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Originally Posted by buckkiller
I have never been a fan of the Honda Element
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Just curious, why not?
True, we "upgraded" from our Honda Element to an SMB, but not because we didn't like the Element but because we needed something with more space for rainy and/or buggy days. We outfitted our Element with a homemade convertible bed/storage platform. We got very good at packing it.
We did a couple of 6-8 week road trips in it. We even managed to get an inflatable canoe-yak in it with all our other gear for the long trips. My wife has inherited the Element as her daily driver. We enjoy the E very much - very useful, practical, decent gas mileage (~26mpg), and fun. Honda has stopped making them, even though we see them all over the place here in SoCal.
We seriously considered the Ecamper vs the SMB; the SMB won out because the Ecamper didn't give quite enough room and had to climb through the moonroof to get in it. Plus the Element doesn't have quite the clearance the SMB does.
Ursa Minor makes the Ecamper. They also make a similar poptop for the Jeep JK Wrangler Unlimited, which they make in partnership with Adventure Trailers. The wife and I have discussed that when the time comes for the Element to retire (
shhh, in a few years; don't want to say it too loud in case the E hears), it might get replaced with a JKU with the Ursa Minor top.