The guys @ Peterborough had an early look at this but I've made a few enhancements since then and now I'm happy with it. I've always liked the idea of roof tents but don't like having a lot of weight and bulk up on the roof so opted for another solution for overland trips :
Take one Smart Tent :
Remove the legs :
Build some mounts to fix the remaining tent structure on my roof rack :
Build 2 other roof rack mounts to attach the straps at the front and rear of the tent :
Mounts attached to my roof rack :
Tent attached to the mounts on the roof :
Tent up on the stand @ Peterborough :
Straps at the front and rear of the tent attached to the other mount points :
Ultra Light Weight Roof Tent Set Up
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Re: Ultra Light Weight Roof Tent Set Up
That's a ideal solution for the single person, or up n personal with the fellow occupant . Seems a lot of hardware going on the rack Dean, which I know can handle it but I'm thinking more of the resistance and noise.
Ingenious idea on the mounting build though.
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Looks good mate! Bet its a bit tricky getting in it after a few Shandy's!
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Re: Ultra Light Weight Roof Tent Set Up
Nobody got to see Deano get in or out of it. I think he was staying in the hotel over the road!
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Re: Ultra Light Weight Roof Tent Set Up
The tent looks very much like the one Wazza brought to the Pyrenees - he didn't use it either and slept in the car. Shame really as we were looking forward to see how he would get into it.
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