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Originally Posted by acg
(Post 500786)
The RTT is needed for overlanding outings with the club guys. So, it will typically be me and one of my sons (as a special father-day bonding thing) where the RTT will suffice. The outings are typically 2 to 3 day trips where we do not go back to the same base camp. The routes where here in the Pacific NW can be steep with switchbacks and lots of vegetation. Pulling a trailer would not be convenient.
You have a good idea with the tent on the trailer. I am already working on modifying the trailer to mounting a second tent (for the trailer). The trailer will be used for trips with the entire family of me, mama bear and the three teddy bears. It will be a different type of tent as you see in the pics. Mama Bear and me will be in the trailer tent. The teddy bears will sleep up in the RTT. The trailer will equipped with a Drifta kitchen, fridge slide rack, ArkPak, propane, water and fuel tanks. I can get this type of tent for around $1000 shipped direct from China at the current currency exchange rate. Also, any leads in the Chinese suppliers. Spending $1000 on one of these would be much preferable to 3k+. Thanks! |
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The popular soft shell Roof Top Tents are:
Cascadia https://cascadiatents.com/ Tepui https://tepuitents.com/ Smittybilt Overlander Tent and Awning - Smittybilt Popular hard Shell RTTs are: James Baroud James Baroud USA - Roof Top Tents Built for Adventure. Autohome (Columbus & Maggiolina) Autohome US ? The world's best rooftop tents I used the Tuff Stuff RTT (soft shell) for a year and then switched to a James Baroud (hard shell). The latter is more convenient to pack and go on multi-day overlanding trips. You can order direct from China to save a few bucks (use the Alibaba website). However, not worth the risk for me by the time you factor in lack of warranty support, ocean freight, importation fees, etc. The cost of buying just one direct RTT from the Chinese manufacturer (called the "sample price") is typically higher than buying in bulk (usually in volume batches to fit a 20-ft or 40-ft sea can). |
Sunday Beijing is one of the more popular RTT or trailer tent sources from China.
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Heres mine . Saftey devices rack with tepui tent. Opened to rear. Mounted to top of rack not on rails. I bolted it down through the top rail.. I also have the full annex with floor. It sets up fast.
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Quality Roof Top Tent for a good price
Originally Posted by KingKoopa
(Post 613945)
I realize I'm dredging this thread up from the past, but can anyone identify the type of tents picured in this post? Ive been looking for something similar for months and can only find full trailer setups, no stand alone tents of a similar configuration.
Also, any leads in the Chinese suppliers. Spending $1000 on one of these would be much preferable to 3k+. Thanks! |
Update?
Hey, I just bought an '02 discovery and I'm trying to get it outfitted for overlanding. I was considering the Baja rack but have some similar concerns about finding a rooftop tent that fits. Did you ever figure something out? If so let me know!
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Originally Posted by finntico
(Post 864000)
Hey, I just bought an '02 discovery and I'm trying to get it outfitted for overlanding. I was considering the Baja rack but have some similar concerns about finding a rooftop tent that fits. Did you ever figure something out? If so let me know!
You will also have to pay attention to the height and weight of the RTT. They will raise your center of gravity. Pretty important if you are doing frequent and hard offroading. Best to go with a roof rack with as little raised profile as possible. This is how my Disco started 10 yrs ago: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...70ba6932d7.jpg Added the Baja (Expedition Rack) a couple of years later. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...3cdf02cf69.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...9c20d922bc.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...af5ab065e5.jpg I did not like the cumbersome task of constantly flipping over and closing this type of soft shell RTT plus dealing with a rain cover, especially as it sat high on my llfted truck: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...76c7c49749.jpg So I switched to a hard shell tent. I also mounted a Road Shower to the front to the rack. It acted beautifully as a fairing to keep the road noise down: https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...a6f7a12cb9.jpg The Baja rack is pretty sturdy: https://rover-landers.smugmug.com/Ro...22/i-FzKrb87/A |
@finntico you can also go with roof bars rather than a full rack - Front Runner has good bars if you are in the US the cost shipping hurts if you are outside the US.
I travel alone so I have a 1-2 person tent light and works well for me on 2 front Runner bars and a piece of 2 in square tube. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...ea420f83dc.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...1eeef6863e.jpg |
I mounted mine directly to the (extended) roof rails but didn't leave it like that for too long as I didn't think it could take the weight. I ordered a set of ladder rack mounts for like $35, they mount directly to the drip rail, I then bent the top and affixed the tent mounting rails to the top, so the tent is attached to both the roof rails on the truck and the ladder rack. Its cheap and sturdy but you can only really do it if you have the factory roof rail extensions and a way to bend some 12ga steel! I love how relatively low it keeps the tent on an already tall vehicle.
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