I see most people are attaching their roof baskets utilizing gutter mounts, my question is how much weight do you guys feel comfortable putting up there? I ask because I am looking at a roof top tent that sleeps four and weighs 160#. between the roof basket, my self, wife, and 2 small kids the weight is adding up. ideally we would have kids sleep in the car and the adults would sleep in the tent or the other way around. just not sure how much those gutters will hold. I have also looked into a cargo trailer but then the cost starts to get outa control.
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If it's a full-size rack and you want to put four people and a tent up there, use at least four stout mounts per side. The gutters will hold fine, but you want to spread the load.
It would also be a good time to redo the gutter seam sealer so you don't get water in the roof and cause rust.
It would also be a good time to redo the gutter seam sealer so you don't get water in the roof and cause rust.
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Is there a thread that goes over how to do this, and what type of sealer to use?
Yes...I recall someone posting up a thread or in a thread about re-doing the seam-sealer ...etc in the roof gutter, you'll have to search around for it, I would post it but I don't know exactly where it is..but I do recall reading it.
Yes, there are many, possibly in FAQ also. Some show the good quality 3M sealer to use.
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These look pretty damn cool. I browsed their site a bit and couldn't find a price on the tent camper. It looks like it has several modular attachment options as well. Any link to a price list?
Here's a great thread by @PatrickM detailing more than you want know about repairing the roof gutters:
Rain Gutter seam and drip rail reseal
Rain Gutter seam and drip rail reseal
Not sure about other Conferr owners but i bought my conferr rack used and it came with the stock risers/ towers. The whole rack felt solid and sturdy. I went on a mellow off road trip and the whole thing buckled first few miles in!
I didn't have much on the rack maybe 150 pounds tops: waffle boards, shovel, tent, chairs, 5 gallon tank of fuel and some fire wood. Luckily I had plenty of space inside. So i unloaded everything and continued on. No damage to the roof thank God.
When i got home, i upgraded the aluminum towers ( i think) to steel powder coated ones.
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I didn't have much on the rack maybe 150 pounds tops: waffle boards, shovel, tent, chairs, 5 gallon tank of fuel and some fire wood. Luckily I had plenty of space inside. So i unloaded everything and continued on. No damage to the roof thank God.
When i got home, i upgraded the aluminum towers ( i think) to steel powder coated ones.
good to know...couldn't figure why they bent so easily. I thought maybe it was purposely the weak point to prevent damage to the gutter...??
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Thanks for all the replys.Truly amazing the gutters can support so much weight. Going to order a tent tomorrow. adventure sole "echo g". Not sure what I'm going to do for a rack/Basket just yet, I'll probably have to have one fabricated locally as shipping to alaska is killing me!
