*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

I'm running regular old round Yakima crossbars on the tracks on my Leer with a Tepui tent. They work great, it's plenty strong enough. The prinsu style rack will be a little lower-profile to the roof of the shell.

 

I’m trying to avoid buying a full rack too, you could add a 3rd crossbar for more stability. Sherpa sells a crossbar system, and theyre not sold by the pair so u can order 3

edit:
Here’s the link, this is how Im gonna mount mine
https://sherpaequipmentco.com/shop/universalloadbars

 

cool.

 

Thanks for leading me onto those Sherpa bars, I hadn’t heard of them. Looks like a pretty solid system and cheaper than a prinsu

edit: also, what crossbar length do you think would be ideal for this application? I’m actually thinking I might go this route with 3 bars

 

Prinsu crossbars are 47" wide so I'd get 48" wide probably

edit: Actually I'd probably get 43". Really don't need anything that wide for an RTT since it's only making contact with the bars where it actually mounts.

 

They put 7 sleeping bags and pillows in it. It expands to fit your stuff.

https://youtu.be/wHtAYXAvWic?t=210

 

Seeing that video, I now understand why people were referring to it as a "hardshell" (in quotes) earlier in the thread.

 

oh man that’s awesome! Being able to keep sleeping gear in there like that makes a big difference. However I already ended up with a roofnest. But the GFC was really high up there on my choices.

I wonder how that tent would do mounted full-time. However it being so lite it would be easy to take off and shoved underneath the bed. Hahaha.

 

You can always just use parts of the rack.

https://prinsudesignstudio.com/product/prinsu-1-tent-mounting-feet-set-of-4/

that and some 1x2 8020 extrusions would work. It’ll save on having the full prinsu rack. Lighter. 2 bars is enough to mount the tent. I did something similar for my truck.

I chose to run run crossbars that are as wide as my camper shell.

 

most RTTs you can keep sleeping bags and pillow in. Maybe not 7, but at least 2.. I used to have a Roofnest, but just wasnt for me. I eventually went back to FSR.

And now I sleep on the ground like a peasant, while I wait for my GFC

 

I had the soft Tepui clamshell before and wasn’t able to keep my bedding in. Now with the hard top I’m able to do it. Pillows sleeping bag and a quilt.

 

Sure do. 23zero Walkabout 56 and 62. The 62 is on a Leitner ACS over the bed and the 56 is on a Prinsu Cab Rack. No issues at all with mounting. Only issue is unzipping but honestly the sliders with the kickout really helped that out. Just took some practice and the setup works great. Any other questions just let me know.

~Tim

 

Nice! Good to see a Leitner rack being used, ordered their short bed rack hopefully being delivered around April 1st. How was the install? Prinsu is next on the list

 

The ACS is very easy to install. Only wrinkle is getting the 2x bed bolts out. Get a quality Torx 55 bit with some good penetrator and you will be fine. Prinsu was even easier - except I had to get the OEM roof rails off and the moron at the dealer that installed it used an impact driver to tighten the bolts up. I literally had to cut bolts out.....

 

Good to know, thanks. Looks like a real solid well designed rack. Planning on a full sized tent so it’ll overhang the cab a bit when it’s on. Hopefully clear the Prinsu. If not i guess i can pick up their extensions. I want a full platform when the tent isn’t on for lumber and stuff that’s too long for the bed. I ordered their bed stiffeners with it.

It’s incredible how many dealer nightmares there are out there, I’ve had a few...

 

The ACS is very easy to install. Only wrinkle is getting the 2x bed bolts out. Get a quality Torx 55 bit with some good penetrator and you will be fine. Prinsu was even

Yeah the ACS is very stout but still lightweight! So the walkabout 62 is pretty big and it clears the prinsu just fine and leaves the 56 with plenty of room. For the ACS get the RTT brackets - they make life so much easier. Form the Prinsu I did not get the mountain feet as I wanted to distribute the weight more.

For the Prinsu you could use the feet easy enough or do what is did. Mount it directly to the crossbars. My sunroof helped a lot to get the front mounts on and simply took off the rear most crossbar to tighten up rear mounts. The prinsu is well built so it will not ice around with the rear bar out. Recommend some rubber to put between the prinsu crossbars and the RTT mounting rails as it will squeak!
~Tim

 

I’m asking for a friend that has a 4runner has anybody heard anything good or bad about the Iron Man RTT’s???

 

Wow. Quite the set up! I dig it.

 

Thanks much! Easier and cheaper than a camper!

 

I just switched from a soft shell tepui to this roofnest Falcon XL so I could have a shell and still fit a RTT in the garage. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but I'm loving how quick it is to set up and take down.