Last weekend, I took my 4runner for camping and trail offroading with my new RTT on the top. I am sharing some pictures and thoughts with you guys.
1. Air Resistance, handling & MPGs. It is mounted on custom roof rack (unistrut) and sits pretty close to roof of truck. No issue in driving at 65-70 mph. No significant noise issue and also there was no significant change in MPGs. I did my first trail run so I can't compare with or without rtt but for me there was no issue for handling on road or offroad. (I was alone so I think extra weight was good...Just my thought)
2. Water Proof. It rained on both nights Friday and Saturday. I was all dry on both days. Second night was cold so I didn't open any window just the main entrance. So, in morning the walls were little wet but mattress was all dry. Closed it wet after first night and inside was dry on opening on second night.
3. Setup. It was was pretty straight forward. No issue in opening the tent.
4. Cover. Black cover looks awesome and is also very durable. Hit lot of tree branches during trail run, noticed some minor scratches and that's it.
Concerns
1. Rain water collected in area which extend to add annex.
2. Still trying to figure out how the ladder works... It feels like spring instead of ladder adjusting itself to fit in place.
3. Moving cover in its rails is not smooth. So, removing it to add annex will be not easy but I didn't try it.
4. Closing was bit difficult as lot of stuff hang out on closing and you need to put that in before closing clips and putting cover back on.
5. U shape extension pole for annex is kind of hard to pull and put back in place.
6. Once opened tent feels really stretched in lower corners!!!
Suggestions
1. find level surface to park your truck to have better sleep.
2. Try to avoid parking under trees or the one I parked under. Mine was parked under a tree and next morning I noticed some greens spots on tent. It can be cleaned but give me tuff time to clean.
3. Ask someone to help during closing. So, it can stay little open while you or someone put the tent walls and related staff inside before fully closing the tent.
Finally, If you can let me know how you are adjusting your ladder so it doesn't feel like spring or if I am not opening the tent correctly???
