Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Your Roof Top Tent
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pyrate
Rollin' along
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plh
Explorer
did a quick look - too thin in my opinion. Only see 10mm or 1/4" thicknesses. Really need 3/4" to 1", and its pretty darned expensive.
East Coast Overland
Adventurer
I don't have a RTT yet, but I've been skimming through this thread and with all these bungee cords, I'm surprised nobody thought of this idea yet:
If you took a short string a put a key ring or any round object at the end of it, you could run all the bungees through the loop so they will run up at an angle and you would have more room to move around underneath, IF you don't remove and re-attach the bungees every time you set up and tear down.
Does anyone use a double sleeping bag in their tent? I have a Tepui Autana and am thinking about ordering this Teton sports mammoth queen size bag from amazon. Looks pretty comfy but bulky. I would want to store it in the tent. Any thought? Do you think it would be too big to leave folded up inside the tent?
lugueto
Adventurer
I've left PJ's, full-size pillows, blankets and other stuff in the tent when changing campsites. It closed without trouble.
If the sleeping bag will only be used on the RTT, you can leave it in there. If I were you, I would leave it as flat as I could so that the tent will close as easy as possible, and when you open up the tent again, you'll have a neatly folded and pressed sleeping bag ready!
If the sleeping bag will only be used on the RTT, you can leave it in there. If I were you, I would leave it as flat as I could so that the tent will close as easy as possible, and when you open up the tent again, you'll have a neatly folded and pressed sleeping bag ready!
OwyheeMagpie
Adventurer and Explorer
I have the Autana and I leave two pillows, a wool blanket and one mummy bag in there. I think I've also left my wife's mummy in there before but things get a bit crammed. I usually button up the entire tent and close the window opposite off the ladder last, that way I can organize everything on the portion of the floor above my Jeep and close the tent with out everything dumping or tumbling off the other side. Also, pack everything close to the hinge and leave a horse shoe shape around it, that way you have room on the sides for all the tent fabric to get stuffed away.
Lucky j
Explorer
I leave the double sleeping bag, 2 wool blanket and pillows in mine, is is an ARB pilbara. But slepping are down.
We have a harder tome doing so with my girls friend Autohome, maybe because or the latter that as to go in and the hard shell, but some how we are not able to make it happen.
We have a harder tome doing so with my girls friend Autohome, maybe because or the latter that as to go in and the hard shell, but some how we are not able to make it happen.
Good idea on folding the contents inside before folding up! Looks like I'll be making another purchase. Thanks for the info!
TheFutur
Adventurer
Ill back up what RuffnReadyXJ said
In the summer i leave two 3 season sleepingbags in it, 2 fleece liners, 3 pillows (my gf sleeps with 2 pillows), 2-4 blankets and sometimes a change of clothes. This is also with an anti-condensation matt.
In the winter we leave two mummy bags, 3 pillows, 2-4 blankets and sometimes a change of clothes.. And most recently my glasses... That was a pain to get them out of the tent alongside the highway bahaha.
We also fold everything over before we close the tent so we maximize space.
In the summer i leave two 3 season sleepingbags in it, 2 fleece liners, 3 pillows (my gf sleeps with 2 pillows), 2-4 blankets and sometimes a change of clothes. This is also with an anti-condensation matt.
In the winter we leave two mummy bags, 3 pillows, 2-4 blankets and sometimes a change of clothes.. And most recently my glasses... That was a pain to get them out of the tent alongside the highway bahaha.
We also fold everything over before we close the tent so we maximize space.
Rattler
Thornton Melon's Kid
We make ours up like a bed with sheets and a open single sleeping bag for a blanket. I think I am going to invest in a Woolrich blanket in the near future. My wife also folds the bedding up some to keep it from flopping all around.
hyperboarder
Adventurer
I picked one of these up about 3 years back. Saved my *** on a camping trip with a pregnant wife. Such a good investment. Shopping for an RTT now, we'll be using it in there too so I'm hoping it'll fit when folded up.