Sandman Tail Tents.

[sstorana]

Hi All

well the latest sample arrived and we got to test fit it to one of Greg's vans this morning.
All in all, we are very happy on the fitment and there are only a few minor areas that need to be addressed. A couple of these being things like;
Squareness and position of the window needs to be rechecked, and
Double tongue zippers so you can open from the inside as well as the outside.

I see these being ready for sale within the next two months!!

Jennie will be taking this per production sample to the Van Nats to display it for us as well..

Here are some pics of it on Gregs van. I must say that the upper tailgate only had one strut and therefore it was sitting lower than normal. That is why the Tail Tent looks a little "loose".

regards
Mick

[ozbox]

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Looking bloody good in the pics Mick, put me down for one..... any idea yet on the sale price??

confirmed..at $395..

[Epic_Dragon]

definately put me down for one, great price too!

[jennie285]

Thanks Mick...

Never thought we would need a tailtent until out roadtrip last week as:
A I have not yet made a curtain, and not too sure I want to for the rear window.
B Got a bit hot in there, but didn't want to leave tailgate up too high as mossies got in

Look forward to taking it to the Van Nats to display

cheers J

[stickthis]

does look great well done Mick!

[ozbox]

definately an excellent job mick....lucky i told you about them..hehehehehehe..

[HZ1178]

Fantastic work guys. Please put me down for one definitely.

[Absinth]

Thanks Mick...

Got a bit hot in there, but didn't want to leave tailgate up too high as mossies got in

cheers J

Still gets hot in there Jennie on a warm summers night, the original type material used doesn't breath.... I had a tent manufacturer sew a screen with zip into my original one back in the 80's.
The bloody mozzies and midges still find their way in through the gap between the lower tailgate and body.... I could never seem to get the tent to seal right under the tailgate so I used to lay a rolled up beach towel across the gap to stop them getting in.



Damned good price guys... thanks for going to all the effort on these.. well worth the wait and should go like hotcakes...

[jennie285]

Still gets hot in there Jennie on a warm summers night, the original type material used doesn't breath.... I had a tent manufacturer sew a screen with zip into my original one back in the 80's.
The bloody mozzies and midges still find their way in through the gap between the lower tailgate and body.... I could never seem to get the tent to seal right under the tailgate so I used to lay a rolled up beach towel across the gap to stop them getting in.



Damned good price guys... thanks for going to all the effort on these.. well worth the wait and should go like hotcakes...

We were already considering puting in some gauze sometime, but Phillip Isl will likely be cold and we won't need gauze for there...
see you at Easter
J and R

[sstorana]

Hi guys, just thought that I would update you all on how things are progressing on the Tail Tents.

First of all, the manufacturer is rectifying some of the minor issues that we brought up with them and we are pretty confident that these will roll into full production within the month!!

A bit of trivia for you all...

In 1975 (see the flyer below) the Tail tent sold for $48.50, plus sales tax (20% at the time). If you go to the RBA site and do the calcs, with the inflation calculator it comes up with a cost in todays dollars of $350!! Now if you include things like GST and postage, our pricing of these is not far off!

http://www.rba.gov.au/calculator/annualDecimal.html

Anyway, the two flyers below will be included with the new Tail tent as well as cardboard box to keep your Tail Tent nice and clean!!

For those interested to see the sample in the flesh, fingers crossed, OZBOX will have it on Display at the Big Three Showdown on the 27th Mar and Bargoed House (near Swansea).

cheers
Mick