*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

What did you like/dislike about the Roofnest?

 

Yeah I’ve been getting emails from them all week about the sale lol. I’ll have to go take a gander.

 

Likes:
Hard shell
Easy opening
Has roof rack for 100lbs (the Sparrow x)
Low profile
Online community and ideas - book of faces

Dislike:
Price $2600
Mattress cover - felt like old shirt
Lots of rivets - ladder, other places
Rivets broke
Pooling water on roof, free shower in the morning
Not as many windows as others

 

Ooh, I am intrigued. Where did you get the mattress?

 

Free shower in the morning? I assume not a warm one lol.

 

Depends if it was winter or summer.

But that only happened once.

 

Amazon has them

Exped MegaMat Duo 10 Self-Inflating Sleeping Pad, Ruby Red, Long/Wide

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PZKU3F...olid=2ZM7ZRKWIA17O&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

What he said ^^^

We'll find out this weekend if it's really worth it

Also, Sam, I'll try to get pictures for you tonight.

 

no rush! Im just weighing my options overall for bedding.

 

FYI exped products are on sale at Rei right now. 25% off I believe which adds up on those mats.

I have the one for my ground tent and love it.

 

Love my ExPed, expensive but totally worth it. Got mine from Moosejaw, they usually have a coupon code you can use.

 

What size tent is yours? I have the Mt. Shasta, which I think has a 56" wide mattress. So this would be about 2" short, total. Which shouldn't be too bad, right?

 

For those who keep complaining about the rtt mattresses. Here's another option. I don't have any personal experience with it.

https://denvermattress.furniturerow...+Roof+Top+Tent+12+Mattress?_requestid=811075#

 

Dude. Thats 3/4 of what I paid for my tent and half what I paid for the king sized bed I sleep in every night.

 

I have the 56" Shasta as well (it's actually the old Bachelor, which is now the Shasta platform, Bachelor is now 48"). The ExPed MegaMat Duo 10 fits perfectly width-wise and fills the space without interfering with the hinge area. Length-wise it is a bit short, but not enough to care about. You can leave shoes/clothes/2AM bladder relief bottle down there.

I considered going with the new Bachelor, but the narrower ExPed won't fill the width and I kind of like having extra space anyway, and the option for my wife to come along someday. It's just me and the dog for the most part.

 

better than the loaf of bread they provide in the tents.

 

Thanks for the response! REI has them for 25% off right now.

 

For you guys with hard shell tents that overhang the cab- what is the minimum amount of clearance I need between the bottom of my tent and the shark fin antenna? I’m trying to keep the tent mounted as low as possible on my shell, but obviously don’t want any bed flex to cause contact.

 

Moosejaw as well, must be an ExPed promotion. Sadly I don't currently live near an REI. They need to put one in here, this area is all about doing stuff outdoors, but I guess it's more Bass Pro Shops country.

 

Heads-up on those, ran into a dude that bought one and you really can't store much in them. If you feel like you will want a topper or something to soften the experience, it's not going to fit folded like it will in the standard tents and even bedding was apparently a chore.

Also, as per Tepui, that 7" doesn't include the ladder which is another ~3". I emailed them while deciding on a rack (cab vs 3/4 height) and they informed me their ruggedized tents are actually 15-16" mounted, not the 12" on the site.