I was tired of all the "crap" RTT's, so I made my own. - TERRAPOD!
Quick disclosure. I am a professional industrial designer with 20 years experience designing and making "things". Do not try this at home without adult supervision. :D
Basically this all started because, I decided to completely simplify the rig & my setup. Over the past few months, I sold my custom off road trailer and have been working on developing a "better" hard shell roof top tent. I am presently building 2 others to fit on a couple 80 Series LC's. This one is 001 (prototype). The others are coming together really nicely. I was aiming for an aerodynamic, lightweight and low profile solution. Keeping in mind - it is a good size (54"x91"), I achieved the low profile part @ 5.2" tall and the aero factor. The weight came in at 117lbs. Not terrible for a hard shell tent. As far as mounting goes, I am adapting a Rhino Rack backbone. Which looks like it will work out great with a total additional mounted height of 7.5" above the roof line. Stay tuned on this one. I should be mounting it up on the 4Runner soon. http://i.imgur.com/Z1GahBm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Yly9sQi.jpg http://i.imgur.com/kmxvskH.jpg |
Looks promising :thumb:
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Super slick! Excited to see how this turns out.
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If this comes into productions I'd be all ears!!
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I dropped the idea of the "RTT" because of how big and bulky they were....
However, this is something I would bolt to the top of my 4runner; as a bonus, it would also match the paint! |
Looks like an awesome design, well done! Any thoughts on going with a mounting system that bolts directly to the roof where the roof rack attachment points are (similar to GFC) to further reduce the height & weight? (And the need to also buy a rack)
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Direct mount is in the works. Once I get the mounts done for the 80 Series guys - that's next. |
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Count me in for a full black one if you put this into production. Do you plan on the side windows also being entry points? Or only the back? |
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Looks really good
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@Terrapod
brilliant work. Could you post up some photos of the rear, closed and open. Could you also detail the latching mechanism you used. thanks! |
Great work! Excited to see in on top of your 4R!
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Subbed! I had completely discarded the RTT idea but this is making me take another look! I was thinking the entry/exit was on the rear (makes sense if you have a ladder on the hatch) then you wouldn't need another ladder for the side.
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Hey, it looks good.
Kind of reminds me of the Columbus Variant model. Columbus | Autohome US The Fiberglas shell one in the small size is $2600, the carbon fiber one is $4800. I presume your design would cost a little bit less. :happy: |
Quick side note - I am 6'6" and my wife is 6'1". We needed some space. That said - if we fit...I assure you the average Joe and his wife will fit as well. ;)
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