r/rooftoptents

Btw, can i see how y’all are running your hose into the tent? Thank you!

After sleeping in the back of the 4Runner for 2 years on camping and offroading trips, I finally decided to focus on space and comfort. This is the Sterling Adventure Co Wasatch Lite tent.

Been adding to it over the past couple of years. Took it up to Banff and Jasper for a couple of weeks. Have a 200w solar panel with a Jackery 2.0 2000w, running a fridge, two exterior lights, induction cooktop, 12v heated blanket, starlink and charge my ebike. been passthrough charging over a year no problem. added inflatable mattress for added comfort. running 12v up to the tent via an Anderson connector from a separate 500w jackery to run interior/exterior lights, usb charging dock and heated blanket. have it mounted on Snixwoo 220lb rated rack, yes I check all mounting bolts before going on trips. Its been on the car for about a year and a half no problems. Added a yakima fairing for wind noise early on. Still get about 22mpg down from 28-29, keep it under 85mph now

I was planning to go the DIY route for a while, but this was cheaper used. It is working out awesome so far!

So for the past few years my wife and I have been camping in a small teardrop camper I bought off marketplace. It was a home made camper and not the best, but it was nice and light weight and easy to pull with her hatchback. At the time I had a 3/4 ton f250 that got maybe 12mpg on a good day, so using it to go camping wasn’t really an option. We liked the teardrop mainly for being up off the ground.

Well this past winter and spring I guess it started leaking. Before I caught it the whole thing was rotted and moldy. The shell was a total loss. I’ll rebuild it eventually.

But in my searching of teardrop and square drop plans I came across rtt’s. They peaked my interest big time. Started looking into them and really liked the clamshell styles. Found a killer deal locally on marketplace for this Naturnest Sirius 1.

Picked it up a couple days ago and love it. Spent today making the poor man’s bed rack out of unistrut. I have a camper top ordered but it won’t be here till November or December most likely (alibaba)

Heading out to my deer camp tomorrow and plan to spend the weekend in it.