Finally got to taking some decent pictures of the setup during the sunrise. Definitely not the most ideal car for it but it’s for the fun factor 😌
Setup:
GFC superlite launch edition
Thule aero crossbars
Took the picture of the final product on a local trail.
Lots of fun along this trail - only one or two spots where you needed to carefully choose your line
I'm just thinking about getting started into overlanding, and I've got a couple thought I figured I'd bounce off this community.
I have a 99 Toyota 4Runner, no mods yet, and I had an idea for a hammock sleeper setup.
On the roof, incorporated with a rack potentially, have 4 receiver hitch style mounts, one on each corner or the rig. Have a beam slide through them left to right, let the beams slide out to one side and lock in, at the ends of the beams. Have telescoping poles to the ground and a cross beam between them at the corner. Hang a hammock between the poles, and run an awning over top.
When you're camped, the beams are slid out to the side with the poles to the ground installed, when driving, pack up the poles and slide the beams across the roof to the other receivers and lock in place.
I'm curious if any commercial like this exists or if I'd have to fabricate it myself.