New CVT Mt Hood First Impressions

JeffP213 · Oct 27, 2020

PinoyTaco27 said: ↑

What mounting hardware did you use to mount the RTT? I’ve been looking around but can’t find anything. Specifically looking for the bottom brackets to clamp on the Prinsu 2x1 Bed rails.
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Just used the brackets that came with the tent

JeffP213 · Oct 27, 2020

Danno88 said: ↑

Hey Jeff, what kind of shell do you have? Is it a Leer? Any hesitation with throwing the Mt. Hood on there at all?
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Yeah it’s a LEER. And no, not at all

BlackTacosMatter92 · Nov 20, 2020

Is it 6.5" for the tent, or 6.5" from the bottom of tent to top of the top rails?

BigMF · Nov 27, 2020

JeffP213[OP] said: ↑

The old one I had was a mt Shasta 2-3 people.

mt hood is 56”
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Thanks for the review. I'm looking at one as well. However, I'm confused about the sizes. The one things that CVT needs to fix right now is their website. The lack of info is very frustrating. The Mt. Hood comes in 3 sizes, 50", 56", and 60"....what does that mean? width? I'm assuming it's width but there is no mention of whether that's interior (mattress) width or exterior width and absolutely no info on length or weight.

Since you have the 56", does that mean 56" wide? Do you know how long it is or how much it weighs for the 56"? I'm 6'4" and I don't want to find out that my toes are squished. I've reached out to CVT on their Facebook page since it's a weekend but no response. Would like to snag the Black Friday deal if it works but don't want to order it without all the details.

JeffP213 · Nov 28, 2020

BigMF said: ↑

Thanks for the review. I'm looking at one as well. However, I'm confused about the sizes. The one things that CVT needs to fix right now is their website. The lack of info is very frustrating. The Mt. Hood comes in 3 sizes, 50", 56", and 60"....what does that mean? width? I'm assuming it's width but there is no mention of whether that's interior (mattress) width or exterior width and absolutely no info on length or weight.

Since you have the 56", does that mean 56" wide? Do you know how long it is or how much it weighs for the 56"? I'm 6'4" and I don't want to find out that my toes are squished. I've reached out to CVT on their Facebook page since it's a weekend but no response. Would like to snag the Black Friday deal if it works but don't want to order it without all the details.
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Yep, that’s the width. I THINK they’re all the same length. Just call them up if you have questions. They have a sales team that’s pretty knowledgeable and can answer your questions.

I don’t mean to deter you from purchasing one, but for real, I am only 5’ 7” and sometimes it feels a little too small for my short ass

acsarm · Dec 1, 2020

JeffP213[OP] said: ↑

Did you notice a dip in the rake of your truck with the cap and the tent on? What is your rear suspension setup?
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From your question above, have you noticed a difference on the rake of the truck after having it for some time?

JeffP213 · Dec 2, 2020

acsarm said: ↑

From your question above, have you noticed a difference on the rake of the truck after having it for some time?
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I had a shell, rack and the tent. Definite rake difference with the weight, but not terrible. I have the tent mounted to a trailer now though. I mostly took it off because of the noise and I wasn’t a huge fan of the new driving characteristics of my truck.

Ncousins1 · Dec 2, 2020

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What’s up TW,

Forgive me if there is already a thread on this and I could have added my 2¢ there, however, I searched and didn’t see anything.

I wanted to post up a review of my new Mt Hood aluminum hard-shell RTT from @Cascadia Tents .

I was lucky enough to be one of the first 100 to purchase the new Mt Hood platform, receiving a pretty large discount which basically paid for shipping plus. Shipping on these things as many of you know, is where a good chunk of your change will go, especially on this tent as it is mostly pre-assembled.

Once the tent arrived it was nice to work on a couple of sawhorses to assemble all of the bolt on items. This was a bit tricky as the tent comes with no instructions, and things need to be slid into the upper and lower channels on the sides and rear of the tent. The parts that come with it are mounting feet for the crossbars, the crossbars for on top (you can opt out of receiving these and save a $100 or so), clasps to open and close the tent, hole-fixtures for the poles which keep the rain fly up and the struts are already mounted to the sides and brackets to mount the ladder to. I also purchased brackets to mount my awning to the side. Needless to say, all of those parts can be a bit of a puzzle sliding in the channels without directions. Looking back it probably would have been more beneficial to have slid all parts into the channel before bolting anything down. Not a crazy hard job nevertheless.

My biggest issue came with mounting my tent to my prinsu rack. I wanted the low-profile look and that is what cost me some time. It’s extremely hard to get your arms in the rack and bolt down the tent to the crossbars. Once you figure it out tho, you can just unscrew the crossbars the tent is mounted to for easy removal and reinstallation. If you go this route, I recommend getting some foam to place between the tent rails and your additional crossbars in which the tent is NOT mounted to, as it can cause some rattling.

We have used the tents a handful of times now and absolutely love it. We went from a Mt. Shasta to this model and the setup is night and day. Literally takes less than two minutes to have ready to go. This to me is great since the Mt Shasta limited me to being located in once spot the duration of my camping trips.

Overall I would break down a review as follows:

Installation: 4/5 People more intelligent than me will probably give it a 5/5. If they ever provide some basic instructions I’m sure it will be 5/5.

Ease of Setup: 5/5 I mean it’s two clasps, a push and two rain fly poles

Looks: 5/5

Wind drag: 5/5 I’m actually getting better gas mileage with it on.

CVT customer service: 10/5 These guys go above and beyond. I had issues with my telescoping ladder and even though they don’t have spares laying around with it being a new tent, Bobby went the extra mile to make sure an existing customer was happy. I’ll be a CVT user for life.

Let me know if you guys have questions and I’ll do my best to answer. Anyone else with thoughts on having purchased one, please offer them up!

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man that thing is super clean. nice setup!

acsarm · Dec 2, 2020

JeffP213[OP] said: ↑

I had a shell, rack and the tent. Definite rake difference with the weight, but not terrible. I have the tent mounted to a trailer now though. I mostly took it off because of the noise and I wasn’t a huge fan of the new driving characteristics of my truck.
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I’m going to be having a similar set up and am just waiting for the tent to arrive. Thanks for the feedback. Wonder if I should do a 3 AAL now to mitigate the weight (still on stock suspension).

JeffP213 · Dec 2, 2020

acsarm said: ↑

I’m going to be having a similar set up and am just waiting for the tent to arrive. Thanks for the feedback. Wonder if I should do a 3 AAL now to mitigate the weight (still on stock suspension).
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I have the medium OME Dakar pack and I felt like the heavy duty would have been a better option. It def sagged with weight in the truck bed plus everything else

JeffP213 · Dec 2, 2020

Ncousins1 said: ↑

man that thing is super clean. nice setup!
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Appreciate the compliment

broketechie · Dec 5, 2020

Have you had luck mounting stuff to the top bars or side t slot channel? Just picked up a mt hood and thinking of install a solar panel to the top bar

JeffP213 · Dec 6, 2020

broketechie said: ↑

Have you had luck mounting stuff to the top bars or side t slot channel? Just picked up a mt hood and thinking of install a solar panel to the top bar
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I have a awning mounted to it and the crossbars that came with it. The channels make it very easy for sure

Taco? Who knows · Dec 8, 2020

JeffP213[OP] said: ↑

Yep, that’s the width. I THINK they’re all the same length. Just call them up if you have questions. They have a sales team that’s pretty knowledgeable and can answer your questions.

I don’t mean to deter you from purchasing one, but for real, I am only 5’ 7” and sometimes it feels a little too small for my short ass
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So just to confirm, you are saying it seems too small for you and you are 5'7"? I am 5'10", not a giant but if you think it is too small then I will probably think the same.

JeffP213 · Dec 8, 2020

Taco? Who knows said: ↑

So just to confirm, you are saying it seems too small for you and you are 5'7"? I am 5'10", not a giant but if you think it is too small then I will probably think the same.
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I don’t always sleep with my head and feet to the very ends, but with a wedge, you will notice when your feet are near the end moreso than your head being near the top. I think you’d be fine, was just saying someone who’s more than 6’ is going to notice the length sometimes

Taco? Who knows · Dec 9, 2020

JeffP213[OP] said: ↑

I don’t always sleep with my head and feet to the very ends, but with a wedge, you will notice when your feet are near the end moreso than your head being near the top. I think you’d be fine, was just saying someone who’s more than 6’ is going to notice the length sometimes
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Excellent thank you.

SouthernOregonJedi · Dec 11, 2020

You have it attached to the Prinsu roof rack and to the cab rack? Does the flex between the cab and bed not cause problems? Looks to me like it would cause major issues?

JeffP213 · Dec 12, 2020

SouthernOregonJedi said: ↑

You have it attached to the Prinsu roof rack and to the cab rack? Does the flex between the cab and bed not cause problems? Looks to me like it would cause major issues?
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What would be causing it to flex?

SouthernOregonJedi · Dec 12, 2020

The flex between the cab and the bed.

JeffP213 · Dec 13, 2020

SouthernOregonJedi said: ↑

The flex between the cab and the bed.
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Not picking up what you’re putting down. There were no issues with how it was bolted to the rack, besides being a pain in the ass to put on

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