*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

I have the ikamper mini inflatable mattress. With the pump I can get to 1/2” thick or so. Trick is close all ports.

 

Been busy but finally got a chance to try out the set up on my cap. I like it better up high. A lil bit more time to set up and tare down but we’re happy with it.

 

After 9 nights with the new to me cvt mt shasta hybrid on a low rack I'm over ground tents. The set up is more but less at the same time. It feels a bit more secure than being on the ground. Way better in harsh weather, I was skeptical on this one due to being high but tent rigidity and material makes up for it.
Not ideal if your camping in 1 spot and want to drive around every day but that isn't how we camp so it's a non issue. Annex worked great for the dog to sleep in since there is no way he is getting up top.

 

For base camp style camping a soft RTT is solid. If you want to move each day then a hard RTT has rapid enough setup/teardown that it's totally viable.

 

@Veet-88 - if you want the pup out of the annex & in the tent check out this fix I made if you haven’t already

 

Appreciate the suggestion but he is one fat old grumpy guy that already struggles with the ramp into the truck I feel like that one would be a hazard to his health.

 

Welp officially retired from the RTT gang a few months back!

 

wait do these not count as RTT's?

i guess i'll see myself out looks awesome! Pics of the interior?

 

I think these are camper tents, not sure what they are classified Sadly I forgot to take any, once I snag them I will be sure to post up!

 

Man that’s too funny

For his own sake, the annex it is then.

 

Used the Lost Horizon on a weekend trip to a friends cabin. We ended up putting it on a crappy mattress, so comfort still can't be 100% determined. But it was comfortable and I didn't wake up regretting life.
That being said the LH is warm, R value will definitely come in handy on cold nights.

 

anyone have a suggestion for a mattress that has experience with the other half that tosses and turns? Need something that wont be a bounce house when she moves

 

Either two exped's or two nemo roamers slide them side by side. Nemos have connectors in the middle and corners that will hold the mattresses together. Individual mattresses means you wont feel anyone move other than shaking the tent.

 

Big agnes sleeping bags with individual pads would solve this. It might make late night recreational "activities" a bit more challenging, if that matters to you out in the woods.

 

Amazon Fan FTW. We plugged it into a dewalt 20v battery with a usb charger and ran it all night. The fan has its own battery, but we opted to just keep it plugged in.

We didn’t pay this much for the adapter, but its so handy to have.

$63 DEWALT 12V/20V MAX USB Charger with 2 Ports and State of Charge Indicator(DCB090)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EYSUK7W

The fan -

$26 Portable Camping Fan with LED Lantern- 40H Work Time Rechargeable Battery Operated Fan with Hanging Hook for Tent Car RV Hurricane Emergency Outages Survival Kit

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TCLB39D

The lost horizon mattress is a win as well, super happy with it. It does need to be completely deflated for the ikamper to shut, so I'm not going to leave it in all the time just to preserve its self inflating properties.

Beautiful muley buck that came into camp.

Oh and the dog did great sleeping in the back seat of the truck (I was worried cause he's a mommas boy)

 

The fan is a game changer! I used mine this weekend too and it really paid off again. Unfortunately I lost the remote which I didn’t think would be a huge deal but after having back surgery that bending can be a challenge! That is a very nice muley!

 

Our fan doesn't have a remote, but that would be handy!

I'm all too familiar with the back surgery life.. my husband has his L4-S1 fused.

 

packed up ready to go, will be driving 8h tomorrow headed to Road America for a long weekend of racing. pelican cases are a first time addition for us, quite excited to have a place to store all RTT interior things like pillows / sleeping bags to access from the roof when its open!

 

I'm surprised that all that stuff doesn't just fit inside the closed RTT.

 

There's not a lot of empty space in them. They have their mats/pads that double stack, all the tent material, and the floor + ladder stacked inside. Most side opening hard shells you can get away a sleeping bag or quilt, but other stuff is just too bulky. They are not carrying cases after all.