Sherpa Equipment Company - 5th Gen

[Seattle206]

I ordered my Crestone directly from Sherpa on 6/6 and received it on 7/31. Upon opening the package there were a few scratches and nicks on the fairing and on one of the side bars, which appeared to be touched up with a sharpie.

Install was simple and straight forward. It's easily a one person job. Overall I do like the look of it and ease of installation. Their customer service rep has been responsive with updates whenever I called. I just placed an order for a couple of their mounting systems for my awning and traction boards.

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Overland Expo Mt. West

We are going to be at Overland Expo Mt. West this coming weekend in Loveland, CO. Be sure to come and check out our booth, see our products first hand, chat with us whatever it may be.

We are located at booth A33.

Hope to see a few of the forum members at the event!

 

[Milhaus]

We are going to be at Overland Expo Mt. West this coming weekend in Loveland, CO. Be sure to come and check out our booth, see our products first hand, chat with us whatever it may be.

We are located at booth A33.

Hope to see a few of the forum members at the event!

5 minutes from the house! Will see you guys this weekend! :usa:

 

[carlodonz]

I’m starting to gather some ideas on a light bar for the crestone rack.
What is everyone running and what’s the max length?

 

[pablo666]

tent mount?

I don’t really post pictures of my cars (on forums or IG) but here’s a more recent one. And yes, it’s the 56” Mt. Hood

[MENTION=258844]blksubykid[/MENTION] - sorry if this is old or if you've answered elsewhere, but how did you mount your tent? Did you use the Sherpa tent mounts or the mounts from CVT? im in the market for the same CVT and looking into the mounting system first.

 

[blksubykid]

[MENTION=258844]blksubykid[/MENTION] - sorry if this is old or if you've answered elsewhere, but how did you mount your tent? Did you use the Sherpa tent mounts or the mounts from CVT? im in the market for the same CVT and looking into the mounting system first.

Used the basic hardware from CVT. However, when I picked up the Mt. Hood from CVT Las Vegas, Bobby and I were discussing how we should mount it to the Crestone. I think they only had the 1" Frontrunner tent mounts but I didn't want the tent to sit that high off the rack. I also do not think Sherpa had released their version of tent mounts yet. We ultimately decided to install them using the basic brackets that come with the tent (we used 6 brackets, not sure how many they come with normally).

Forgot to mention, the bottom tracks on the tent started to vibrate and contact the on the front most aluminum crossbar creating a loud "creaking" noise. I installed some pads underneath and have eliminated that annoyance.

Hope this helps

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Used the basic hardware from CVT. However, when I picked up the Mt. Hood from CVT Las Vegas, Bobby and I were discussing how we should mount it to the Crestone. I think they only had the 1" Frontrunner tent mounts but I didn't want the tent to sit that high off the rack. I also do not think Sherpa had released their version of tent mounts yet. We ultimately decided to install them using the basic brackets that come with the tent (we used 6 brackets, not sure how many they come with normally).

Forgot to mention, the bottom tracks on the tent started to vibrate and contact the on the front most aluminum crossbar creating a loud "creaking" noise. I installed some pads underneath and have eliminated that annoyance.

Hope this helps

I highly recommend using the tent mounts we offer! We have a version that adds only 1/2" of height and will get rid of any rattling and be much more secure than the factory mounts. We designed these around the CVT Mount Hood after having issues with the mounts that come with them. I think Bobby has done a few installs with our mounts now and speaks highly of them as well.

On top of that November 25th-30th, they are going to be 25% off!

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Black Friday Sale

As hinted above, we will be running our biggest sale of the year November 25th-30th! Head over to Sherpa Equipment Company to learn more about it!

We are also going to see the shortest lead times we have had in a long time thanks to the major improvements we have been making in production capabilities. That and pulling lots of strings as far as raw material allocation goes!

Thanks for the continued support from you all as we continue to grow and provide you with the best quality products we can!

 

[kaitlyn2004]

As hinted above, we will be running our biggest sale of the year November 25th-30th! Head over to Sherpa Equipment Company to learn more about it!

We are also going to see the shortest lead times we have had in a long time thanks to the major improvements we have been making in production capabilities. That and pulling lots of strings as far as raw material allocation goes!

Thanks for the continued support from you all as we continue to grow and provide you with the best quality products we can!

Have you been shipping much to Canada? Do you know what customers have had to deal with in terms of brokerages/duties/etc.?

 

[blksubykid]

I highly recommend using the tent mounts we offer! We have a version that adds only 1/2" of height and will get rid of any rattling and be much more secure than the factory mounts. We designed these around the CVT Mount Hood after having issues with the mounts that come with them. I think Bobby has done a few installs with our mounts now and speaks highly of them as well.

On top of that November 25th-30th, they are going to be 25% off!

I had installed the tent almost 2 years ago lol I have their preorder/initial production run of the Mt. Hood. Like I said, not sure you guys released your tent mounts back then and Bobby had only seen a handful of Sherpa racks but definitely spoke highly of the design and build when I picked up the tent.

If I ever gain access to a hoist or a forklift, I’ll definitely upgrade lol

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

I had installed the tent almost 2 years ago lol I have their preorder/initial production run of the Mt. Hood. Like I said, not sure you guys released your tent mounts back then and Bobby had only seen a handful of Sherpa racks but definitely spoke highly of the design and build when I picked up the tent.

If I ever gain access to a hoist or a forklift, I’ll definitely upgrade lol

Seems like a hoist and forklift are a must with those tents haha, that or 4 people. Not the easiest to get on and off!

 

[rageandlove]

This thing looks GREAT

5th Gen 4Runner Roof Rack | 2010-2022 4Runner | Sherpa Equipment Co.

 

[uh0h50]

This thing looks GREAT

5th Gen 4Runner Roof Rack | 2010-2022 4Runner | Sherpa Equipment Co.

That does look great. I was under the impression that they weren't going to offer a 3/4 rack, otherwise I would have held out for their offering.

 

[jp.vegas]

Got my order in for the Crestone and some accessories on the BF deal. Now the impatient wait begins.

 

[mtn_climber]

As hinted above, we will be running our biggest sale of the year November 25th-30th! Head over to Sherpa Equipment Company to learn more about it!

We are also going to see the shortest lead times we have had in a long time thanks to the major improvements we have been making in production capabilities. That and pulling lots of strings as far as raw material allocation goes!

Thanks for the continued support from you all as we continue to grow and provide you with the best quality products we can!

...and ordered. Looking forward to putting the rack on, and using it on our upcoming adventures!

 

[pablo666]

Used the basic hardware from CVT. However, when I picked up the Mt. Hood from CVT Las Vegas, Bobby and I were discussing how we should mount it to the Crestone. I think they only had the 1" Frontrunner tent mounts but I didn't want the tent to sit that high off the rack. I also do not think Sherpa had released their version of tent mounts yet. We ultimately decided to install them using the basic brackets that come with the tent (we used 6 brackets, not sure how many they come with normally).

Forgot to mention, the bottom tracks on the tent started to vibrate and contact the on the front most aluminum crossbar creating a loud "creaking" noise. I installed some pads underneath and have eliminated that annoyance.

Hope this helps

Very helpful thank you! i heard about the rattling and scratching with the stock mounts rubbing when it sits on the rack, and like you 1 inch seemed too high to my liking. lucky sherpa makes the half inch mounts and with my tent on the way, install soon!

 

[T4R_Canuck]

Have you been shipping much to Canada? Do you know what customers have had to deal with in terms of brokerages/duties/etc.?

If you're looking for a Canadian distributor, Krave Automotive in Calgary, AB carries Sherpa Racks. I imagine you'd like find a distributor closer to you that carries them as well. Epic Adventure Outfitters or Overland Outfitters in Surrey may also be able to get them.

 

[rageandlove]

Hey [MENTION=413201]SherpaEquipmentCo[/MENTION]

What width are the slots in your cross-bar extrusions?

I'm trying to see if these would work for routing wires on my Sherpa rack:

(AC-010-B) Nylon Cable Tie w/mounting hardware | TNUTZ

If so that would be awesome and you should start selling them!

OK thanks.

 

[honda250xtitan]

Hey [MENTION=413201]SherpaEquipmentCo[/MENTION]

What width are the slots in your cross-bar extrusions?

I'm trying to see if these would work for routing wires on my Sherpa rack:

(AC-010-B) Nylon Cable Tie w/mounting hardware | TNUTZ

If so that would be awesome and you should start selling them!

OK thanks.

from their pics looks like those tnuts would work. if they dont, send them my way, they work on my prinsu racklane:

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Hey [MENTION=413201]SherpaEquipmentCo[/MENTION]

What width are the slots in your cross-bar extrusions?

I'm trying to see if these would work for routing wires on my Sherpa rack:

(AC-010-B) Nylon Cable Tie w/mounting hardware | TNUTZ

If so that would be awesome and you should start selling them!

OK thanks.

Those will definitely work, will just need some tnuts unless they come with them.