[Cruiserdrew]

Originally Posted by Mike S

Andrew

What, in your mind is an acceptable weight for the top of your 40, 80 or 60?

You are right. My FJ60 is only lifted about 3" with the OME set up on it. If the truck was lifted with SOA it might make a greater difference.

I would consider a roof top tent if the tent and it's mount were in the 75 pound range. All of the ratings are conservative but they are on unlifted, stock trucks. By the time you have a rack (100 lbs) and a tent (100 lbs) and the other stuff you put on a rack, you're talking serious weight. On a big lifted truck that 200+ pounds can really upset the balance of your vehicle. On my 4 inch 80 series lift and a lightly loaded rack I could still notice the extra heft on the roof of the truck. I've got a set of the elusive Slee 4inch springs on order to firm up the handling.

I have a friend (not an off-roader) who uses one of those hard shell Maggiolina tents on the top of his Suburban. That is a nice unit, but heavy.