10 ROOF TOP TENT Tips & Tricks

After 5 years and hundreds of nights in our Roof Top Tent, we want to share 10 Tips & Tricks to help you get the most out your Roof Top Tent.
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[@danielionescu687]

Finally. A tips&tricks video that actually shows useful tips&tricks

[@srraff3507]

Some lovey tips. Especially for this style of rooftop. Thank you Mark!

[@cotepierre68]

Hi Mark! Thanks for the tips! For the mattress, we’ve put 2 layers of washroom bubble isolation sheet (they serve also has the retainer for the mattress), 1 x 1” memory foam and a Ikea mattress. We also use normal bedding. That mix is almost more comfortable than our home mattress! I just discovered your channel, keep up the good work.

[@pnowikow]

Great tips Mark thank you very much. I just bought a roof-top tent from Tepui and I'm excited to try it out.

[@Blucid99]

Love the details in the video, great work Mark. Thank you.

[@karlahernandez5750]

Thanks for the tip about the rain fly. I use the down blanket off my bed. Haven't owned a sleeping bag for probably 40 years! I pack all my bedding in jumbo Ziploc Space Bags. Vacuum out the air and everything fits up there a lot easier.

[@andrukat]

Awesome tips and setup. What a great idea to repurpose the sleeping bags into a warm padded fitted sheet. Thanks for sharing!

[@member369240sx]

great tips thanks!! nice Jeep also

[@purple_leaf5770]

❤ your photos. Great tips thanks for video

[@stephenruether8216]

Great video and great tips. I am doing some extreme planning for my families first "overland" experience and I like your very organized style. Subscribed!

[@markbouliane6289]

Thank you and welcome aboard!

[@modernmuskets654]

You’re awesome keep overlanding and making more videos of your journeys!

[@carlosr.garcia9996]

Hello Mark. Great video. We've a ARB Simpson II model. This is way we can maximizes our space and be more efficient. Thanks for sharing.

[@pavelmullo2326]

Thanks for the tips, just got our tent last week, really waiting for try it out before our road trip to Norway on summer.

[@maricelarooper9558]

Thanx

[@Lukebob10]

Great video! Did you figure out where you got the ladder replacement from?

[@subsyairsoft]

Thanks for this Mark, I’ll be picking up my first roof tent next Saturday and the help and advice will help me step from Complete Noobie to the +0.0001 level! Wisdom is usually hard earned through exposure, priceless and more appreciated than you will ever truly know! Take care Team! Thanks Again!

[@259Den3]

Great tips! Where did you source the pillows (both the inflatable, and the 'regular'}? Thanks.

[@markbouliane6289]

The pillows we had on a guest bed, we upgraded and the inflatable pillows came from M.E.C. (Mountain Equipment Co-op) in Canada. R.E.I. Co-op (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) would be the American counterpart. Thanks for the feedback... Mark

[@Steve_MFr]

Funny, I have always had trouble with the collapsing ladders and much prefer the sliding aluminum ones. We had a collapsible ladder on a rental 4x4 in Oman that got sand/fine dried mud in several of the joints and was a huge PITA to get to lock so that it would support the weight of the tent - not to mention our weight when getting in/out of the tent (even after much cleaning and coddling). Aside from that the collapsible ladders are really heavy when compared to the sliding ladders and the take up more room (which doesn't matter so much if the ladder is permanently mounted like yours). We do have a high quality ladder tho - it came with our Autohome Overzone tent. Great tips otherwise. We do most everything the same as you guys!

[@cbsos4u1952]

I found when folding the tent up for travel I moved the pillows and bedding towards the center of floor so that it is compressed more easily be the scissor action of the tents floor hinges, if I dont do this it make the final compressing harder when trying to close the the lid down and get the velcro straps to hold so that the travel cover can be thrown over and cinched down. A bit of time taken to fold and evenly space out the bedding makes for and easy pack down if it is places at an even height across the hinge line and power of the hinge will compress with the gentalist of pulling on the straps.

[@michaelarchangelthehammer]

Wow, that sleep setup is great, probably better than my own bed..

[@geert-jan964]

Thnx for the tips. We are traveling next week to Norway with our Jeep and ARB rt tent. What,s your experience if you have to pack the tent in wet conditions. Does the bedding stays dry in the rooftoptent ?

[@markbouliane6289]

Shake off the water when packing ant tent. Keep things from touching the sides where possible. It's the high humidity in prolonged wet/rainy conditions that gets to you after a while you can't hide from it. I don't see much difference between any other solution. You need to manage and mitigate the negatives. Thanks for watching, and have a great trip! ​Mark

[@ronhuggins696]

Is it possible to use a no drill roof rack for my rooftop tent? Wrangler sahara 2016 hardtop 4dr jeep. Your thoughts,,, like your setup and sleeping arrangement. Thanks

[@shawnc9584]

Hi Mark! Did you give any thought to having your tent open to the rear of the vehicle versus the passenger side? I see you have the awning set up off the driver side which appears in your other videos as your main "shelter" and work area for camp. My thoughts in setting up off the back would basically to provide top cover work loading/unloading and working in the rear of the vehicle. I really appreciate you sharing you r experience and advice!

[@ejhayes76]

My RTT is a slight rectangle (48" x 58") when folded up. I prefer side opening to have the narrower surface facing forward, with wind resistance while driving. I did have it setup as rear deploying at first, which for my truck, did cover the back of the bed and tailgate. That was nice, but the increase in wind resistance (difference of almost 20% in surface area) makes a side deployment better from me, and I suspect, for most others.

[@kotacolestock]

I love your setup! I was wondering what's the full width of your setup and if theres any trouble camping in national parks or campgrounds because of how wide it is I'm looking for the exact setup you have for my dodge journey Total width with awning and everything fully extended if you could please help

[@markbouliane6289]

Thanks, about 16', we have never had any issues in the national park we have been to although. I should say we avoid them whenever possible!!!!! We flip the tent off the site if we have to because of the fire pit in the way. You don't have to put oft the awning (save 8'). We move the picnic table if we need to if it's movable. We make it work the little we say in them (less than 2% id say).

[@kotacolestock]

@@markbouliane6289 Thank you for the tips. I have a small family and have a dodge journey with the 4 cyl and wanted something reasonable and easy to set up. I was looking into small pop up tent trailers and it's really pushing the tow limits on the vehicle and once I found this I thought it would be much simpler and I like this concept a lot better

[@ericsherman6040]

what do you think of the treeline roof top tents there from canada thanks for your tips

[@Airkoay]

If you guys would have done this again, would you continue with this rooftop tent or go with hardshell tent version like iKamper?

[@markbouliane6289]

I think this might answer your question... Mark kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpikZpVqisl9jKc

[@joerussell1460]

Do any of your videos talk about your solar setup? I noticed it out the window and I have the same tent and awning so it grabbed my attention. Thanks for the video!

[@joerussell1460]

I found the videos!

[@markbouliane6289]

I do have a playlist of my setup called: Overlanding Power Systems

[@joerussell1460]

@@markbouliane6289 thank you!

[@juanfrancisco7575]

hi mark ! its ok to saty inaside during raining? or maybe can i have problems during raining? thank you!

[@nate4036]

What do y’all think about a small fan inside the tent to keep condensation from accumulating

[@David-rx2to]

Knowing what you know now, would you buy the ARB RTT again or another brand you have seen? Do you have clamshell envy?

[@markbouliane6289]

I cover that in my ARB Rooftop tent review, worth watching

[@Joelwilly57]

What brand tent is that?

[@user-ci1yn8or2h]

What about Wid life if you sleep during night in the tent? Are you safe?

[@grizzbuck]

Would love to hear any experiences you may have had with wildlife during the night around your camp.

[@user-xq7nv1lc1h]

That is why you have to have the bear spray under your bellow

[@chrisstevenson4551]

What size bedding do you use

[@markbouliane6289]

The down duvet is a queen. Thank you for watching, Mark

[@edgardodelasotta]

puede por fabor activar los subtitulos

[@ToddMOlsen]

What are those pillows my dude?

[@t0m33r5]

Tip #1 Throw away the "ladder" and buy the rhino fold up one that doesnt fail

[@sgfkprodz]

you sound like Tim The Tool Man