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Originally Posted by J-man
i would say there are 2 downfalls to roof tents.
1. You do have to collapse the tent anytime you want to drive somewhere.
2. Getting the tent on/off your roof everytime you want to camp. - they're heavy for 1 person, unless you can rig up a pully system in your garage for storage and lowering it onto your vehicle.
2.5. Rack system - you have to have a solid rack/mounting system to your vehicle if your going offroad anywhere - starndard bars dont cut it.
That said, for my eezi awn, it takes about 4 minutes to collapse everything, fold it up, and put the cover on, and thats with the standard thin mattress it came with, a novaform topper, 2 sleeping bags, 2 pillows.
The best solution is to have it on a small trailer so that the trailer can be permanantly set up at camp allowing you to use your vehicle for whatever you want.
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Not true in all cases
2. EZ to remove and install just add $125 to your cost
http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...&highlight=rtt
2.5 I use the factory roof rack with no issues. I have had 450lbs in the tent plus the tents weight and with no issues.