Anyone have some roof rack tent experience on a 3rd Gen. I'm trying to simply camping life @ mountain bike races. These look pretty neat.

http://www.racktents.com/Tents.html

There was an ad in this months 4wd Toyota Owners magazine, but I don't have a copy of it, if someone has this months magazine could you post a link to the website for the company advertising roof top tents?

I wonder how the weight the is distributed on the rack, and I wonder if the 3rd Gen is strong enough up top to take this on.

 

That would not work very well for me, especially after a six pack and waking up at 3am to whiz. Cool set ups though.


There's a 4WD Toyota Owners mag ? I must find this today Thanks.

 

Just whizz of the deck.... Just make sure the windows are up.

http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com/

 

I looked at those, and they are very nice.
They even have it mounted to the stock FJ rack.

I ended up going with a different model though, just had it installed today.
It is in the 4wheeling 101 section, and I will have more pics up tomorrow.

Talk to members trdparts4u and strap22 also, as they carry a nice tent that is similar to that type.

 

Thanks for the info! Please post pics of yours all setup. It just seems like a lot of weight distributed on the rack.

 

Talk to Xcmountain80 (Aaron). He ran an RTT for some time on his 3rd Gen. For all I know, he's still running it.

 

I will send him a PM....

I found this Tacoma Pic, I'm sure something like this would work on a 4Runner.



ARB Rooftop tent system



Now I'm starting to dig these expedition trailers.. they have a tent on top as well.



hmmmmmm

Since I'd only the need the tent once in a while and I can't park in the garage with the tent on meaning I'd have to put it on all the time. The trailer might be the ticket as it turns into a tent.

 

It's cool but what exactly is the point of that. Esp for that kind of money. I think it's all the years I spent back packing and camping but for 1/2 that or less you can get a nice tent. Or buy a roof top carrier and then fold the rear seats down. I'm 6'1" and it might not be the most comfortable but I've slept in much worse.

I do like the trailers.

 

We have them at $759.00 shipped.
The color is darker on the model we have now and has an awning type top. We have some pictures in our Tent thread. I can tell you this much....I love having one on the trailer so I can just setup camp and still go wheeling. It will fit on your roof with no problem too.

 

Thanks for info, I've bought plenty from you lot. How much for the trailer?

 

I had $4500.00 plus in that one. They have come down in price. Try this site. Robert will build it to your specs.

www.outlandertrailers.com

 

Get in touch with Aaron (XCMountain80). I know he has a roof mounted tent that he used at Tellico last year that seemed very nice. He'll be able to point you in the right direction.