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*THE RTT Owners Thread (With BS)*

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by ChamYota, Jan 23, 2014.

  1. Oct 26, 2017 at 12:28 PM
    DannyBFresco

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    Would rub too much...
     
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  2. Oct 26, 2017 at 1:39 PM
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    stuff
    7-11” is the preferable depth when burying poo, just to let you all know.
     
  3. Oct 27, 2017 at 8:00 AM
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    The winch hight in the garage is not the problem. The problem is my garage door opening is only 6'6" tall and my truck sits at 6'1". With the tent on top it's over 7" tall.

     
  4. Oct 27, 2017 at 8:12 AM
    msting22

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    You are correct.

    So after talking to a few welders in my area we've come up with this idea to load and unloading the RTT. The hoist will be bought from Harbor Freight and welded to a 2" square poll. That will then slide into a poll buried in the ground at ground level so it can be removed when not in use and so my HOA doesn't have a fit.
    Drawing.jpg
     
  5. Oct 27, 2017 at 8:12 AM
    gordi

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  6. Oct 27, 2017 at 12:37 PM
    RPS1030

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    Considered a bearing in the middle, and another 90 near the bottom? Slide it in the receiver hitch, Hoist and Pivot and place on the ground.

    IMG_3553.jpg

    Edit, that Hoist already swivels, so just make a receiver mount.
     
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  7. Oct 27, 2017 at 12:42 PM
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    Thats would be perfect if it could rotate. But thats the basic idea of the one I'm going to have built.

    Do you know if that's custom made or something you can buy?


     
  8. Oct 27, 2017 at 12:44 PM
    RPS1030

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    That one was custom. Was for sale around here over a year ago when I saved that pic.

    The HF Hoist does swivel already. Just needs a raised base.
     
  9. Oct 27, 2017 at 1:03 PM
    EatSleepTacos

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    Well everyone, I bid you adieu :hattip: Just sold my RTT to someone on CL
     
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  10. Oct 27, 2017 at 2:29 PM
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    Yeah, thats the plan. If you look at my drawing you'll see the HF hoist on the top part of the poll.

     
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  11. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:05 PM
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    I haven't read much of this thread, but why the sale? I have an RTT, and I'm interested to see why you are changing your setup
     
  12. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:09 PM
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    For me the main reason was my dog. He's 85 lbs and not getting up that ladder, and I was hoping he'd sleep in the cab jut fine. He whines, so instead I had to pitch the annex every time and I didn't want to deal with that. Also it was up on top of my camper shell, which caused massive drag and I felt pretty top heavy on the trails. Also also the set-up and tear down wasn't as easy as I was hoping it to be, and once it was pitched I wasn't going anywhere. It was cool, but just didn't work well for me. Luckily I was able to sell it for $1200 and I bought it for $1199. Talk about a profit!
     
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  13. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:10 PM
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    How hard are you guys wheeling with your tent ? I have mine on my bed rack, and have wheeled a moderate amount with it on. For the most part it seems legit ! That factory mounting system sucks on the round bed rack bars though, the metal
    Plates bend so easy, I'm scared it will launch off on fast sections in the desert, which is primarily what I do lol
     
  14. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:11 PM
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    Use exhaust clamps instead of the flat metal plates.
     
  15. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:12 PM
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    They pretty strong ? They carry those at just about all auto stores too
     
  16. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:14 PM
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    Ya I've debated this quite a bit. It suck for base camping. Except for easy deploying and folding, everything else is a drawback from ground tents. Thanks for the feedback on your experiences


    Apparently not as hard a you. The dirt roads that I mob down do nothing to my tent or the mounting system. I built my own bed bars and used the factory tepui plates and bolts. :notsure:
     
  17. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:17 PM
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    Yes, mine hasn’t shifted at all using them.
     
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  18. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:18 PM
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    I'm running a tepui and the plates look like C instead of l lol:( it's holding okay, I replaced all the hardware with grade 8 Stainless steel, with some Nyloc nuts
     
  19. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:19 PM
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    I'll check em out man, thanks !
     
  20. Oct 28, 2017 at 12:20 PM
    EatSleepTacos

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    Yeah that's my thoughts as well, and since it costs so damn much, I better love this thing. The pros just didn't outweigh the cons enough to justify the price tag.
     
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