Thread: Question: roof racks now, roof top tent later...

Roof top will suit rhino hd bars, mounting channels that come with roof top can be put on either way to suit weather your tent will fold out the side or out the back

I have 3 of those racks and can get the middle one over my alpine windows but there is only about 5 mm between the inside of the rack upright and the window rubbers. You have to get the mounting of the supports to the bar just right though, it took me about an hour of "adjusting" to get them to fit.

Don't know if it's enough clearance if you tie them together with the tent and start to flex the body though. I use mine for Kayak transporting, so mine move independently of each other.

Cheers Glen

I have a roof top tent on Rhino racks. With the leg that's over the alpine window, I used a die grinder to remove some of the plastic so it cleared. I didn't need to remove much, and I've never had any problems.

Cheers, Murray

Thanks - looks like I am off shopping on the weekend for some new roof racks

i say get a roof cage, you can get them suited for roof top tents or do what ive done and just get a flat rack, ill get some pictures of it tomorrow if youre interested, just make sure you request high mount brackets when you order. pm me for a company that sells them cheap, i dont want to overstep advertising boundaries as i do some work for them now and then. and im sure they will be cheaper then rhino racks

cheers,
lachlan

I just bought a full length Rhino Pioneer platform.
I also got the 4 pairs of legs and they fit over the window no problems.

It is a little tight over the alpine window so I'll need to be careful not to hit anything. The other legs sit about 1.5cm clear of the roof.

This is the platform I bought from Happy Tiger in Melbourne.
Great guys to deal with and all up it cost me $1267 for a full length aluminium platform. 2725mm X 1465mm. The rack actually comes assembled in the box and they attached the legs and other cross bars to the underside of the platform.

It is a very sturdy platform and very well built. I can also drive it into the garage with an inch and a half to spare. It can carry a rooftop tent no problems. They have a lot of excellent accessories that attach to it, but I guess you can get equivalent cheaper products which would adapt easily.

Oh and it looks shmick too.
I put a post up on the AULRO facebook page.
I'll try and attach some photos here once I get to my PC.

Rhino 42105B Pioneer Platform,Roof basket,cargo basket,gear basket/tray/platform

Cheers
Mick

Sigh. Just when I though I had worked out what I was doing... lol

Given the price and weight difference between racks and a platform I was going to go for the racks, but then again a platform gives better options for carrying especially for touring etc.

Back to the drawing board.

Originally Posted by FeatherWeightDriver

Sigh. Just when I though I had worked out what I was doing... lol

Given the price and weight difference between racks and a platform I was going to go for the racks, but then again a platform gives better options for carrying especially for touring etc.

Back to the drawing board.

IMO the platform is the way to go.
I previously used a large steel basket on three cross bars (1800 x 1200).
It was always a pain to put on and take off and weighs twice as much as the full length Rhino platform I just bought. Most importantly the basket doesn't provide much versatility.

I'd be careful with some of the cheaper imported racks. IMO the build quality isn't great and from the research I've done they don't cut it in the rough stuff like corrugated touring.

Good luck with the search