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My CAN$99.99 Outbound "double trouble" bag fits my ARB Simpson III just fine and I can close the tent with the bag inside. It's a pretty good sleeping bag: http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/outbound-double-trouble-sleeping-bag-0765439p.html Total Weight: 4900 g (10 lbs. 13 oz) Temperature...

Glad the problem is solved. The two straps are pretty important as they distribute the load from one end of the tent to the other. I sometimes lift and extend my ladder to lock it on my canopy top when no one is in the tent to make more room in the annex so when this is done, everything is...

Midnightsun: I'm glad you like your RTT; that's really all that counts. Happy camping!

Odd. Please describe what you mean by "won't stay in the groove". Is the outer platform sticking up? If so, I can only think of three reasons; the ladder is holding it up, something is jamming the groove joint or the two black straps inside the tent that go from front to back, over the top...

Brent: Please take and share pics of your mounting solution; this is a really common issue as our racks and tents are all different. I also made several rips to the fasteners shop and Home Hardware to get my set-up the way I wanted it.

I also like the Yakima mounting system; strong agreement that there "has to be a better way". It takes me about 15-20 minutes to remove or install my RTT to my truck; only 8 nuts to turn. The hardest part is lifting 150+lbs up and down by myself; I usually grab a neighbour for this job but I...

I didn't mean to upset and sorry to burst midnightsun's bubble; almost every tent you can buy, RTT or ground, is made in China. The North American "manufacturers" will state that their products are designed in the USA or Canada but they will rarely state that the products are made in China; go...

Watch out when it gets wet! The big awnings collect water if you don't slope one end down; even then, they can collect water; enough to cause damage if you are not careful. Using the awning as a tent will otherwise work fine. I've seen pic/vid of guys using a mat/carpet of sorts to have a...

I don't believe that I'd ever get the cover on my ARB Simpson III with the annex still on the top of the folded tent. For what it is worth, the ARB tent middle floor joint has a channel on both sides; this allows me to connect the annex to the top/opening side of the tent base entirely; a good...

gseim: I feel and acknowledge the reasons behind your pain. These tents are designed to put people in, not on and the Tepui picture is misleading although I doubt that there was any mal-in"tent" (pun intended). I'm curious as to why you need to crawl on the thing to put the cover on in the...

Sibeta: usually when a compressor seizes it's because the bearings are toast; the inner parts should be fine and the impeller should not have broken and contaminated the system. I wish you luck.

Bravo1792: have you seen the Wilco Offroad solution? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxFoPxfI6fs

The RTT discussions are always a little controversial. Some basic stuff to consider; all RTTs except the South African ones are made in one of three Chinese factories. Tepui, or their fans tells us that the difference is that their Chinese factory is the only one with a dedicated Tepui quality...

OCD Overland: when I did the math it was for 4 pods; this really cranks-up the numbers. The Leitner site price of your setup for my truck (long-box Colorado) is US$2424 so about CAN$3033 before taxes and shipping. It's the life-in-Canada taxes that make everything so much more expensive for...

I specified my cap with a left solid "window" and front, right and rear tinted glass; I can still see pretty well through my rear window and through the canopy windows when reversing; a big deal for me as my truck is over 6m long. Conventional, all solid window or no window at all contractors...

I was in the same position a few months ago; I went with an ARB Simpson III. I believe that until the end of this month, they are still offering the annex for free with every order. I've only camped in it 6 times to date and have no significant complaints so far. Here are the comments I...

Bravo1782: "absurd" is a pretty good adjective for the cost of the ARE HD cap but bear in mind that the cost of HD cross bars (and they are really good ones that came from ARE) would have set me back $500ish so maybe CAN$3500ish for the cap including installation. Still a lot of money but I'm...

OCD Overland: I'm sure you are going to get great use out of your system. My needs are RTT base or two big sea kayaks and/or sleeping in the bed and as mentioned earlier, security of my stuff. I'm very interested to know how the pods attach to the frame; bolt from the outside or the inside...

I also had difficulty getting hard answers on dynamic and static loading for canopies. I ended up with an ARE CX HD cap; extremely expensive around CAN$4k but its internal aluminum frame is good for 550lb dynamic; the frame connects directly to two big load bars so there is no load on the...

One thing I'd do differently and may still do, is to make one of the upper bolt locations on each of my brackets into a vertical slot so that I can lift and hang the awning single-handed with one bolt loosely attached to a nut then fit remaining bolts and tighten nuts afterwards. I have not...