Roof Top Tent (RTT) Picture Gallery & BS Thread

[tellurunner]

How does it do in the rain? Does it keep all the water out?

Actually haven't had it out in the rain yet, it's been very dry out here in CO. They boast about how well their aluminized fabric does in the elements, so I'm sure it will do great. I can attest to holding up in 50+ mph winds that I experienced in Canyonlands a few weeks ago.

 

[TerraCrawler]

Actually haven't had it out in the rain yet, it's been very dry out here in CO. They boast about how well their aluminized fabric does in the elements, so I'm sure it will do great. I can attest to holding up in 50+ mph winds that I experienced in Canyonlands a few weeks ago.

I have the ARB Simpson III, which of course has many rain awnings, rain fly, etc. But I am Seriously thinking about moving to an Alu-Cab which is of the same style as yours (Wouldn't be surprised if they are manufactured in the same facility), once I move to a trailer.

 

[live_discover]

Picked up a Treeline Outdoors. Love it so far. Kept me dry in rain/snow all day and night.

 

[violation]

How are you liking the tent so far? Any issues with it?

the only "issue" is that the power pack connection can easily come loose. All that means is that if your remote doesn't work, you have to check that the connection to the power pack is tight. it took me 2 days to figure that out :doh:

power pack is nestled under the mattress.

i was unnecessarily plugging the tent into my cig lighter to power it up/down. lol

 

[btcsxj]

Loving my new Roam RTT and so does my pooch

 

[wild_turkey]

Good idea! Were you able to get this to work out? Any pictures? Ng of doing the same on my bajarack.

Flip the mount, put the male sections on the rack's lower section with brackets on bottom and aluminum block spacers for height.

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[AnJoJohn]

Roof top tent :bravo: Great idea.

 

[brtnstrns]

Loving my new Roam RTT and so does my pooch

How do you lug him up there? I've thought a RTT would be cool sometime in the future, but trying to haul my 55lb pup up there without hurting him makes it less appealing.

 

[sn_85]

I have the ARB Simpson III, which of course has many rain awnings, rain fly, etc. But I am Seriously thinking about moving to an Alu-Cab which is of the same style as yours (Wouldn't be surprised if they are manufactured in the same facility), once I move to a trailer.

I would doubt that. James Baroud tents are made in Portugal and Alu-Cab tents are made in South Africa.

 

[jb10]

How do you lug him up there? I've thought a RTT would be cool sometime in the future, but trying to haul my 55lb pup up there without hurting him makes it less appealing.

i have 2 that sleep up top. 1 is smaller. the other sounds about the same size as yours. under the arm then when i get to the top of the ladder he knows to climb in.
coming down is tricky. he's jumped twice. i'm afraid he is going to hurt himself

thought about setting the annex up but most the time its just me and them

 

[brtnstrns]

i have 2 that sleep up top. 1 is smaller. the other sounds about the same size as yours. under the arm then when i get to the top of the ladder he knows to climb in.
coming down is tricky. he's jumped twice. i'm afraid he is going to hurt himself

thought about setting the annex up but most the time its just me and them

Yeah, the only way I can think that would be totally safe would be to use one of those dog carrying harnesses while you go up or down. I can't believe one of yours jumps all the way down - I would imagine they'd break their legs jumping from like six feet up.

 

[jb10]

Yeah, the only way I can think that would be totally safe would be to use one of those dog carrying harnesses while you go up or down. I can't believe one of yours jumps all the way down - I would imagine they'd break their legs jumping from like six feet up.

it wasn't all the way down but about 1-2 rungs on the ladder from the top. and breaking his leg or tearing a ligament is exactly what i am worried about.

 

[leftyguns21]

thought about setting the annex up but most the time its just me and them

I do this. my lab is 55lbs and 14 years old. there is no way I am carrying him up/down the stairs. I set up the annex for him and put a pillow down there. or if its just a quick trip he will sleep in the back of the car.
he loves it, ill leave it partially un-zipped so he can come and go as he pleases. during the day hell go in the annex to escape the heat

 

[jb10]

I do this. my lab is 55lbs and 14 years old. there is no way I am carrying him up/down the stairs. I set up the annex for him and put a pillow down there. or if its just a quick trip he will sleep in the back of the car.
he loves it, ill leave it partially un-zipped so he can come and go as he pleases. during the day hell go in the annex to escape the heat

i've tried letting them sleep in the 4runner but they constantly move around. on the lookout i'm guessing. and it goes on all night the 4runner rocking back and forth so they just come up with me. that way we all get some sleep

 

[cbevington6]

Loving my new Roam RTT and so does my pooch

DO you have any feedback on quality of that Roam compared to others you may have seen? I can't find much info on them.

 

[TexasTJ]

Picked up a Smittybilt Overlander RTT on an accidental super sale, otherwise I wouldn't have a RTT any time soon. I generally try to shy away from SB products, but quality on this tent looks pretty good to me. Hoping to spend Christmas day in the Ozark National Forest and we will use the RTT.

 

[djhuff7]

Don't know if this is where I should put this, but I contacted Sunday Campers in China and the pricing is pretty nice.

I'm in the boat where I really want an RTT, but will probably only use it 2-3 times a year initially, so I don't need a really nice one. Honestly, the pricing is such that if it lasts 2 years, I'll be happy, will have gotten my feet wet, and know whether or not upgrading to a name brand is worth it.

Wholesale pricing hits at 10 pcs, the ones I'm looking at are almost exactly the Tuff Stuff Ranger or Elite - same design, same fabric. Gauging if there is enough interest for me to manage the order and pick up 10. Pricing is about 1/2, but obviously there is risk and customer support may be a challenge.

Thoughts?

 

[TexasTJ]

Worked out great for us. Smittybilt Overlander RTT on Gobi stealth with adjustable crossbars. Next time I put it back on I will be using some Yakima crossbars, the Gobi crossbars sit too low into the rack and make it a huge pain to tighten the bolts down. Probably going to switch out the mounting hardware plates for exhaust U-bolts since I have round crossbars and the plates bent up a little bit when I tightened it down.

 

[leftyguns21]

Worked out great for us. Smittybilt Overlander RTT on Gobi stealth with adjustable crossbars. Next time I put it back on I will be using some Yakima crossbars, the Gobi crossbars sit too low into the rack and make it a huge pain to tighten the bolts down. Probably going to switch out the mounting hardware plates for exhaust U-bolts since I have round crossbars and the plates bent up a little bit when I tightened it down.

since you have removable cross bars, mount them to the tent bottom before loading on the rack. then all you have to do is just tighten cross bars to the rack which isn't bad at all.

 

[TexasTJ]

since you have removable cross bars, mount them to the tent bottom before loading on the rack. then all you have to do is just tighten cross bars to the rack which isn't bad at all.

That is actually what I ended up doing after the fact, but still more difficult than I cared for. I picked up some Yakima crossbars locally pretty cheap and will be using those for it so I can keep my Gobi bars on there for other stuff.