AT Tacoma Habitat: Official Thread

[DVexile]

Passing along a clever solution to rocking I've seen a few people use. If you've got sliders and a hi-lift just use the hi-lift to lift one side of the vehicle by a bit and no more rocking!

 

[Ark]

Martyn or Mario,

With the two optional 5ft bed planks installed, can the Habitat be folded up with bedding inside like an RTT? Is there enough space to keep a sleeping bag and thin pillow up there?

 

[urbikesucks]

Il answer that for ya, poss yes but its a very tight fit when lid is all buttoned up.

 

[urbikesucks]

Momma also is not a fan of the movement, we had less movement in RTT. Air bagged it last week in hopes it would help, not much. Gonna try a leveling jack under tow hitch and see if that helps. Still thinking about annex room off back and would use adjustable tubing on corners to frame it in and maybe stabilize it.

 

[SBDuller]

rolled out of kingman at0630 stopped here at 74 plains to make coffee and oatmeal then to prescott for install then stopped here again for beer and hot soup and headed back to kingman arriving at 1930 with the fuel light on

 

[Martyn]

Martyn or Mario,

With the two optional 5ft bed planks installed, can the Habitat be folded up with bedding inside like an RTT? Is there enough space to keep a sleeping bag and thin pillow up there?

With the sleeping platforms in place there is no room for the bedding, just enough room for the mattress, tent, and poles.

 

[Martyn]

Momma also is not a fan of the movement, we had less movement in RTT. Air bagged it last week in hopes it would help, not much. Gonna try a leveling jack under tow hitch and see if that helps. Still thinking about annex room off back and would use adjustable tubing on corners to frame it in and maybe stabilize it.

The airbags are only going to help level the rear of a truck. The movement is transmitted through the bag to the suspension, may even be amplified by the bags. The only way to completely remove movement is to stabilize the chassis, as with the idea of using a hi-lift.

The movement is going to be very dependent on what modifications have been done to the rear suspension, if any. With progressive springs the initial spring movement is soft, this is the portion of the spring that will be flexing while you are in the bed portion of the Habitat. It could be a long road trying to dial in a suspension to reduce the movement.

Personally I'd work on blocking chassis movement, but I don't sense the movement you are describing, or the slight movement doesn't bother me, or the vehicle has different suspension.

 

[Martyn]

For those of you who have been asking for pictures of a Habitat on a Colorado.

 

[calicamper]

For those of you who have been asking for pictures of a Habitat on a Colorado.

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[calicamper]

short bed, put kids in ground tent. may try awning room from cvt rtt to enclose back half. habitat does move around a lil when in sleeping area. looking at ways to fix. may air bag we were at 5900lbs loaded with gear and 4people. got 16,5mpg doing speed limit runnin toyo open country at2 load rated e 265 75 16 55psi.

Just returned from YellowStone 2780 miles in 9 days. 05 Sequoia towing the original Lifetime tent rig 900lbs naked. 16mpg 75-80mph across NV and ID. 21mpg in the Yellowstone safari madness and 15mpg massive head wind going home. Stock sized tires bfg allterrains. Worked well. That type of destination the base camp not connected to the car for daily driving trips is needed. But the Habitat on a long bed would open up quick trip ideas and also let me tow a boat 🤣

 

[urbikesucks]

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congrads and enjoy

 

[calicamper]

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Anyone messed with mounting a batwing style awning that would run from the open bed platform back to the hard side of the cap on just one side? Can those awnings be Stowed upside down when in road mode? Just curious if anyone has been that creative yet?

 

[kalieaire]

https://www.amazon.com/RV-Designer-E205-Rubber-Latch/dp/B003VBJW0E

Is that the right size for the replacements latches?

 

[Noobtacular]

For those of you who have been asking for pictures of a Habitat on a Colorado.

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[calicamper]

Sweet.

12 to 14 inches ish above the roof line? Just curious