Another tent tip that I forgot... When you install the cover, make sure that you hinge it opposite the tent hinge... So when you have to zip the cover, all the excess tent material will not be fighting you and getting stuck in the zipper. Much easier set-up and take-down this way.
Greg, do you mind measuring the height from the top of the bed rails to the bottom of the tent?
Greg, do you mind measuring the height from the top of the bed rails to the bottom of the tent?
I built my rack so that the bends in the tubing were the same width as the bottom of the tent.
If I had known Charlie Sheen's name was Carlos, I would have picked something different.
If I had known Charlie Sheen's name was Carlos, I would have picked something different.
Regarding the RTT rack, I can go with a 24' stick of 1.75 0.090 wall ($37) or 0.420 wall ($51). I'm thinking 0.90 wall is PLENTY for a 150 lb tent. I'm not building a roll cage, so I'm not too worried.
Here are my RTT rack plans. You can tell I"m not an engineer. This is not to scale, and I used powerpoint to make this. Everyone knows the really good designers don't use autocad or bend-tech, they use powerpoint.