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Deep Throat Penthouse
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Posted 8/4/2012 2:24 PM
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Deep Throat Penthouse

Here are a few shots of my new Maggiolina Air Top Medium roof top tent mounted on RhinoRack Heavy Duty Cross bars.



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Posted 8/6/2012 2:18 PM
sjtymko
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RE: Deep Throat Penthouse

Looks fantastic! Enjoy it.

Steve

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Posted 8/8/2012 5:38 PM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

Looks very nice but I have a question.

Is the tent rain proof when raised? What is there to prevent rain water from pooling in the bottom "tray"?

Also, how much height do the roof rails add? And how hard are they to remove? Some parking garages in the city don't leave a lot of room.
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Posted 8/8/2012 7:04 PM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

gelenda - 8/8/2012 5:38 PM

Looks very nice but I have a question.

Is the tent rain proof when raised? What is there to prevent rain water from pooling in the bottom "tray"?

Also, how much height do the roof rails add? And how hard are they to remove? Some parking garages in the city don't leave a lot of room.


The tent is firmly clamped to the bottom shell at all points except for the three doors; and this prevents water from getting in. The doors all have flaps that hang out and over the sides of the bottom shell to prevent any rain ingress at those locations. See the photo of the erected tent from the rear to see what I mean.

In reality it would be a very poor design if the tent collected water in the bottom when it rains.

The Heavy Duty roof rack barss alone add roughly 3" to the overall height of the vehicle. The Aero bars would be slightly lower.
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Posted 8/16/2012 5:17 PM
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Penthouse in Storage

The Harken Hoister works great!





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Posted 8/16/2012 5:48 PM
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Dutch

Finally got the new enclosure? Looks nice.

Mark
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Posted 8/16/2012 6:52 PM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

Inkblotz - 8/16/2012 5:48 PM

Dutch

Finally got the new enclosure? Looks nice.

Mark


The carport has been in place for about 8 months. I just got the wooden frame up for the Harken Hoister. I hope the squirrels and chipmunks don't discover those lines.
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Posted 8/16/2012 8:14 PM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

It appears your interior leather is two tone. I would love to see a interior shot if you have one handy.
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Posted 8/16/2012 8:23 PM
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Britrover - 8/16/2012 8:14 PM

It appears your interior leather is two tone. I would love to see a interior shot if you have one handy.


Europa Int'l changed the leather and the wood, added $25k to their already high price and sold six of them through the Neiman Marcus 2000 Christmas Catalog.



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Posted 8/21/2012 8:05 PM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

Nice lift man.

My lift consists of three neighbors. Problem is catching them all out watering their lawns at the same time on the day I need to put the thing on my roof.


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Posted 8/23/2012 6:38 AM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

Love the interior !
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Posted 8/24/2012 4:22 PM
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

Truck looks good. I would double bag the boots and bungee cord / paracord them off of the ladder.
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Posted 8/25/2012 2:31 PM
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RE: Deep Throat Penthouse

sweet set up and love your interior.
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Re: Deep Throat Penthouse

Nice setup. I had a Howling Moon on my D90 & the few times I used it I loved it. Great pulley system!!! Impressed.
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