Lightest RTT?

[hairy_apple]

What is the lightest roof tent out there? I really want one but the weight up high worries me a lot. I have a sprung over FJ40 and I dont need to add dramaticly to it poor road manners.

 

[Adventure Ready]

I believe the lightest tent around is currently the James Baroud Horizon Vision at around 85 lbs. Weight savings come from an aluminum frame (most are steel) and the fact that it does not require an additional rain fly as the material is inherently waterproof.

https://adventure-ready.com/store/james-baroud-horizon-vision-rooftop-tent/

When comparing weights be sure to look at the tent sizes - there is quite a range now with all of the Chinese-made ones in the market.

 

[hoser]

Frontrunner Feather-lite @ 88 lbs
http://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com/front-runner-feather-lite-roof-top-tent.html#.VGvskIfAqtY

Substituting the foam mattress with an air mat would save weight too.

 

[MANUCHAO]

the Small columbus variant carbon fiber said to be at around 92 lbs.
It is also waaaaaay expensive (for me anyways.)

 

[BryanFRO]

What is the lightest roof tent out there? I really want one but the weight up high worries me a lot. I have a sprung over FJ40 and I dont need to add dramaticly to it poor road manners.

The Front Runner Feather-lite is very light compared to others.

They are on preorder now for the holidays.

Shipping is expected mid December

http://www.frontrunneroutfitters.co...-feather-lite-roof-top-tent.html#.VG42SpPF9ss

 

[Mace]

This one was at SEMA.
It's integrated into a Jeep Soft top so it's not really universal.

It weighed something like 68 lbs and was about 2" thick. Super cool

https://twitter.com/JPFreek/status/530093596398329856

 

[hairy_apple]

Sweet, thanks. I really love the idea... I just worry about the weight so high up on my already top heavy cruiser. I REALLY would love to integrate a pop up into the hardtop someday. But I need to find another hardtop to play with... not going to risk mine if it doesn't workout the way I have in my head.