ROAM ROOFTOP TENT - Camping and offroading in the Jeep Gladiator Overland Build!

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We try sleeping in the new ROAM roof top tent for the very first time! The overland Jeep Gladiator build is turning out pretty amazing both on road, off road, and at the campground!
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[@dc9loser]

Do the TAT. I just did the "Shadow of the Rockies" portion of the TAT. 1400 miles from El Paso to Baggs Wyoming with just me and my 7 and 9 year olds. All dirt roads... with connections to segments on paved roads. Had days where we saw only one other car. Had segments with 140 miles between gas stops. Had to turn back at Tin Cup Pass 12,100 feet, in the Rockies due to snow, in June. It was designed for motorcycles, but fine for a Jeep. Trans American Trail.

[@vmanvand]

I used to upload videos back when Google didn't own you tube... Stopped cause the passion and inspiration ran dry.. I started making videos about trail's and road's around my hometown... watching your videos has inspired me.. I will be posting a video tomorrow where I will be shouting out this channel... Thank you so much Kevin and Britney.... you have help restore a lost passion. Hope to see you all in Wyoming sometime.

[@stanleyfurash7929]

That's why you equip your tool bag with an assortment of nuts and bolts

[@christopherjoehedrick8719]

And some loctite.

[@Rozza43]

Nuts/bolts/clamps/zipties/loctite/jb weld/ratchet straps...i have used it all to fix shit.lol that is why i now have a mini toolbox in my XJ.

[@cesarquintanilla1264]

Love the time laps where jelly is just looking at you both getting it put away. Love those views.

[@babyjeffrey3061]

I have done that trail it's a little late in the season before that I would take a lot of water And bring Coolant for the truck

[@edsonkidwell9813]

Yup rooftop tent on a Bronco. Bucket list. Relocation after covid19

[@MrBillsfishin]

Your honesty about the hike was so refreshing. Lol. So appreciate that you used your brain to eliminate 2/3rds of that trail.

[@jm-hb9tl]

I greatly appreciate you guys testing out my Gladiator for me. Thanks👍

[@NoProDad]

that slide out is a game changer since you still get to use the roof rack! 💯👍

[@itywhat6499]

I hope you enjoy this area. I have literally hiked all over this area. As you could tell even the short hikes can get pretty steep. I was a volunteer in AZ for a lot of years and the only thing I can say is WATER, WATER, WATER. This time of year is brutal on your body and dehydration sets in very fast. Anyway, enjoy your time in the Sedona area. I miss it. I now live in Colorado and enjoying all the hiking here. Glad you are testing my new Jeep Gladiator. I can't wait to win it!!!!

[@Rusty.1776]

It's cool going back and rewatching the gladiator build now that I'm in the middle of mine 😉😊

[@jmsuitter5]

It’s neat to see you guys trying new things and being out of your element feels like a whole new start like beginning again. Love all the different content the sideways the fast and the climbing and the overland.

[@jmsuitter5]

Jelly looks in love with the tent too 🏕 ⛺️

[@vinny143]

My wife is 57 and I'm 55 and we walk that trail like it's nothing,,,, you guys need more exercise😁

[@tipperarymick5337]

Yep 👍 And I would have thought Brittney would be fit from all the walking while filming 🤔🙄😂

[@LiteBrite]

Oh, we definitely do. We’re a month out of practice. Haha

[@Piatic]

@Non Typical not sure about that man. I climb, hike, and do marathons regularly when the opportunities arise. Grit isn't a generational attribute.

[@cbrown17982010]

PLEASE> > > > AAL make these modular storage systems for the JK , 2 million of us out there waiting for them 😁

[@jeepjeff9131]

One suggestion for when you do the Peace Trail. Make a reservation for about the third or fourth night into the trip at a motel/hotel. I would spend a few weeks to a month at a time traveling on my Goldwing and camping in a tent. As much as I loved it those occasional nights (once a week) in the motels were very enjoyable and I'd get caught up with the news of the world on TV, even with my sleeping bag on top of the bed covers in some places.

[@pmurphy12667]

yes you are out shape..1.5 miles is the warmup stretch for us hikers

[@OVRLNDX]

You are going to love that Roam!!!!

[@jimfield3347]

Those things put you right at bigfoots eye level.

[@ThunderCat19D]

Me a woman and her dog. Kev tried to clean that up real quick 😂😂

[@ntsms69]

Almost! ;-)

[@johngray7006]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JLURBilletSilverMetallic]

Jelly Belly is soooo cute sleeping in the tent... seems like she enjoyed it also...thanks for the scenic tour ...its beautiful

[@dougg8280]

To make tent sleeping super comfortable, get an Exped Megamat. It was a game changer for us.

[@irismercado1288]

Yes you must be close to me because I love my Gladiator already I’m telling you it’s exactly they way I dreamed about it for retirement 😍

[@robertmarez3195]

Great video.....lots of wonderful scenery and sights.....good shake down for the foster child.....hope you 2 stay hydrated out there......Jelly was real chill 🐶😀......egarly awaiting your next video...Safe Travels

[@KeithStevensMoes]

The peace trail is an awesome adventure and you will have a ton of fun.

[@jmsuitter5]

Happy to see that tent pivot roof rack in action looks great 👍

[@onetruebob_tj]

Aight ya'll *puts on Dad voice* I didn't see either one of you carrying water on your hike. 🤷‍♂️ From the views that short hike was totally worth it. Beautiful. Spectacular. Great job checking over the nuts and bolts Kevin. A lot of folks don't do that and end up having major breaks on the trails. Thank you!

[@LiteBrite]

😅😅 Yeahhh, we aren’t used to hiking so we might have forgotten to grab water. Won’t make that mistake again. Hopefully. Lol

[@garycoe8674]

Yeah you can tell you got a good nights sleep jelly belly and Britney seem to have a lot more spring in their step looks like you’re having a great time enjoying the video thanks

[@DawidNaudeIrishSettler]

Absolutely STUNNING from the first till last second of the video. Hmmm Brittany I thought you would be fit from all the walking and filming during rock crawling... 🤠

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Dang, that was some nice areas you showed off there. 😁 Also, the little piglet at the end, is adorable !

[@alessandroconcas]

wow, great!!! adventure, camping for more days, trip, 0.7 hike, stuff for ocd maniac... Really enjoy every second!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Scrambler85]

Kevin knows how to use the camera 😎😎😎 love a good hike with a beautiful woman

[@andreipretorius92]

Very nice setup with the rooftop tent! I love that MASS. It’s so cool and neat, how every 4x4 should be. I love the foster child. Would love it more if it was parked in my driveway

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

I’m about to arrange an offroad test of an off-road camper. I get everyone is all about RTTs, but my camping with bears experience has pushed me towards looking for something else. Still, this was enlightening about RTTs.

[@tylerbeaupre5368]

Put a blanket in between your air mattress and the ground it will keep you so much warmer

[@trialbyfirehomestead6810]

If you have a gladiator with a bed rack would it be possible to run two tents up top? Not sure if you guys have experience with this idea. I love the channel. Its purely about off roading/overlanding. Good job by not being click bait guys.

[@LiteBrite]

Technically with this specific bed rack system, you could one on roof top tent on the slide out and a second one on top of the bed rack! 😊🤙

[@Pete-kp4pf]

I have one of these tents on my 1987 jeep Comanche.

[@jmsuitter5]

Peace trail looks amazing can’t wait to ride along

[@Intentsrig]

Check out the REI camp dreamer mattress or the exped version. Part foam, part air. R Value 6.6 so no worries about being cold. Worth checking out for those in ground tents.

[@overlandunderland1765]

gezzzz guys, that was like only 3.4km and you're out of breath......lol, definitely worth the view though

[@TheCharleseye]

That moment when Brit's talking about a 'super old' cabin...that's almost 20 years newer than my house. 😂 Originally built in 1905.

[@9Kellett]

So your probably on the piece trail but be careful. The heat will get you it's 108 here in Havasu today.

[@brossovitch]

Yay, more LiteBrite. I was hoping something good would pop-up today. LOL

[@guylongley1573]

Nice area for camping. At least Kevin got to show off his Big Wrench! LOL! Looks like it was a great shake down run. Im not a hiker too. LOL

[@richardclemens9261]

Rogan needs to get yinz on the podcast to talk about the inspiring story of living your dreams. Giving it all up and walking away to do what you want to do in life.

[@trjnsd6874]

What am I dong awake so early... That trail and you two (three) is going to be a great adventure to see! Looks fantastic already. My front sway bar end link nuts frequently get loose; can usually hear them. I gotta remember to get spares. What a life! Beauty inside and out. LiteBriteNationRoams!

[@jmsuitter5]

You should add a helio portable shower to the list and then you can foot pressure water you get

[@Destort]

The rooftop tent undercarriage thing is wayyyyy more legit than i thought it was gonna be. Nice idea!

[@jmsuitter5]

Oh wow loving the JL rear with the red

[@delbancroft9339]

My wife and I backpack a lot. 10-20 miles a day carrying everything. 7-10 days worth of food, cooking fuel, cloths, tent, sleeping bags...... The way Brittany sounded walking up hill, she should get out to the drift cars and get back to walking/filming Kevin and the Jeep (step or foster child).

[@boldrbangr9834]

Showering in rivers & lakes: skinny dipped/bathed in a cold stream at Rifle Falls, CO.....holy crap! Went in with one, came out with none 😜. Too bad Jelly had such a stressful time

[@jmsuitter5]

I’m slowly building back my hiking 🥾 legs I feel you lol

[@ntsms69]

Jeep, Tent, Wood. BRILLIANT. Now I'm back. Not interested in all that 'other' stuff!

[@kevinking9850]

The sway bar disconnect reminded me of a time I borrowed my brother's '57 Chev pickup. I could hardly keep it on the road. Turns out 2 shocks were missing, diagonally, and the others were sketchy. Ah, those were the times...

[@DanaBottomley]

The Peace Trail is really awesome. But you’re doing it at the wrong time of the year for sure. I’m bummed I’m not going to be out at the river. Kevin would love to go for a ripper in my boat. Oh, hippie hole is a good spot to camp on the river. Up a ways Fox’s floating dock bar and the Roadrunner are good spots for food and drinks.

[@CJLane-62]

You were on Schnebly road 2 weeks ago? I tried to run it a couple of months old and it was closed 4 miles up from Sedona, now that I know that it's open, I will be running it next week!😁

[@lhurst9550]

Yep, an RTT is a bed, welcome to the club.

[@jeffro8373]

I love that, and it's Jelly approved lol, much love and respect ♥️♥️💯🤙

[@jmsuitter5]

The lights and the table really speak to me

[@eldridgesmart5516]

Thanks for the video 👍🏾👍🏾. Great job, paying attention to the little things. Making sure that you didn't get stranded. Thank GOD that you didn't. That tent is amazing. I'd definitely hike the 7 miles.😁.

[@jakobwest4811]

I know that feeling. I've left my front sway bar disconnected for the better part of a year. You get used to it haha. I hope I win the gladiator, that RTT looks sick!

[@forkintherode8236]

Love it Love it Love it. You guys are living large and squeezing out every bit of life. Congrats

[@phatzo9]

you guys are so lucky to have EVERYTHING in the USA regarding kinda ALL including jeep parts and upgrades and all of terrain from mountains to snow over lakes and the views.... oh my... keep it up. I liked and subscribed from Hungary (Europe) :D I´d do the same here in EU but regulations make it a little more difficult to go on trails if there would be any... lol

[@jeckart3d]

Either here or on KZbin or over on E3; would y’all mind going over what to check after a shakedown and before a typical trail ride, how often to grease, basic maintenance, etc?

[@FabianRodriguez-vn8kg]

Exped Megamat the best mattress

[@larryjones2563]

Beautiful Countryside!

[@namelppa]

Do you guys keep a spare parts kit with you? You do a lot of crazy stuff and sometimes things break (like that drive-shaft the other day) I broke a half-shaft on my M998 on a trail. It is an easy fix...IF you have the part with you. What spares do you keep with you when you are out on the trail? What tools?

[@aldocarlotto1306]

Hi guys its Aldo again, thanks for another great video and responding to my comment, it felt truly like my 15 minutes of fame, as always great editing Brit and music choices. The tent looks fun and I bet you could of folded it even faster without that extra 2 inch foam you added but very cool. The Devils Bridge looked amazing and I heard the fear in Kevins voice asking Brit to please walk around. I'm glad you found a shorter hike for as Kevin would say " Me, my woman and her dog" ??? lol. Can't wait to see whats in the boxes, hopefully a little lift of some kind as the "Foster Childs" tires look like it could use a little more up travel. I'm not sure if your ever heading toward the North East as I'm in Connecticut but would love to see you at a meet and greet. Have fun, till your next video, I love your guys lifestyle that im sure you worked your butt's off to obtain, I'm so happy for you, as they say "Jealousy is an ugly emotion" Aldo

[@LiteBrite]

Thanks for the love and support!!

[@Wk32eze]

Y’all Did A Great Job With This Video

[@rd9865]

This maybe a stupid question: With a rooftop tent especially during winter camping, can you close up the entire tent including the entrance way up into the tent from the ladder??

[@bellaboodle9597]

Question... you mention the mass storage rack, can you give a link for that??! Great video!

[@Nickwillfixit]

The big question isdo you miss the Hemi and is it the noise or the power you miss the most.

[@withintheglass2170]

That bed rack is perfect! I really don’t like the ones that go over the roof and don’t let you take the tops of. Is that what it’s all about?

[@Rozza43]

I cruise my XJ with no sway bars and 20psi in the tires at all times...she is a little marshmellowy.

[@RyanRKJ]

Cool video. Just a note on bathing in lakes and rivers; even "biodegradable" soap is not to be used for bathing directly in the water. All the treehuggers will be mad if you do that.

[@philiphannum4211]

You DO NOT want to piss off the tree huggers. That is a social group that gets angry. Get a water systems and a shower tent first. Good catch Ryan!

[@LiteBrite]

Ya you are right. Don’t plan on using soap. Just a nice rinse off should do the trick

[@gregz.155]

They (we including me) drive all over trails in nature, we've done pissed off the tree huggers already! ;)

[@hillbillyvilly7522]

Sway bars?! My old CJ5 has none... no track bars either. Just turning a corner has new riders feeling like the old Jeep is gonna roll over for a belly rub. Great content guys!

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Some of my favorite places on earth are in the middle of 18 mile hikes! Of course, i've hiked a lot less since i bought my Jeep...

[@duathlete827]

Never get tired of the rear view.....

[@groberts1980]

Thanks for the video! It's cool seeing the Gladiator on a shakedown run. We have two JKs currently and are planning on buying a Gladiator this Summer to complement the set. We did Schnebly and Broken Arrow last April and we're going back next month. Plan this year is to get some local intel on trails not so frequented by "Pink Jeeps." To me there's nothing worse than taking a rig you built on a trail and seeing a bunch of yahoos on a sightseeing tour out on the trail. But maybe that's just me.

[@four_low_adventures]

Looks like fun to me.

[@DT7967]

Most people refer to people who really like or need everything organized as OCD but people with OCD do things like repetitively wash their hands over and over to the point where the skin gets raw. OCPD is actually more accurate description of people who need everything organized or they cannot function. Like anything, there are degrees of it and it seems more women tend to be the more organized person and also who tend to obsess over it. But you can google OCPD and learn more about it but most people aren't OCD although it is usually used to describe organized or overly organized people. Most guys are sloppy and refer to it as ADD but they aren't actually ADD! Some are and stimulates help them focus but if stimulants don't help, then you aren't ADD.

[@stormw777]

Wait! Im in shock! I dont know what to do. In two years I have never seen you guys walk with your own legs.. whoaaaa......

[@J.Young808]

I love how Jelly heard Brittany and thought 💭 “ohhh it’s Mom here comes a belly rub” and then heard Kevin and thought 💭 “ohhhh it’s Dad I can play with his pants”

[@Biggja22]

I'm 45 my wife is a few years older and we're both fat. You just made us feel like we're we're in shape. Better step it up kids.

[@LiteBrite]

😅😅

[@christinapittsley786]

Nice tent glad you liked it

[@yogi5835]

When its cold out side memory foam on top, when its hot out side memory foam underneath, memory foam holds your body heat. so when it gets hot out you dont want it heating you up, so switch pads around. Love Ya

[@ashleighlong4536]

hi guys, loved the vid and the tent! Just got a gladiator and thought it would be perfect, unfortunately I am in Australia and they don't ship to Australia...do you have another recommendation of a similar quality? Thanks in advance!!

[@Themortgagemans]

What is the taller rack that is installed above the mass rack and also what do you use to slide the tent out?

[@hectorestrella2042]

Are you guys considering installing a Synergy Jeep JL / JLU / JT Front Track Bar and Sector Shaft Brace ? for steering wondering after lift/big tires ? for sloppy steering ?

[@LiteBrite]

It has a steersmarts brace

[@davee6727]

Dang! That rack is so freaking sweet! They need to make one for standard 6ft truck beds!

[@GoProseph]

Wait... did you guys not install the cover zipper? I’m having tons of trouble getting that thing zipped up easily.

[@jeffburns2168]

Kevin... haven’t seen anyone ask for awhile... how the work outs going. I think u should implement a short clip at the end doing 100 pushups and adding 100 per video up to 500... just saying boss... seriously good video guys keep up the good work.

[@jeffspangler3422]

So excited that you're back to offroad and Jelly content!😎🐕👍

[@lenneighbors8261]

Take water on the hike!

[@rogerwilco71]

Awesome, the wife and I are looking to get a Gladiator at the end of the summer...love the vids and build tips!! 😎👍

[@Dragonford350]

Man I love the way you guys did up that Gladiator. Enjoy your trip, sounds like an awesome time!!! I'll stick with my two wheeled adventures for now.

[@m3lover1]

Do you guys know what light strip is that on the liftgate of Brit's JL? I love the magnet thingiemajiggy

[@matt0bullock]

How is the visibility out the back window of the foster child with this setup?

[@StormbornJKU]

Hiking is cool, but driving your Jeep to those places is way cooler lol

[@MarkSpencerAZ]

Looks like our Arizona!