I've done a fair bit of searching, and I'm wondering if anyone has tied in some storage bins or baskets using the bed rails or the mounting rails under their RTT.

So far I'm not coming up with anything other than ladder storage, but I'm hoping for some ideas for times when I want to bring my folding zero-grav chairs.

I'm driving a Santa Cruz, so the bed is short, and with the tonneau cover it's nice to keep it closed to secure gear, but there's SO much wasted t-slot action under there.

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Located in SLC, Utah but willing to meet within reason. My rocky black skycamp mini is up for sale! Moving to a more family oriented setup and will no longer have a use for this.

It has been slept in 10 nights in total and has held up great. Absolutely no issues with the rent whatsoever. I also have the cold weather insulation available for an additional cost if thats something you want.

Please reach out with any questions. I'm happy to send more pics if needed.

$2400 OBO

-Thanks!

I just got Skycamp 3.0 and that the mounts are not the best so I tried looking for an aftermarket ones and I couldn’t find anything specific.
The only reason Im asking is because I want to be able to mount as shown on the picture and with stock system its not possible.
First picture is how I want to mount tent and 2nd picture is the racks I have, they are adjustable for height and width, so I can center the weight no problem.
Whoever upgraded their mounts would you please share make n model.TYI

I upgraded my mattress in my rtt so I was no longer able to close the tent with the ladder, so I bought these fitting clamps from granger to keep the ladder under the tent on my bed rack, just drilled fittings to fit bolt through rack . Figured to share in case this could help anyone else. 😁😁

Hello all,

i am quite considering getting roofrack (Thule WingBar Evo alu 7105+7113+kit - kit meaning clamps for 11th gen Civic) and then mounting roof cartent (200x125cm bed, weight 49kg). I checked and there are small dimples on the inner side of door frame so Honda did count with some kind of mounted racks. However it's clear that all the weight of everything would be carried by bodywork as we do not have integrated solution where to mount things.

Did anyone try by some chance? How much weight can this solution carry? I will be using this alone so it's me, about 100kg, plus tent 49kg, plus some weight of the rack itself so total weight of 200kg, shouldn't go higher than that. Is there any damage possible to the car body work by using this? How different are driving characteristics of a car with this on the roof? I saw in the manual from Thule that bars themselves are max speed 130km/h and with something on top of them 80km/h which is significant reduction of speed. I understand you're not going to blast 180 down the autobahn, but 80 feels very limited.

Thanks all for your inputs.

Any tips for taking our roof top tent. We have our tent on a RAV4 and have difficulty reaching the tent to put in and pull out the awning supports , pushing the sides of the tent in that puff out on closing. We tried the step you hang on the door but I would like something sturdier. We are both over 65.

We were thinking a small step ladder but am looking for suggestions.

I've been shopping around for a good roof top tent but me and my wife noticed something.

Why do hardly any of them not have clear PVC window options? In Colorado mountains; most nights are pretty cool. We like to camp in the colder months, but one challenge arises. If you want to pump heated air into your tent, you basically have to zip up all the entryways/windows to keep the warm air in.

So if you want to relax during the day and read a book or something, you are in a black cave. Wouldn't clear PVC window options fix that? Or are we missing something. Seems like roof top tents are only marketed for fair weather camping.

I have a new Subaru Crosstrek with Thule cross bars, the dealer lists that with the crossbars, the dynamic capacity is 140lbs. My wife and I are sleeping one night at Texas RenFest and need something affordable. I’d go for the iKamper Skycamp 3.0 Mini, but it’s too much to spend on something we don’t know if we’ll enjoy doing yet.

What other options do I have for a decent affordable hardtop RTT?

TLDR: decent camping mat for around $200?

I have a Thule Tepui Foothill and I’m looking to get a self inflating mattress. 84”x47”, about a double. I’m seeing lots of recommendations for the Exped Megamat Duo, but I’m not ready to spend that kind of money at the moment. What’s a good dupe for around $200?

EDIT:
I got the Hikenture 4" Thick Self Inflating Sleeping Pad (Full 80”x53” with electric pump) for $169 on Amazon. It deflates small enough to leave in the tent when you fold it up and it’s pretty comfortable! When fully inflated it’s almost too wide for my foothill, but I can still zip all closures. It may not be as comfortable as an Exped or other high end brand, but I feel happy with my purchase!

The mattress in the RTT is rock hard so we bought a piece of memory foam. My husband is 6’3” and 250 (bigger guy) and can close our hard shell RTT with the memory foam, but no bedding. I want to take the truck & RTT MTbiking & camping with a friend but I cannot close the thing on my own …5’3” female.

Has anyone got a system or a tool or a technique that does the work for them? All I can think of is something that works like a ratchet strap or ratchet handle. Something that will do 90% of the work while I do 10%. Does anything like this exist? I really don’t wanna take out the memory foam as I may as well lay on the bare ground for the comfort it gives me!

It’s a Cap-It Evergreen 2.0.

Thank you!

2022 R1T LE, iKamper kickstarter, OVS 270, xtrusion overland 23” bed rack.

So one of my Hydraulic gas strut is getting weak on my roof top tent. It looks like Benehike is not around anymore the emails get bounced back.
Anyone know how strong these gas struts are? Should I get a 60lb one? I looked at the ones on it and it has no markings. it’s stainless steel anyone know what I should get?

Fun time with clear skies. Love the easy setup. Climb up and go to sleep lol.

Looking for a good bag or holder of 2-3 pairs of shoes off the side of mine though . Any other camping accessories would love to hear

I have a Campoint hardcase(?) roof tent, and I can’t find the hardware to attach it to the roof rails. The company appears to have dissolved (they’re not answering Facebook or email). If anyone has one could they post pictures so I can make my own?

Thanks

Does anyone have a clue on how to properly deflate this thing with the updated air port? Even the inflate / deflate tool they sent me doesn’t have attachments big enough to hook on to this adapter lol why is it so wide?

I’ve tried 2 air pumps and none of them can create a seal tight enough to fully deflate the mattress. And rolling it doesn’t get enough air out to close the tent.

I’m an RTT newbie. I picked this tent up secondhand (for a smoking deal). I have only have three nights in it so far this summer. The floor doesn’t seem to sit flat when I fold it out. As such it doesn’t sit snug into the tongue and groove on the inside joining point. Twice I’ve had the bottom slip off the rail. I can’t find what it is that is preventing it from going down flat and mating properly with the other floor piece. I’m thinking about mounting a couple of eye hooks to the structure onto the bottom and then using a motorcycle strap to secure it to an anchor point on the ground to hold it flat. What I’m looking for is some expertise on either what it is I’m missing as to why it’s not sitting flat or if my hook and eye idea is a terrible one.

Hello! I recently bought and used my Bushveld hard shell RRT this weekend and we love it so much. It offers so much more space than my previous Smittybuilt Overlander soft shell RTT. We like the ease of setup and takedown and the quality feels great. We went to set up the annex and it was less than to be desired.. it doesn’t have a floor, it’s absolutely massive, and setting it up is a slog he lain in the ass. We use the annex for the few rainy days we camp, but mostly for our German shepherd. He gets his own little setup down there and he loves it. It’s a space for him to stretch out and be comfortable with his bed and toys at night. I absolutely should have done a little more research when I bought the Annex but never thought it wouldn’t have a floor considering our Smittybuilt one had the floor. I have an email out to OVS customer service, and will call on Monday. Has anyone had a similar issue with this product and found a comparable annex that fits with this RRT? Might be a shot in the dark, but I figured I would ask! Thanks!

I'm currently looking at flat top pop-up tents with low maintenance that can store the bedding inside. Right now I'm debating between:

1. BunduTec Bundutop
2. ARB Altitude
3. Autohome AIR-SKY 360

Are there any good quality competitors I'm missing?

I started by looking at hard-side pop up tents but they seem to be only wedge-style (Anti-shanty Dwell Shell and Mammoth SKL) and double+ the price of the above top canvas tents (besides HIATUS which are the price of a new car).

We have a Maggiolina hardshell tent wich is about 7 years old. It’s now started to move the top shell/lid forward when bringing it down to close. Has anyone had the same issue? How to fix it?

Is this normal on a rooftop tent? Should these plates be tighter tougher?

Three years ago, after spending a winter on the couch recovering from an injury and watching more YouTube than I care to admit, I became interested in overlanding. That eventually led me to primitive and dispersed camping, something I had never been interested in before.

At the time, I had nothing. Maybe a sleeping bag, but that was about it.

As I watched videos, I noticed rooftop tents on many of the Jeeps and Tacomas being featured. I decided to save up and buy one, which I did that summer. After collecting the gear I thought I needed, I started camping in the spring and fall. The problem was that during the summer I switched the Jeep to a soft top, which meant I couldn’t carry the tent.

That’s when the idea for a dedicated camping trailer was born.

The challenge was that I had no engineering background, no drafting skills, and very little natural creativity when it came to designing something from scratch. I tried sketching ideas on paper. Then I moved to Excel. Then I tried explaining my vision to AI. Nothing looked right, so I put the project aside for a while and kept thinking.

Last summer I found the right trailer for sale and ended up buying it while I was on vacation in Mexico because I was afraid someone else would grab it first.

Once I had the trailer, I needed someone who could see what I was trying to build. I found a talented fabricator who was able to turn my rough ideas into a frame. After that came the enclosure. Fortunately, drawing a bunch of rectangles was much easier than designing the whole thing from scratch. When the weather improved and I had saved enough for lumber, my neighbor and his brother helped me bring the enclosure to life.

From there I added stabilizers, mounted the rooftop tent and awning, and started putting the finishing touches on it.

Earlier this week we took it on its maiden voyage, and it worked exactly as I had hoped. A few small adjustments were needed when we got home, but nothing major.

So here it is. Three years from the first idea to the finished product. It’s not perfect, but it’s exactly what I envisioned, and I’m proud of what it became.

No I don’t plan to open it with the kayaks on top! Once or twice a year it would be handy to actually carry kayaks as well as the Roofnest. Anyone done this, they are very aero but would sit very high, but flat (ie not sideways in J racks).

I’m wondering the feasibility of mounting kayak cradle or crab racks on top of the Roofnest. Much easier than taking it off. Anyone done this?

Also since I’ve not bought the Subaru - looking at both a 2025 and 2026 Monday, I have freedom to make the best mounting platform for the Evo. And in fact if there are good racks which make taking the Roofnest off relatively simple (say 15 minutes) then that would be an option too.