Can you post a few close-ups of your ladder? Yours looks different then mine, I have a tan one and no side supports like yours
Does yours take 5 dozen cotter pins to hold it together?
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Can you post a few close-ups of your ladder? Yours looks different then mine, I have a tan one and no side supports like yours
Does yours take 5 dozen cotter pins to hold it together?
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Nice setup.
I'll do something similar.
Did you center the tent on the rack's width?
You can always use a funnel with a hose.....
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Can you post a few close-ups of your ladder? Yours looks different then mine, I have a tan one and no side supports like yours
My ladder is the same as Kevins. If you check his link http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/ctt.htm Yes, it uses about 5 million pins.
Alvaro, yeah i centered it somewhat. I wanted the hinge to be supported by the rack so it doesnt have any pressure on it when opened. So it may be off the left just a hair.
Next step is trying to figure out how to seal the sections of the tent floor that rest on the rack floor. Like Kevin mentioned in another thread.. the moisture may ruin the tent floor quickly.
Well, the Thule bar idea didnt work out, so i mounted it to my Slee Rack
I redid my writeup
Here ya go
http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/ctt.htm
I redid my writeup
Here ya go
http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/ctt.htm
Socalfj what roof rack are you running?
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The tent so far...
I've used my RTT now a few times, and although it has been fun, I'm riding the fence on whether or not I will keep it. There are a few more cons that I've discovered from the last few uses. They are:
1) Bulk. The thing weighs 120 lbs., is 7'x3.5'x2', unwieldy, and hence is a bitch to store. It's easy for a buddy and myself to move, but this weekend no one was around except for my wife, and she's tiny. We pulled it off, but she could hardly get the thing off the ground and it took ten minutes to get it up there.
2) Weather protection. I know it's not a cold-weather tent, but it's barely a two-season tent. In the summer, it's not opaque enough to keep out the sunlight. In the winter, it's too drafty to retain any heat. Late last summer, I roasted my ass off by 07:00, and last weekend, I froze my ass off until 09:00.
3) My family's needs. I have a wife who hates climbing up in the RTT (ladders + platform flip-flops = hell no), and a one year old son who I'd never let go up there. I have a two-person Marmot tent which serves my purposes for myself and a friend, and I have a full-size expedition tent that my family can stay in (furniture and all) very comfortably if the weather turns sour. Both put up in five minutes or less.
4) Surfboards. Can't put surfboards and RTT together, thereby eliminating the RTT completely for surf trips, which make up about half my ventures.
5) Can't just get in and drive away. Sometimes, late at night, when camp is already set up and some are asleep, we like to do a little "night 'wheeling". With a normal expedition tent, I'd have most of my camping gear in the tent, so I can just get in and drive. With the rooftop tent, I'd have to put stuff back in the bins, close and cover the tent, drive, then set back up when I returned. It's a pain in the ass, so I just opt out of night 'wheeling altogether.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good reasons to have a RTT, I'm just not sure that it fits my needs at this point in time. My original plan was to mount the RTT permanently to an off-road utility trailer, thereby eliminating the need to mount it on the Cruiser, and having a permanent place to store my gear that I could just hook up to and take off. So far, other factors ($$$) have put that plan into indefinite suspension. I am now looking into paring my gear down, in order to simplify my operation, cut down on weight and increase efficiency and reliability. Maybe a conventional tent is a better choice for that goal right now.
I've used my RTT now a few times, and although it has been fun, I'm riding the fence on whether or not I will keep it. There are a few more cons that I've discovered from the last few uses. They are:
1) Bulk. The thing weighs 120 lbs., is 7'x3.5'x2', unwieldy, and hence is a bitch to store. It's easy for a buddy and myself to move, but this weekend no one was around except for my wife, and she's tiny. We pulled it off, but she could hardly get the thing off the ground and it took ten minutes to get it up there.
2) Weather protection. I know it's not a cold-weather tent, but it's barely a two-season tent. In the summer, it's not opaque enough to keep out the sunlight. In the winter, it's too drafty to retain any heat. Late last summer, I roasted my ass off by 07:00, and last weekend, I froze my ass off until 09:00.
3) My family's needs. I have a wife who hates climbing up in the RTT (ladders + platform flip-flops = hell no), and a one year old son who I'd never let go up there. I have a two-person Marmot tent which serves my purposes for myself and a friend, and I have a full-size expedition tent that my family can stay in (furniture and all) very comfortably if the weather turns sour. Both put up in five minutes or less.
4) Surfboards. Can't put surfboards and RTT together, thereby eliminating the RTT completely for surf trips, which make up about half my ventures.
5) Can't just get in and drive away. Sometimes, late at night, when camp is already set up and some are asleep, we like to do a little "night 'wheeling". With a normal expedition tent, I'd have most of my camping gear in the tent, so I can just get in and drive. With the rooftop tent, I'd have to put stuff back in the bins, close and cover the tent, drive, then set back up when I returned. It's a pain in the ass, so I just opt out of night 'wheeling altogether.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good reasons to have a RTT, I'm just not sure that it fits my needs at this point in time. My original plan was to mount the RTT permanently to an off-road utility trailer, thereby eliminating the need to mount it on the Cruiser, and having a permanent place to store my gear that I could just hook up to and take off. So far, other factors ($$$) have put that plan into indefinite suspension. I am now looking into paring my gear down, in order to simplify my operation, cut down on weight and increase efficiency and reliability. Maybe a conventional tent is a better choice for that goal right now.
yup, seems like a trailer would solve most of these issues for you. That's where mine resides...
I can't let all the 60 and 80 guys have all the fun, so here is my Mombasa Tent on my 40 series.
We are supposed to get some snow tonight, and I am planning an overnight trip in the "Louisville, CO Westfield Townhome National Park" (my side yard)... as all of our accessable National Forrest Roads/campsites are snowed in due to our heavy snow fall.
I am planning on adding a thin strip of weather strip down the seam of the two halves, and perhaps tightening up the "bat hole"
I installed a Master Lock coupler pin lock instead of one of the mounting pins.
Here are a few pics... the driveway leans pretty heavy passenger it isn't the weight of the tent.
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We are supposed to get some snow tonight, and I am planning an overnight trip in the "Louisville, CO Westfield Townhome National Park" (my side yard)... as all of our accessable National Forrest Roads/campsites are snowed in due to our heavy snow fall.
I am planning on adding a thin strip of weather strip down the seam of the two halves, and perhaps tightening up the "bat hole"
I installed a Master Lock coupler pin lock instead of one of the mounting pins.
Here are a few pics... the driveway leans pretty heavy passenger it isn't the weight of the tent.
Rezarf <><
A few more, a view from my second story window, and a shot of the lock I mentioned above. My long term plans are to set this up on an expedition style trailer to explore my fantastic state, and my neighbor Utah.
I used the super wide bars from Yakima to allow the use of a Space Case style storage box up top for soft stuff, I will only run the tent/box setup on senic flat trails... should be fun!
I used the super wide bars from Yakima to allow the use of a Space Case style storage box up top for soft stuff, I will only run the tent/box setup on senic flat trails... should be fun!
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That's it, thanks Boston. I was kind of hoping someone had laid eyes on it. I think I'm going to have to email them and get some better/close up pictures.
Jack
Man, that new one looks nice! Take a peak at the ladder... man the old one sucks.
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Worst case you could just drill in and mount the new brackets on the base of the older tent ...... this is something I will be asking about for sure! I do remember him saying the new models tent parts would be available by themselves.
If he stands by his products at all, he SHOULD be offering ladder replacements to everyone with one of the older units!
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