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My awning just came in and I have the same rack as you. How did you mount it to the rack? It's looking to me at first pass that the awning brackets don't sit flush and id like to avoid buying the FR ones if possible.
I actually mounted mine underneath and it clears the door.
Please forgive me if this is not the proper place to ask. I have a Defender 90 and there is not as many roof rack choices as there are for the 110. For now I don’t really need a roof rack, (garage clearance issues), I just need to mount an awning to my OEM roof rail on one side. Are there any brackets available to do this or is it a bad idea? I have not purchased awning yet, thinking about 6’ premium quality one person set up type.
Feet in the tracks will not be sufficient to support an awning as mentioned above. U could get simple crossbars OEM or yakima/Thule and bolt the awning to the crossbars with U bolts.
What are people’s thoughts on the Rev Tent by C6 Outdoors? Soft shell, can be used as a two person roof top tent or on the ground. Only weighs 25 lbs. The problem with a dedicated RTT for me is getting it on and off the rack when not in use and storage. Thought this could be a good compromise and only $800.
Stoked. I have an FSR Evolution coming tomorrow and going to mount it to a FrontRunner Slimline 2. FSR and Front Runner are telling me different things in which tent mounts to use so thought I'd see if anyone has mounted their hard shells to a Slimline.... and if so, what mounts did you use? Any pics would be great to see too!
I'm trying decide between Front Runner's Tall Tent Mounts (so I can still use the side rails for awnings and other gear) or the hard shell mounts which allow for a more flush, aerodynamic and supportive mounting).
I'll get pilloried on here for this answer, but it's a case of "Because Overlander." That's a subset of the much older "Because Racecar" that we see a lot in the Porsche community. It's a way to further destabilize an already top-heavy vehicle, at substantial cost and complexity, and it is driven by the desire to have cool gear, and have that gear be seen. The tents are, in fact, quicker to set up than most "tent-in-a-bag" solutions, mostly because they aren't being disassembled as thoroughly. But it's not like people are careening into camp at midnight, grabbing four hours of sleep, then away at 4:30 am and need to minimize set-up time.
I know, I know, it's an Overlander thread and everybody's going to defend the practice of RTTs. I'm cool with that. I just find it completely unnecessary and detrimental to the vehicle's handling, at least theoretically; I've not driven a Defender with a RTT, only a Wrangler Unlimited, and you could feel that rack and tent up there on every curve in the road. The Defender probably masks it more than the Wrangler (I would hope so!) but it still diminishes the truck's safe handling limits.
Personally, I'd rather throw my bag out on a mattress on the ground (I don't even carry a tent backpacking -- just a pancho and a bivy sack in case it rains) and sleep in back of the truck if it rains. But if I used a tent, I'd choose to bag it every morning and unfurl it at night.
For me, minimalism is the point of traveling across the land, whether by foot, bicycle, or truck. Others no doubt hold different opinions!
I'm also of a similar mindset about RTTs, but not for the handling aspect. Rather the space it takes. I'd rather load my roof rack with other useful gear, a 2nd spare tire, etc. setting up a tent on the ground takes no more time and frankly, I'm concerned that I'd fall off a ladder in the middle of the night when answering the call of nature.
