When we envisioned the Great Lakes Trip, we thought we’d buy a tent that sits on the top of our SUV (a Nissan Armada).  We did a lot of research and found that we’d need an annex to sleep all of us comfortably which would put Daniel on the ground.  As we priced out the tent, annex, and other things we’d need the total price wasn’t cheap.  We also thought about the work we’d have to do moving around a lot and the vision of the tent started to get a little hazy…