Thread: tent on a roof & storage system.

Tourer tent is heavy enough without whacking more weight in it.. even heavier when wet..

I've had enough of trying to discus-throw the tourer tent onto the roofrack.

I've seen two roof tents on a Defender before. Only have to solve where to store clothes in this instance.

And where do you have your second spare?

Regards
Max P

You could always buy our rooftop tent and the rack to go with it. Tent is for sale in the "Markets" section, and is designed to mountthe way I have it in this photo - with the ladder going to the bull bar.

The rack will take an ARB space case or two - so that you have a way to keep your stuff dry and dust-free - and are able to access it from the tent when you need.

Cheers
Chris

Apologies if this sounds like like a plug ... but it is!!!

It's all about the gear. The best option will be a rooftop tent with appropriate tourer annexe attached. Adults in the tent ... kids on the floor with access to the car in bad weather. Setup takes minutes.

If you get the right roof rack to go with it, you will have ample space at the front of the rack for "all the clothes" spare tyres etc.

hey steve

can i tag along, damn wish i could but with megs going to canada in may next year i have no $$$ to go on an really long trip

if i can talk megs into an extended trip i will go with a hannibal self supporting awaning with zip on/clip on sides, good for shade during the day and put the sides on for night. with the awning being self supporting no need for ropes and pegs. a maye of mine has a similar setup with one on each side of the roof rack one an under cover eating/cooking area and the other with sides to sleep in.

when i crossed the simpson i took swags for a quick setup, everything is rolled, matress, sheets, doona, pillow. I hate sleeping bags as they are not wide enough

you beat me to it greylandie, similar suggestion

Like Greylandy said.

Rooftop tent with annex like this works well. The roofrack is full length and has storage space out the front of the tent (about 1000mm by 1200mm).

2 adults and a 6 year old can sleep up in the tent up top (very cosy). The annex has heaps of room for 2 adults or 3 kids and bags etc... when camping.

We did the same sort of trip years ago with 2 small children. As I recall we had the tent poles on the roof, along with jerrycans (never again), and a canoe.

Everything else was in the back, including the tent, but it was one of the first items out and last in on packing up. We found apple boxes ideal to pack not only food in but all our clothes as well. We had sleeping bags and air beds pumped up by hand. It means the back is packed to the roof but we somehow managed to get set-up time down to about 30mins, and no matter what system we use set-up time is still about 30mins.

Bushie's daughter was only 6 months old and he had 180 disposable nappies on his roof rack

Numpty's Missus

Originally Posted by numpty

Bushie's daughter was only 6 months old and he had 180 disposable nappies on his roof rack

Numpty's Missus

I'm not sure if I want to know if they were burned, bashed, buried or carried

In these environmentally responsible times, that's a lot of smelly stuff to lug out again!

Steve