Issue w\ Roof Top tent: Floor caving?
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TheFutur
Adventurer
Honestly I'm not surprised at all assuming the base is made from aluminum...
Aluminum is quite soft and the aluminum used on my tepui, and I would assume on your CVT too, is a pretty soft aluminum.
I've noticed in the past when cleaning out my tent after a trip, when I have the mattress out and the base is exposed, that you have to keep your weight on the internal supports of the base otherwise you dent where you put your knees.
Seeing how only a 2.5" foam mattress is covering the aluminum base (unless you have an anti-condensation mat) I'm not surprised at all that the base begins to sag between the supports. When crawling around in the tent on your knees or feet you put a lot of down force in a small surface area which would dent the base.
Manufactures could use a higher quality aluminum (just like the Tepui Ruggedized or the CVT Summit Series) but that only adds to the cost of manufacturing, shipping, and the overall weight of the product which every manufacture is trying to keep to a minimum to satisfy the consumers needs. Not to mention the added manufacturing costs of a more resilient base material would translate directly to a higher MSRP.
I guess you have to pick your battles.
Just my thoughts on the complaints.
Aluminum is quite soft and the aluminum used on my tepui, and I would assume on your CVT too, is a pretty soft aluminum.
I've noticed in the past when cleaning out my tent after a trip, when I have the mattress out and the base is exposed, that you have to keep your weight on the internal supports of the base otherwise you dent where you put your knees.
Seeing how only a 2.5" foam mattress is covering the aluminum base (unless you have an anti-condensation mat) I'm not surprised at all that the base begins to sag between the supports. When crawling around in the tent on your knees or feet you put a lot of down force in a small surface area which would dent the base.
Manufactures could use a higher quality aluminum (just like the Tepui Ruggedized or the CVT Summit Series) but that only adds to the cost of manufacturing, shipping, and the overall weight of the product which every manufacture is trying to keep to a minimum to satisfy the consumers needs. Not to mention the added manufacturing costs of a more resilient base material would translate directly to a higher MSRP.
I guess you have to pick your battles.
Just my thoughts on the complaints.
Lemsteraak
Adventurer
What is the deal with aluminum floor?, is there an advantage over wood like the tents coming out to South Africa?
TheFutur
Adventurer
My best guess is climate and weight.
I live in Vancouver B.C. were we see tons of rain and it is generally wet...
Also aluminum *could* potentially be lighter, how much I do not know.
Hey guys,
Maybe you can chime in on this issue too...when I first got my Mt Rainier I noticed sometimes when I opened up the tent the aluminum extrusion on the bottom that mates the two halves of the tent wouldn't line up. If I put a little pressure on the bottom it would "pop" back into place and then it was fine. I talked to Bob down at CVT and he said that was pretty normal in the 3+ RTT's.
Recently, I've noticed that when I climb up in the RTT and get to moving around a little that the mating extrusions will pop out of place with just a little pressure. Even if I fix it, it'll still easily do it again. I talked to Bob down at CVT briefly and he seems to think the angle that I have the ladder set will fix that, but that doesn't make much sense to me. Anyone else seeing this?
Do I just have a cheap, badly made RTT? What do you guys think? Anyone else with a 3+ RTT having issues?
Maybe you can chime in on this issue too...when I first got my Mt Rainier I noticed sometimes when I opened up the tent the aluminum extrusion on the bottom that mates the two halves of the tent wouldn't line up. If I put a little pressure on the bottom it would "pop" back into place and then it was fine. I talked to Bob down at CVT and he said that was pretty normal in the 3+ RTT's.
Recently, I've noticed that when I climb up in the RTT and get to moving around a little that the mating extrusions will pop out of place with just a little pressure. Even if I fix it, it'll still easily do it again. I talked to Bob down at CVT briefly and he seems to think the angle that I have the ladder set will fix that, but that doesn't make much sense to me. Anyone else seeing this?
Do I just have a cheap, badly made RTT? What do you guys think? Anyone else with a 3+ RTT having issues?
Same here, I would try kicking your ladder base out another 4-6 inches. That will let the unsupported side a little further down before the tongue and groove engage along the middle. Should keep it from popping out.
Box Rocket
Well-known member
Weight and resistance to the elements are the main reasons. The aluminum floors are typically lighter, and the urethane coating on the wood floors come chip/scratch over time allowing moisture to affect the wood. All that said, I don't think I've ever seen a real problem with any wood floored tents (like an Eezi-Awn). So really the advantage to the aluminum as I see it is the lighter weight, and maybe less trees being destroyed, if you care about that kinda thing.
sunnybean
Observer
I'd prefer some sustainable forestry practices to an aluminum mine. That said, I'll take an aluminum based tent over wood.
There's an old saying that goes, "If it can't be grown, it must be mined."
Box Rocket
Well-known member
Yep. Pick your poison, as they say.I'd prefer some sustainable forestry practices to an aluminum mine. That said, I'll take an aluminum based tent over wood.
There's an old saying that goes, "If it can't be grown, it must be mined."