RTT flapping in the wind!

[oliverlove]

My wife and I have a 5 week trip coming up and we are both aggravated by the same feature of out tent. It is a roof-top-tent.com special that I picked up used, so its not the highest of quality but it gets the job done. The awning? of the tent on both ends flaps like a flag in the wind! The noise it creates makes it hard to sleep at night if there is anything but a small breeze.



Has anyone figured out a way to fix this? Or does anyone else experience this same problem?

 

[timber]

After the first night of real wind in my eezi awn Rtt I pulled the rainfly/awning off and only put it on if there was real rain in the forcast. Much quieter that way.

 

[NothingClever]

Yes, I had this same experience in the coveted Technitop and concluded that RTTs are great for certain regions, none of which I typically occupy / live.

So I cashed in the romantic fascination of a faux-safari accoutrement, sold the Technitop and bought a pop-up camper.

All quiet now.

 

[sixbennetts]

Toss a smooth round rock on top of each side. Make sure it's not so heavy to damage poles, but heavy enough for the wind conditions.

 

[lostworldexpedition]

We sometimes pull the rainfly off as well, it works quite well in windy areas with no chance of rain. I think the rock idea might work, but it may stretch the rainfly as well...

After living out of our Landcruiser and RTT for nearly 3 years I can tell you that RTT's are definitely not the best for tropical rain downpours, super windy conditions or ridiculously cold areas


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[Fireman78]

Ya, pulling the rainfly off is a neccesity!! Also, be sure to bring earplugs.

 

[cnynrat]

We have an Eezi-Awn on our trailer. Yes, the rain fly does flap a bit an anything stronger than a mild breeze. In really wild conditions we've sometimes pulled the stays and fastened down both awnings, which does help but is not a cure all depending on the wind conditions.

On the positive side out tent did endure a night of wind with frequent gusts to 50 mph without damage, so while it may be difficult to sleep in windy conditions, the tent is up to taking some abuse.

Sixbennetts - Interesting idea about tossing a rock up in the awning, we'll have to try that trick next time out.

 

[Haggis]

Having heard flip-over type RTTs flap in the wind when others used them, we went the Autohome Maggiolina route when an opportunity arose. Set up on the shore at Cape Lookout, NC we had steady 30 mph winds with gusts to 50 mph. We were expecting the worst but once inside we soon forgot about the wind. All we heard was the jingle of the zipper pulls jouncing against the tent fabric. The Maggie sure impressed us with its stability and quietness in the wind.

 

[oliverlove]

I like the sound of the rock idea in theory, but with my luck I would use too light of a rock, it would get thrown off and break something.

I think I will simply remove the fly when possible, and batten down with ear plugs.

 

[MANUCHAO]

We have had to guy our tent on the worst of conditions as stated it does not solve it completely but it does help a lot.... taking the rain fly off is also another option....

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