According to the website they are both walk in but 002 is definitely a walk-in where as 001 you can pull your car right up to the bench if you like. Yes, the site says 75 foot walk-in but there is nothing there to prevent you from pulling in. As you can see in the video, my truck is parked right past the picnic bench. A great isolated spot.

Headed to Taos area myself with an overnight in Tucumcari, NM. Did not feel like driving 11 hours then setting up camp. That's a betting for one person. Enjoy!!!

Don, thanks for watching the video. I am about to head that way in about 3 days and spend some time camping in the Carson Natl. Forest in and around Taos. Been looking forward to it for a while. Do you happen to have and insights for a first timer in that area. Perhaps so good places to go, maybe next to a stream? I know they are few and far between up there, at least that is what I have heard.

One definitely needs to find the least path of resistance when putting on a roof top tent. Hopefully this helps you reduce those hours you spent putting on the ROAM tent.

Happy it helped.

They came with the iKamper RTT. I think you can buy them on their website

Albert Pike area

Hope it helps for you.

Appreciate the kudo's. I have really developed a love for this place. Will be heading back in the fall as I have missed the spring visit. This visit was pretty good timing. I have been in April and it is beautiful.

Yes, the Pocket 3 is great but just a little fragile for outdoor run and gun but so far so good. I am pretty happy with the solar, I have got as much as 360 watts out of the 2 panels. But now I have put in a 30V converter and I can charge with that while the engine is running at about 400watts and that great for the Ecoflow Delta 2.

I spoke with the park ranger for about an hour. He asked me a lot of questions about my truck as he was interested in overlanding. I talked about all my gear. He even said I could fill up my 30 gallon water bladder right there at the station. He never mentions anything about disposing of grey water. He did mention no cat holes though.

You are welcome. Hope it works out as well for you as it has for me.

iKamper. Came with the tent.

Thank you. Much appreciated

Was not a bad spot for the first night. Looking forward to exploring a little more of NM this year I hope. I am sure I eat more like you, it is only because my buddy likes to cook that I was eating as well. LOL

Thank you. Much appreciated.

are you referring to the bike hooks? If so, those you can find at just about any hardware store.

123lbs

The quick release mounts have to stay on the bottom side of the RTT which prevents me from being able to SLIDE it on so that does not work either. The quick release is really only any good if you have some type of rig that allows you to LOWER the RTT into place.

There is no doubt lots of solutions out there. Happy that worked out for you. Sounds like a simple setup which is what is necessary in order to make heading out on the road as frictionless as possible.

I don't know that much about engine hoist, but I doubt you could go high enough considering once you tie the rooftop tent to the hoist, it's going to dangle at least 3 feet, so that means you'd have to go up above the roof, which would be almost 11 feet. Do you know of an engine lift that goes that high, not to mention that seems a bit overkill unless you already have one, of course

I would love to see the steel frame when you are done. Please be sure to share here when you are done. :)

@@HoustonBrownPhotography I don't have any videos on my channel but I will do this one. I have just finished removing my flat rack and making the cross bars to support the tent which I purchased yesterday, a Darche Panorama 1400. I am painting them now and I will install them and pick up the tent this afternoon. The shop will put it on the bars for me to make it easier but I need to get it on and off to get into my garage. I am off for a few days camping at the end of the week so I will build it when I get back and upload it.

@@paul-57Excellent, excited to see what you have designed.

@curtcoltharp3719 thank you for the comment. Now that I have been up there I feel the more northern parts of NM would be better for me. Seems the closer you get to Colorado the better. :) As an RV'er you are looking for a different experience, especially now that I am getting more in to overlanding. I enjoy the exploring as much as I do the camping. I admit, I am really growing tired of the 2 hour setup and tear down when I see others doing it in 20 min. LOL

No blue prints, the video is all I can offer you.

Mavic 3 and GoPro 9