*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

Indeed beautiful. One of these days, I wanna drive up to BC, swing over to Banff, down to Yellowstone and Teton.

 

I got my new cover for my Mombasa, and it fits great. Plus it matches my truck.

 

CVT will have the Summit series available soon, many similar upgrades like the ruggedized, and a few new ones to push it over the top. Feel free to call the shop with any questions you may have. In my case it came down to customer service, and Bobby won hands down. 9078687951
Ben

 

I surmise it's true. A few months ago, about two blocks from my house, I saw a Honda Odyssey with RTT on it's roof.

 

anyone sleeping in these things in the summer...... about to head to texas to camp with mine this weekend. Probably burst into flames.

 

I did in South Carolina and it was too damn hot. Just drink a lot and then you should just fall right to sleep

 

I do. I wait until the evening to open it though as it's cooler.. It does get hot early in the morning though

 

A piece of cardboard, and a hose would fix those problems. Open the rear sliding window, put the cardboard in the opening, cut a hole for the hose to fit through, shove one end of the hose into the hole and the other end into the tent. Start truck, turn on ac, bam ac in a rtf,now you're glampin!

 

Alright guys I want your opinions.. Bed rack or Relentless fab bed bars (set of 3)? I've talked to some people but want your opinions.
Bed bars because they are easy to store when off the truck but im not sure if they would disperse the weight enough on my bed sides for my 175lb rtt..
Bed rack because they disperse the weight over the bed sides a lot better, easier to mount things to, and looks better IMO.

Both would be same height.. What should I do?

 

I would go with bed rack. I have a Thule Xsporter. It may not be stylish, but it gives me the flexibility to adjust my height so I can store stuffs on the bed. That is just my opinion. Either one will hold. It is just the functionality.

 

Just think about when you go camping. If you kids then you would need more room under the rack for storage. I have a fairly high rack and can stack 2 totes under but I worry about leaving the truck because of security.

 

That's awesome!

 

I never have to stack any action packers so height in that sense isn't the issue, I want my RTT lower for COG issues, air resistance, and don't want branches hitting it anymore.

Definitely don't have kids yet being 20 years old whole reason for getting rid of my canopy is to lower my RTT for the reasons listed above ^^..

My only concern with the bed bars is it not dispersing the weight enough and cracking my bed sides.. The height is perfect for me

 

Get a low profile bed rack seems like it is the best of both worlds for you. Will sit low and the tent won't be above the cab and you can add a hi lift or something into the rack to keep some of the stuff out of your bed.

 

I had bed rack .ended up cutting it to make bed bars so I can fit my tool box for when my roof top tent is not on..long as you still have three bars I would say its ok.. it is with mine

 

I have a feeling thats what ill end up doing

With a normal RTT i'd say it would be fine but mines 175ish pounds.. Lots of weight

 

I have Relentless bars and a Mt. Rainier CVT and love my setup! There is overhang but with the way we're going to sleep (myself, wife, 1 year old and 60lb boxer) I have no concerns. See my post in this thread:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cascadia-vehicle-tents-roof-top-tents.280389/page-12

 

Just an option for the bed bars but when you set up for camping you could set up 2 or 3 of something like these...ok well shit it was in my Amazon wishlist but i must have deleted it. But basically its just an adjustable "jack" with a like 6"x6" (or so) plate on either end. So put it under the bar and raise it up so it meets the bed rack bar. If snug against the bar it should help take the weight off the bedsides when you are in the tent.

But if you plan on a more permanent install for the RTT....id go with the low profile bed rack.

 

What tent?

 

Thats awesome! Ill have to call Eric at relentless to find more about the bars and what he recommends..

hmm.. Ill have to keep that idea in mind

The bed, partially side caps too. But I don't want to get heavy duty ones like you have, not sure the price but its one more thing to get.. Not a good reason but we'll see. I plan on putting some thin weather striping on the bed side caps so that it isn't plastic on steel.

Tepui autana ruggedized

Tepui autana ruggedized. Shipping weight is 195lbs with annex, so probably is about 165 ish pounds normally when I go camping.