Smittybilt rooftop tent on Tacoma OEM rack

Does anyone know if the Smittybilt Overlander rooftop tent will mount on the OEM roof rack for a 2018 Tacoma?

this is the tent... http://www.smittybiltdepot.com/Outd...83.aspx?t_c=88&t_s=565&t_pt=9576&t_pn=S/B2783

 

To actually answer the question, you could probably fit it somehow, but you'd immediately crush the roof, because the OEM rack is rated for something like 50lbs.

 

OEM = 75 lbs max

 

Yeah, way too heavy to sleep in, plus sitting in the overhang section would likely end up as a fail, crashing to the ground.

I know they’re expensive, but get a Prinsu or other similar Cabrack that can handle it.

Here’s my rooftop Smittybilt RTT setup with a mounting idea:


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/mounting-rtts-to-prinsu-racks.545548/#post-17674928

 

Thanks everyone! now I know!

 

You’ll get very tired of a cab mounted RTT.

I’d consider bed bars. They’re removable when you don’t want the tent on, and only a few hundred bucks.

 

You and I just canceled out our opposite opinions about that, my family loves ours.

Bed bars are a very good Idea, unless you have a shell...

 

Because of overall vehicle height, change in handling and driving characteristics, wind noise, MPG loss, etc. The tent is still lovable, but the setup may not be. I wouldn’t spend $600 on a cab rack, unless absolutely no other way to mount the tent.

 

Ahh, but we have a kid’s room in the shell, and the parent’s suite above!

But really, we’re comparing having a shell vs no shell with an RTT. Not a really good comparison, I would say.