Roof Top Tent on a truck cap?....

Out of curiosity. How long did this take and how hard were your wheeling with it?

 

@Trucko

 

not very hard. i probably did it when i drilled the holes but my topper was crap and not confident in it at all

 

What do you mean you did it when you drilled the holes. What was your mounting set up like? What was the brand of the topper?

 

Found it, Snugtop. I am going to be drilling into my LEER this weekend to mount a rhino rack crossbar system and an RTT. I sure hope i don't suffer the same fate as you.

 

good luck man.

 

Thanks, do you know exactly what went wrong in your drilling? Were you using gutter mounts or tracks? I called Andrew from Autohome and he said most of their customers do this without any issue. Hard to know with so much conflicting info.

 

i was drunk and moving fast and just did a bad job and paid the price

 

RTT makers will tell you this: the ratings truck cap manufacturers put on their products are for dynamic loads, ie. driving at freeway speeds, offroad, etc while loaded. Sitting still, like while camping, they can hold much more.

100% correct

It works fine. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Get a high quality rack, mount it securely and you're good to go.

We have 2 adults + 2 dogs very frequently for the past 2 years with 0 issues.


Here's my CVT on my Leer Cap


Here's my old CVT on a Leer Cap

 

https://www.rsismartcap.com/products/smartcap-evo
not quite 1000lbs, but another potential option

 

CVT doesn't make a wedge RTT What Sorcery Is THIS!

 

while that's nice, it sure isn't $3700 nice. no 2nd gen option anyway

 

When I drilled my Leer I drilled from the outside after putting painters tape down on the spots I was drilling And then taping the track to drill the pilot holes. I started with a small bit and used light pressure so I didn't blow out the inside. The key is light pressure so the drill bit does the work.

 

the key is to have a bit meant for composites, looks like a pointy reamer

 

Sure they do. The new Mt Hood

 

He also has a review of it:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-cvt-mt-hood-first-impressions.677416/

New enough it doesn't appear on their web page.

 

Instagram is where they post stuff. That's where I saw the 50% off sale that wasn't listed on the website

 

Go Fast Canper like Cody Townsend has here is my dream setup!

https://youtu.be/N-B1bArm3rk

Me on a budget who just picked up a topper for my shorty bed will be doing this

https://youtu.be/ifJVqGrfo_8