*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

those look like Plano boxes on the roof ? Honestly - great to see! lots of good utility (and weight savings) for the money on those IMHO.

 

I put these, in combination with a small solar/rechargable battery pack, in my tent. Don't need much power to run them.

$8 Ehome Fairy Lights, USB Operated Fairy Light Plug in 33ft 100 Led Waterproof String Lights Copper Wire Decorative String Light for Bedroom Indoor Christmas Wedding Party Patio Window

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KHPF566?ie=UTF8

Power bank I use is similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/elzle-Portab...prefix=solar+battery+pack,aps,84&sr=8-2-spons

I string the lights around the interior of the tent. Keep them there all the time. I haven't seen any damage to wire or light in 1.5 years.

 

Both the Smittybilt's in the picture above come with an LED strip and a place to store a power bank up high to run it while in the tent. My CVT awning also has an LED strip but it's diffused and it's much easier on the eyes. I think you can buy the kit from Smittybilt for ~$30 with the LED strip and a 12v plug to run into your truck.

Yep those are the ones! 52" weatherproof and locking. Bolted them straight to my Prinsu roof rack. I pulled the foam out and keep camping chairs, recovery gear, a shovel, small axe, hammock, ratchet straps, and other miscellaneous tools up there. They have been essential to me for such a small truck with two small kids!

 

I put a trimmable strip that came with a remote control and diff colors. We use red at camp to avoid bugs.

Got it off Amazon for cheap. Power it via a battery bank you can use for phones too

 

I have a mounting question. I have a clamshell rtt mounted to a KBVoodoo bed rack. I also have a prinsu roof rack. The RTT overhangs the prinsu and rests on the cross members. I absolutely know not to attach the RTT to the prinsu but should it rest on them or should I move the crossmember so it is just hanging free. With the bed and cab flexing independently is even resting on it going to cause issues?

 

I raised my tent to give me 1" of clearance between the tent and the rack over the cab. Previously like you the tent was touching the rack and my thinking with flex was that it would still push up on the tent.

 

Have you validated that the 1" is enough? I'd personally want a couple of inches, but I feel like 1" should be enough.

 

I have not. I actually removed the rack on my cab altogether since my hardhsell overlapped a good portion of it anyway it was largely useless, so I just sold the whole rack rather than cutting it down or having most of it unusable.

 

Just do what I did and chop the rack in half

 

Anyone familiar with the Roofnest Feather Bed? Looks like it would fit my CVT hardshell as I continue my search to attempt to make the mattress up there more comfortable.

 

Still enjoying my Roam Adventures tent.

 

I can't wait for fall so we can camp again.
Got me day dreaming

 

Too hot to camp now? It was 39F Monday night while I was camping. REFRESHING!

 

High of 98 here today

 

I just use a portable charger and a light strip. The strip is stuck on and zip tied to the middle cross bar.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07CNP2149/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$48 Anker Portable Charger, Power Bank, 20000mAh Battery Pack with PowerIQ Technology and USB-C (Recharging Only) for iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, iPhone 14/13/12 Series, Samsung Galaxy (Black)

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07S829LBX...olid=3W48PLT9J1AM8&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

Has anyone found a way to make the Tuff stuff trailhead RTT fit on CBI bed bars for the 3rd gen?

I ordered the tent realized after they say it can only fit on 3” crossbars. CBI has 4” cross bars

 

I just use 1 bolt through the bars on the 4 corners. I didn't want the clamp design option.

 

Any of you guys have a recommendation for a mattress topper? Being able to close it still would be nice, but isn't really required.

 

Exped megamat is the standard. Any 3-4 inch self inflating mattress on Amazon should work.

 

Exped or Nemo self inflating foam mattresses, if that's not enough add a foam topper to them. Since they can be deflated you can deflate them with the foam topper on top to close the tent then open them back up to inflate when you set up camp.

I have a few nights on my Nemo Roamer and I love it!