wreckdiver1321
Overlander
So, I'm working on a new way of mounting my RTT (CVT Mount Shasta) to my 2005 Frontier. I currently have the tent mounted on the old style Front Runner Bakkie rack, like this:
I hate how high it sits, for a number of reasons. It's obviously adding to the wind resistance, and I just don't think it looks so great with this truck. I want to lower it, but that produces one issue. By putting the tent that low, I would only have a 60x60x20" space in which to carry things. That's fine when I'm geared up for camping because I have it organized to the point where I can fit everything in that space. But say I need to haul a couch, a lawnmower, a snowblower, some firewood? That's where the Yakima system would come in. Their system is designed in parts, the landing pads, the control towers, and the crossbars. The control towers are pretty easy to remove from the landing pads, so theoretically with two people I could very quickly remove the tent from the bed of the truck, leaving the landing pads behind. This way, I could use the truck as normal when I needed it, and set the tent on there when it's time to hit the road.
My question is just how strong is this system? I don't have any worries about it holding the maybe 150 lb dynamic weight, but what about when I'm set up in camp, with two people (~380 lbs) and ~75 lbs of dog inside?
Thoughts?
I hate how high it sits, for a number of reasons. It's obviously adding to the wind resistance, and I just don't think it looks so great with this truck. I want to lower it, but that produces one issue. By putting the tent that low, I would only have a 60x60x20" space in which to carry things. That's fine when I'm geared up for camping because I have it organized to the point where I can fit everything in that space. But say I need to haul a couch, a lawnmower, a snowblower, some firewood? That's where the Yakima system would come in. Their system is designed in parts, the landing pads, the control towers, and the crossbars. The control towers are pretty easy to remove from the landing pads, so theoretically with two people I could very quickly remove the tent from the bed of the truck, leaving the landing pads behind. This way, I could use the truck as normal when I needed it, and set the tent on there when it's time to hit the road.
My question is just how strong is this system? I don't have any worries about it holding the maybe 150 lb dynamic weight, but what about when I'm set up in camp, with two people (~380 lbs) and ~75 lbs of dog inside?
Thoughts?
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