Putting Roof Top Tent On Ladder Rack

A roof top tent can be installed across a canopy flat racks or cross bar roof racks.

Putting roof top tent on ladder rack.

The majority of roof top tents are fitted to the roof rack system with a u bolt or universal clamp. Use 2 bolts and 2 slide plates with the base plate to hug the bar. However the key consideration aside from whether the roof rack can fit the tent is whether it can hold up the weight of the tent and its occupants. Attach the rooftop tent to your roof rack or roof bars in four places as per figure 4 5 6.

Cross bar roof racks have the slight advantage of giving you an even bottom to the tent. A roof top tent can be installed across a canopy flat racks or cross bar roof racks. After some initial struggles we identified a mounting solution that allows us to mount our rooftop tent to the top of the pioneer platform. Folded up they re about the size of a square mattress sitting on a roof rack.

If the supplied bolts or clamps are too small then it is a simple procedure to get the appropriate fit. Cross bar roof racks have the slight advantage of giving you an even bottom to the tent. But the pioneer platform doesn t have this sort of arrangement. When opened up they re unmistakable with a ladder ascending to a spacious tent most commonly seen atop 4 wheel drives and suvs.

We recommend you check with your roof top tent supplier before purchasing to ensure that these are the correct measurements for your rhino racks. 1 set per corner.