Rooftop tents

I considered a roof top tent for about 2 seconds. Too many cons for me: weight, garage parking, expense, plus I hate sleeping in a tent. I carry a small ground tent in case of bad weather, but much prefer sleeping inder the stars.
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My set up. These are from my Rubicon trip this summer. Yes, there were bears at Rubicon Springs. So close I could hear them breathing as they walked around a few feet from my tent. [emoji50]

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[emoji23] Classic. Guy I was with was packing a gatt and all set to put a cap in some bear’s ass. Thankfully cooler heads prevailed.
 
TrailHunter said:
Huh!!??

Me if I ever camp at Rubicon Springs:

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HA HA , I have a buddy who moved over here from Africa, I asked him why he doesn't camp here but camped over there. he said "no fucking way with all the cougars and bears" I was like..... "really you have lions and all the really bad animals.". he told me they are all behind fences in refuges(SP) and parks. I just got a chuckle out of it, as I never really thought of bears as dangerous when I camp. Not that they arn't, just used to them I guess.
 
I had a rtt on top of the jeep for a summer. I like the tent but I hated it on the jeep. As other mentioned it’s heavy, raises the cog, and quite frankly I hated how the jeep handled with the tent on top.
I went to Lowe’s and got a small utility trailer, tore it apart and rebuilt it myself. Taught myself how to weld and came out with a good product. I put my rtt on top of it and having a two door this allows me to have extra cargo space for longer trips. I like it because I can set up camp for a couple days and take the jeep out on trails.

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GTJeeper said:
I had a rtt on top of the jeep for a summer. I like the tent but I hated it on the jeep. As other mentioned it’s heavy, raises the cog, and quite frankly I hated how the jeep handled with the tent on top.
I went to Lowe’s and got a small utility trailer, tore it apart and rebuilt it myself. Taught myself how to weld and came out with a good product. I put my rtt on top of it and having a two door this allows me to have extra cargo space for longer trips. I like it because I can set up camp for a couple days and take the jeep out on trails.

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I like and thought about something lile that but it will just make my Jeep slower! 😐

So maybe a tow rig and mount the RTT over the bed. Might look into something like that.
 
GTJeeper said:
I had a rtt on top of the jeep for a summer. I like the tent but I hated it on the jeep. As other mentioned it’s heavy, raises the cog, and quite frankly I hated how the jeep handled with the tent on top.
I went to Lowe’s and got a small utility trailer, tore it apart and rebuilt it myself. Taught myself how to weld and came out with a good product. I put my rtt on top of it and having a two door this allows me to have extra cargo space for longer trips. I like it because I can set up camp for a couple days and take the jeep out on trails.

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This is a perfect solution! How does it tow? And how is getting in and out of the tent?


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Had a guy by me in echo park with a conqueror 310 that thing was sweet but man the price .. I did like the tent on it while it was a nylon it was just about as heavy as the canvas I got on my trailer .. the mesh was more like a one way privacy screen to ... have considered a rtt for my trailer but a platform with a air mattress works for me

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Kirkwood1 said:
This is a perfect solution! How does it tow? And how is getting in and out of the tent?


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Thanks! It’s around 650-700 lbs full of gear so it’s pretty light. It tows well and it’s got around 1000 miles on it or so since it’s been done, I average around 13 mpg with it which I’m happy with. It’s as capable as the Jeep is off-road and the tent is the perfect height to get in and out of. I’ve been happy with it so far, may take it down to Moab this spring...


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Love my Tepui. I agree that a trailer is the way to go. I wouldn't want this mounted to the top of my Jeep @ 120 lbs.
 

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My Freespirit Recreation tent is great. Just did the Rubicon Trail with it! It's normally on my Offroad trailer. FB_IMG_1535579130160.jpgFB_IMG_1535578323993.jpg
 
GTJeeper said:
I had a rtt on top of the jeep for a summer. I like the tent but I hated it on the jeep. As other mentioned it’s heavy, raises the cog, and quite frankly I hated how the jeep handled with the tent on top.
I went to Lowe’s and got a small utility trailer, tore it apart and rebuilt it myself. Taught myself how to weld and came out with a good product. I put my rtt on top of it and having a two door this allows me to have extra cargo space for longer trips. I like it because I can set up camp for a couple days and take the jeep out on trails.

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Any chance you have a build thread on this trailer?
 
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