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Rooftop tent and stand up paddleboards

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by SierraFishing, Jan 16, 2020.

  1. Jan 16, 2020 at 3:30 AM
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    SierraFishing

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    I am looking for options to have a hardshell rooftop tent over the 5ft. bed and paddleboards on top. Does anyone know of a tent with crossbars or any options?
     
  2. Jan 16, 2020 at 3:35 AM
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    I don’t know of any with bars above the tent. I have a mid height rack with RTT. I use my cab rack for kayak and it extends out over the RTT. Pic below is the best I could find right now. That is with some hi rise cross bars but I have moved to mid height and still clears with no issues. Lots of options out there. Good luck!

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    I had a friend weld some cross bars to put my RRT in the bed and then I would put my surfboards on the roof rack. I then installed my softopper on top, I got a bigger tent and now it sticks out a bit lol.

    Here is a quick pick of last summer:

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    The ikamper X-cover have cross bars, is a soft shell though.

    Pic from their web site.

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  6. Mar 15, 2020 at 10:35 PM
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    I'm curious why you have it set up as is. Do you fold the softopper down and deploy the tent? Is it to keep the tent out of the elements? Never seen a setup like that!
     

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