I purchased a Camp-Right tent for my Avalanche and I thought I'd share my experience.
The tent is designed specifically for the Avalanche, it's not a one size fits all tent.
The advertising shows one girl installing the tent in the back of a pickup, and I found that to be misleading.
http://www.rightlinegear.com/trucktents_setup.html
I set it up a couple of times with some help from my brother, then tried to set it up another time by myself. For one person it was extremely difficult to do, in fact I couldn't do it and tore off one of the straps trying.
One problem is that the fiberglass poles snag as they are slid through the mesh fabric guides that keep them in place. There is a lot of unsnagging to do, and it involves moving from one side of the truck to the other over and over.
Once the poles are in place, the really big problem is that you need to put pressure on them to make them arc up into position. It needs two people, one on each end, to do that and it's not easy even then. Again, if you're by yourself you'll have to go from one side of the truck to the other many many times and in all likelihood you won't be able to do it. And you need to do that over and over for all four poles.
If you can do that then the rest is simply a matter of securing it in place with adjustable straps.
I emailed the manufacturer and told them I was coming to their area to camp and asked them if I could come to their office and get the strap sewn back on and also get some tips on single handedly putting up the tent. They were nice about it and said to just give them a call in advance to set up a time, which I did.
I drove to their office in Candler, N.C. and the owner came out to the parking lot. He saw my AV and said the Avalanche model was the hardest to put up (they make other tents) and that he had never put one up himself. He started off confidently, but within just a couple of steps he needed my help. He wasn't able to bend the poles by himself, we each had to take an end. We found that one of the cords was made too short to work the way it was supposed to, and it was a critical cord that holds a piece of fabric over the area where the plastic part of the Avalanche joins the roof to prevent water leaks. So we had to tinker with that, and it required one person at each end of the cord that runs over the roof and attaches on each end to the truck.
When the tent was finally in place, which took us about 30 minutes, and we were both drenched in sweat, he said "There you go" as if he had done it all by himself!
I thanked him for his time and left. They couldn't sew the strap back on either, since they don't have the equipment. The tents are made in China.
So this tent is really a two person operation, not useful for an individual camper. That then means you're going to be sleeping with another person in the truck bed, which wouldn't be too comfortable. It's fine for one sleeper, but two will be tight.
One other important thing to realize is that you can't drive to another place with the tent assembled, it needs to be taken down every time and then put up again when you get to your new campsite. It's such a pain for one person to struggle with that it's impractical. It's only useful if you're going to stay in one place for a while.
I just ended up sleeping in the truck bed with the panels in place and the midgate down, which was fine.
Overall I not only don't recommend this tent, I have to warn you about it.
Not worth the money.
The tent is designed specifically for the Avalanche, it's not a one size fits all tent.
The advertising shows one girl installing the tent in the back of a pickup, and I found that to be misleading.
http://www.rightlinegear.com/trucktents_setup.html
I set it up a couple of times with some help from my brother, then tried to set it up another time by myself. For one person it was extremely difficult to do, in fact I couldn't do it and tore off one of the straps trying.
One problem is that the fiberglass poles snag as they are slid through the mesh fabric guides that keep them in place. There is a lot of unsnagging to do, and it involves moving from one side of the truck to the other over and over.
Once the poles are in place, the really big problem is that you need to put pressure on them to make them arc up into position. It needs two people, one on each end, to do that and it's not easy even then. Again, if you're by yourself you'll have to go from one side of the truck to the other many many times and in all likelihood you won't be able to do it. And you need to do that over and over for all four poles.
If you can do that then the rest is simply a matter of securing it in place with adjustable straps.
I emailed the manufacturer and told them I was coming to their area to camp and asked them if I could come to their office and get the strap sewn back on and also get some tips on single handedly putting up the tent. They were nice about it and said to just give them a call in advance to set up a time, which I did.
I drove to their office in Candler, N.C. and the owner came out to the parking lot. He saw my AV and said the Avalanche model was the hardest to put up (they make other tents) and that he had never put one up himself. He started off confidently, but within just a couple of steps he needed my help. He wasn't able to bend the poles by himself, we each had to take an end. We found that one of the cords was made too short to work the way it was supposed to, and it was a critical cord that holds a piece of fabric over the area where the plastic part of the Avalanche joins the roof to prevent water leaks. So we had to tinker with that, and it required one person at each end of the cord that runs over the roof and attaches on each end to the truck.
When the tent was finally in place, which took us about 30 minutes, and we were both drenched in sweat, he said "There you go" as if he had done it all by himself!
I thanked him for his time and left. They couldn't sew the strap back on either, since they don't have the equipment. The tents are made in China.
So this tent is really a two person operation, not useful for an individual camper. That then means you're going to be sleeping with another person in the truck bed, which wouldn't be too comfortable. It's fine for one sleeper, but two will be tight.
One other important thing to realize is that you can't drive to another place with the tent assembled, it needs to be taken down every time and then put up again when you get to your new campsite. It's such a pain for one person to struggle with that it's impractical. It's only useful if you're going to stay in one place for a while.
I just ended up sleeping in the truck bed with the panels in place and the midgate down, which was fine.
Overall I not only don't recommend this tent, I have to warn you about it.
Not worth the money.