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@@OffRoadOverlandCamping hi there, theyre just simple carpet tiles. Keeps condensation at bay on the floor, and helps a little with noise.

@@chopkinsize I’ve never looked back since I upgraded. I get a great night sleep on the Comfort mattress

@@Thomas-o2y7x unfortunately it sounds like you must have got different adaptors to me? Because one of the adaptors I have (a thin grey one), lets me clip the pump onto the valves and leave the pump hanging. So that’s what I do, so I can be doing something else for the few minutes it takes to inflate

@@curtrobinson6883 we haven’t got the annex, but have the awning. I do plan to try and make a video about it, just life got very busy!

@@MichaelYarde thanks for the reply. I order my 3.0 skycamp on Mar 12 2025. The company that makes the roof rack couldn’t get it done when I needed it, so I’m waiting till spring. My first trip will be into the Owyhees in Oregon. Check out the video.

@@1402702 I collected my RTT from iKamper UK HQ, and during the fitting process, they swapped the 3.0 clamps out to 2.0 clamps for this very reason

There's separate videos for that on the channel if you're interested in that :)

@@twsbibanghorn7343 it’ll agree. I only had PLA so just thought I’d use it for the sake of printing the items for the video to display the models. In all honesty though, the PLA is holding up ok 👌🏻

@@MichaelYarde I've only just started using PETG, and it is much more forgiving as it has a little more flex and less likely to snap. I left my PLA tools in the car, the summer heat deformed them just enough to make many unusable. I'm going to try them out in the Swedish winter (average -20c) and see how they do. Trying TPU for the first time this weekend. Have fun with the printer and I will definitely be printing the occupied sign and shower button holderinner 😀

@@JesseStarrPhoto no, you’re 100% right. PLA is absolutely not the best material for these items. It’s just all I had to hand in order to print stuff to display in this video. Maybe PETG?

@@verlorenerjunge5921 completely agree. It’s not unique to iKampers either, the majority of mattress supplied with RTTs, I think, are very poor

I’d never really thought about it, as I’ve covered my flooring in carpet tiles. Could be worth looking in to?

@@MichaelYarde i contacted ikamper. Hey recommend that the bolts/nuts are covered with those plastic covers or some other material to ensure that there is no contact with the mattress.

"resounding" I use

@@MichaelYardenot watching it all over again but for example goto 23:45 and watch a few seconds yourself. You say unresounding repeatedly in this video; maybe you’re not aware. I’d chalk it up to accent but it seems pretty clear to me un-resounding. FWIW - Not shitting in you. I enjoyed your video, but with your mentioning your being a teacher I figured it was worth the pointing out. It’s like the buddy who loves to use irregardless or the like.

@@MichaelYarde06:30 …just saying

You are very welcome, I’m so pleased to hear you found it useful

You can essential calibrate what "level" means. I mounted the inclinometer, then levelled the tent / car the "old fashioned way" then calibrated the inclinometer to accept the value when the tent is level as zero. I can't remember the specific settings on how to do it, but it's all covered in the instructions :)

@@MichaelYardeThanks. I asked because I do not have anywhere in the car any flat surface so it will never show the correct value. Also, the back of the car is a bit higher to the front. Im asking for inclinometer to be used in general offroading to know how bad is your position or how far to the angle limit etc

@@marcing4287 Yeah, it could definitely do that. Mount it where you want it, park the car as flat as you can, then calibrate that as flat. Then that way, the inclinometer will show the relative angle

That is so incredibly kind of you to say. Thank you so much! I wish you many many happy nights in your iKamper!

For my tent is mounted to my truck, I could only ever have gone for the Mini. For the two of us, it’s ample space in all honesty, the full size Skycamp would just be that extra luxury. But we’ve been tent bound on a few stormy trips and never really felt like we’ve struggled for space. In fact, I really like how cosy you can get the tent to be, and I think a large part of that is down to the size of the Mini. The only other type I’d consider would be a wedge type tent (so an iKamper BDV), but that would require a very different set up on my truck (a rear canopy that would bare weight), and the only reason for that would be, then the tent is purely contained within in the footprint of the vehicle, but even with that, I’d buy my Mini again in a heart beat

Hi there, No, it’s not an annual refresh. This was purely a speculative list. There’s normally a good few years between releases. The original Skycamp was 2016/17, and we’re only on v3, so a while off yet - if at all - for an 4.0

@@MichaelYardeexcellent! Thank you for the fast response and good video! You have really good suggestion. I just started shopping for a rtt and would hate if I buy the 3.0 in a few weeks and then the 4.0 is released. But since it’s not a yearly refresh I’m less concerned.

@@miami3863 the 3.0 is still an excellent tent and I absolutely love mine. Even if a 4.0 came out with all of my suggestions, I’d still not be disappointed with my 3.0! 😊

I'm considering it, but my main issue with winter camping is having somewhere to dry it off if it gets wet.

Super helpful review!! Maybe I will get one of those sometime soon! 🎉🎉🎉

@@MichaelYardebut it goes on the inside of the tent. Unless the tent wets thru I don’t see how it’d get wet. It basically fits in place like a quilted blanket with plastic elastic toggles or something and creates another air barrier to slow heat loss.

You’ll love it! I don’t get much chance to use mine through the winter months, and I really really miss it. You’ll have many happy adventures to come

Man, I feel you

They're still on the channel, just private. I've moved the channel in a new direction. I haven't had the focus for 8 years now, thought it was time to move on

Lowest I've camped is -1degC, and that was really cold. 3 season sleeping bags, sleep in jumper and trouserers with a blanket on top, we managed, but I imagine it would have been a lot more comfortable with the insulation tent. But I don't do a lot of winter camping, as I don't have anywhere to dry the tent after a trip

I’m 17.5-18stone, and the ladder and tent are absolutely rock solid. And with a second person of about the same weight, the tent is very strong. I’d have no concerns

@@MichaelYarde Thanks so very much for the info - appreciate it!