeds are notorious for suck- • Good material thickness to withstand Faced with the prospect of getting the having to rumage through the garage condensation at a minimum and “The Explorer” out and test how easy ing away your heat, and foam rolls wear and tear; old tent out of the cupboard, we came for tools. the top cover acts as a fly, deflecting it would be to set up camp. suck, but to have something this com- • Packs up and down quicker than most upon a product that we had never Instructions are provided on the any rain well away. This means that fortable that packs away with the tent ; seen or heard of before: rooftop tents. website and are straightforward. windows can stay open for ventilation, I am pleased to confirm that it was an is amazing and a real bonus. For those who to the remote In no time at all, a mate and I were lift- even when it is bucketing down easy setup. Remove the cover, unfold • Option of having windows/door open parts of New Zealand, an outdoors ing the tent onto the roof and getting outside. the top, climb in and pop the window while it rains; person couldn’t wish for a better it positioned to fix it down. Once all When you are ready to hit the road, and door covers out and you are ready • If you can drive there you can sleep there. product to come along. Mudstuck are the bolts are tightened up (the most the waterproof heavy duty cover helps to go. keen to show all outdoor enthusiasts time is spent tightening all the nuts) to keep the contents packaged and how their roof top tent is the ultimate and a safety check has been done to safe on your . way to 4WD adventure camp around make sure it is all secure, it is time to the country, making camping easy for pop the tent open and give it a try. the whole family. On the road, the Explorer packs away under a heavy-duty waterproof cover.

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