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thread meant for the RTTs with "loose ladders" On the Maggiolina and Columbus, the ladder does not support the tent, so the attachment only needs to handle the weight of people climbing it. One idea is to use a roof rack that leaves open space between the top of the roof and the...

I was looking for a way to replace the loose ladders (as with the maggiolina and columbus) with ones that are attached firmly to the vehicle, and a way to not store them in the tents. Searched for 'sliding roof racks' and found this.. basically a roof rack that slides partly off the side of the...

roof rack "fix kit" for Columbus Variant Thanks.. I was also wondering about the "fix kit" roof rack for the Variant and specified Maggiolina models. http://www.autohome.it/file_gb/columbus_variant.html shown as being able to support 33 pounds (Variant).. and 44 pounds for the...

Thanks for the posts, knowing real experience and numbers sure beats the cardboard guessing. The ability to kneel and even mostly stand up in the Columbus wins me over to that model I think. (if only there was a Maggiolina that was 4' tall or a model with a 1' pop-out roof so you could have a...

Hi, first post here (lurking is easier... the posts here are informative entertaining and have too many photos of vehicles gear and campsites!) :elkgrin: After a few days of reading, I'm looking at the hard shell Maggiolina and Columbus rooftop tents. My need is a simple night's sleep and...