So I picked up another Alu Cab product. I like full pop up tents but opening the cab doors, reaching over (with the awning in the way on one side) and securing the front straps/locks etc is kinda annoying. I dont like fibreglass as I had enough tents (this is RTT #10 btw) that I can see issues down the road popping up etc. I tried out the HDPE Aspen but it had enough flaws I didn't want it (plus it was heavy for it's size). So I finally had enough cash to buy one of these tents. Bonus points my awning bolts to the tent, so I had those side brackets I had added earlier cut off. Only issue with this tent so far is length...
I didn't mount the Alu-Cab RTT right away because I didn't want to drill into this rack. The top of the bed rack narrows to 48" between the side bars (so I would have only had four bolts securing all that weight) and it would have stuck out passed the rear bumper as the rack is a tad lower then the cab. So I had brackets made up that raised the tent, and allowed me to move it over the cab. This allows me to move the tent forward and up, and uses flat plates to secure it to the rack.
Down the road I want to get some tabs welded to the rack. Basically copy the Alu-Cab brackets so I can secure the ladder between the tent and rack and keep it out of the tent itself. Either way i'm stoked to finally have the tent on the truck and ready to go!
