Roof top tents, why?

Taking a leek in a RTT....

Not sure about everyone else but I can't just stand up and go in a tent or even my house,
Unless I'm sleeping in the bathroom.

Seems to me that when you have to go you get up and go unless you're wearing a diaper.

 

Quite the opposite. Taking down my rtt is easily 2-3x slower than setting it up. Fair amount of fabric trucking, and getting the cover back on can be a challenge in the cold. That said, I'd say comparing that to my ground tent experiences it's a wash for me. rtt wins on setup, ground tent wins on takedown.

 

Good call, that's an often overlooked benefit of the RTT. Let's put a point in the RTT column for that one.

Conversely, what if your drunk cousin is inside the tent, forgets in his stupor that he's on top of the rig, hangs his wiener out the door to take a leak and pisses all over the truck? Hmm, maybe it's a tie.

 

a tent is a piece of gear

a piece of gear is a tool

there are many different tools that can accomplish the same job

doesn't matter how you get the job done just get the job done...

self-deprecating yourself just because you can is silly... the best ground tents rival in price of the roof top tent options so whoever thinks different tool options are for yuppies is prob a boomer still using an egg beater hand drill and a 56k modem


and always remember, never forget

 

I may be tempted to do this. Setup the rtt to how i use it vs setup my ground tent.

I already know the answer, but to have video proof for the haters. My record for from in truck to in roof tent for me is 1m38s cuz I've taken this bet before. But I can say for an almost fact I can take my ground tent down faster.

What isn't factored in is walking around with your ground tent finding a spot big enough that doesn't have a huge root, rock, fire ant nest directly in the middle of it. RTT: as long as it is 2 trucks wide, I can make it work.

 

I came from ground tenting my whole life. I have also built and stayed in shelters and used a hammock while backpacking. My last tent was a Cabela's wall tent with a wood stove. It was 7 feet high. I got it 1/2 off because it was a display model. I took it camping in the snow and quickly learned that ground tent+wood stove=wet sleeping bags. Cots would be an answer, but 2 cots plus this monster tent took up a ton of bed space.

We moved to a RTT shortly after, and the benefits of being off the ground cannot be overstated. It does set up and rear down kinda quickly, but awkwardly moving blankets and sleeping bags in and out probably make up that time.

RTT's really shine if you want to move every day. I tried that for a while and found it exhausting, and that I was missing out on some of my favorite things about camping because I was always plotting a course or packing/unpacking and rushing to find the next good spot.

For base camping, an RTT on your truck is a PITA. If you want to go find 3 days worth of firewood, you need to pack your house up to do it.

We are planning on moving the RTT to a trailer for that reason. I think that is the best of both worlds. We considered teardrop trailers too, like the hiker, but they don't offer nearly as much space as our CVT Mt Rainier. My wife is 5'10" and I'm 6'3", and we take 2 heelers with us, so we need a lot of space.

 

Sit on the edge of your roof tent and piss into the abyss. Done it a couple times. Helps my Tepui has an opening at both ends so i tend to avoid using the ladder side.

 

I do Bed tent on my Tundra ..

 

Supressors are illegal here...

I've just been carrying this.


Next year, this will become my woods/camping/hiking gun.

 

Downside of those is you miss the leaving at base camp benefit of ground tents and you lose the ability to not have to unpack your truck feature of a roof tent. It is a good compromise between the two and are usually pretty affordable though.

 

I do this as well but I stand on the edge of the trailer.

 

Nice! I've got one of those as well. Every guy should have at least one 1911 in their arsenal. That Blackhawk (I believe) should be a nice addition.

 

Ill race. Any terrain, any time of day or night..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_ToeJ-huI

Ask any racer, any real racer. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile; winning's winning.

 

I like your style. I always take a ton of recovery gear and tools when we go out, because we go out alone, typically outside of cell service. My wife and I cleared one of the ways up to flagpole knob after a bad storm came through in 2018. 2 days to cover 5.6 miles.

 

A Tensa style hammock stand anchored to your rear bumper would work just fine.

 

Only benefit i see is if the ground is really soggy or rocky finding a decent spot can be hard or impossible. I use a pop-up coleman tent.
RTT’s def make ur truck top heavy.

That being said, if i had money to blow id get one...or a GFC

 

I dont have a cover to remove.. just 12 snowboard boot latches, and a quick lift, and my cover is ready to open

 

I dont know what that is, but another question arises is if you can sleep when hanging. I figured out that I cant. Gave my hammock away, and that night I slept in my driver seat. It was uncomfortable, but I decided I couldnt sleep on the ground anymore

 

I want to live in your State. lol

And YES... Every guy should have a 1911. There is just nothing like them.
That's a Super Blackhawk .44 Mag. I still haven't decided if I want to go 44 Mag or 45 Colt. But I will be carrying a hand canon starting in the spring.