Putting Roof Top Tent On Ladder Rack

Use 2 bolts and 2 slide plates with the base plate to hug the bar.

Putting roof top tent on ladder rack.

After some initial struggles we identified a mounting solution that allows us to mount our rooftop tent to the top of the pioneer platform. Cross bar roof racks have the slight advantage of giving you an even bottom to the tent. Cross bar roof racks have the slight advantage of giving you an even bottom to the tent. Attach the rooftop tent to your roof rack or roof bars in four places as per figure 4 5 6.

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. Roof top tents are also now commonly used in the latest off road camping trailer applications. But the pioneer platform doesn t have this sort of arrangement. Folded up they re about the size of a square mattress sitting on a roof rack.

1 set per corner. When opened up they re unmistakable with a ladder ascending to a spacious tent most commonly seen atop 4 wheel drives and suvs. A roof top tent can be installed across a canopy flat racks or cross bar roof racks. If the supplied bolts or clamps are too small then it is a simple procedure to get the appropriate fit.

Most rooftop tents are designed to mount to a traditional roof rack consisting of two bars that run in parallel. 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.