Autohome Columbus roof top tent review: over a decade of use: Things you only need to buy once!

In 2009 Karen bought an Autohome Columbus roof top tent for a solo trip across the Simpson Desert in her little, short wheelbase Pajero. Over a decade later after many extensive trips, we review the tent wear plus the unbox the newest version we got for the big Cruiser.
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Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - History
04:38 - Unboxing & Mounting
07:13 - Rooftop Tent Setup Time
07:37 - About the Ladder
10:14 - Inside the Rooftop Tent
13:54 - Outside the Rooftop Tent
15:22 - Size Comparison - Small
16:52 - Size Comparison - Medium
18:52 - Pack Up the Tent
20:11 - Conclusion
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[@leonisbacher1772]

Just bought a Large one on your recommendation 😂 Awesome video you can tell the real life experience, so valuable, thank you for sharing.

[@theoverlanders]

Great review Karen and Ryan - so good seeing Autohome tent's being put to good, long use!!!!!!!!!! Awesome.

[@_South_Seventeen]

100% guys, I have a James Baroud and it is the best investment for my Touring wagon, no way I could go back to a Swag up North, I’d feel like a mouldy kebab that a big dark Croc would gobble up quite easily. Great seeing you guys outside of fishing and having, sharing all your Travels & knowledge. It’s such an addictive place the Cape and anywhere in Northern Australia, makes you proud to be an Aussie living in our paradise!

[@nevanalthaus2387]

Great Review Guys

[@vanceneep6130]

That’s living 👌👌👍

[@joycekuipers7210]

Thanks a lot, i loved your thorough and honest (and enthusiastic 😊) review. I will be using it for a roadtrip in Euope in winter to start with ;-)

[@shaunconnor8663]

very cool review, what's the bottom of the tent like? is it flat? im thinking about cutting the roof off my van and adding a roof top camper on top for winter camping adding head space while living in the van and then sleeping up top

[@RyanMoodyFishing]

There’s a photo on our blog. www.ryanmoodyfishing.com/autohome-columbus-roof-top-tent-review/

[@mattmciver1911]

Hi guys, great video thanks for posting. I’m looking at purchasing a Columbus. My concern is ventilation in the rain… Just wondering how you guys managed up in the tropics… sometimes I’ve needed to have all the windows open even though it’s raining. The Columbus doesn’t have awnings or flaps over the windows. Did you guys find ventilation a problem in the hot wet conditions? Thanks, Matt

[@RyanMoodyFishing]

I think the new ones do have little struts to hold the outer door flap ajar but when it rains we just close it up and never really had a problem. Sometimes we do take a small fan and run it off the fridge battery. But most times not really noticed a problem. Up here in winter when we do most of our camping it doesn’t generally rain much.

[@redhawk_dr8493]

Hi, is the height of the small the same as the medium ?

[@RyanMoodyFishing]

Not exactly sure mate I haven’t measured them And we are now away. Contact the suppliers and they will help with that.