Not sure if this is the correct place for this... so mods pleas feel free to move it and chastise me .
I don't have a lot of pictures of it; but here are some pictures of the semi Ghetto RTT I made this summer. First some back ground. I have been lurking on this excellent forum for awhile now and am always amazed at what people build. I really want a "proper" RTT some day but I have some size and constraints with my chosen place to mount it; that and the whole "money' factor. So I took a regular 2 person tent that was narrow enough to fit in the back of my ranger and built a box to put it in that I can mount on top of my Kargo master rack.
Preliminary fit tests:
And a few from the maiden voyage:
I know it's not as fancy as the commercially available RTTs but it worked,very well as a working prototype. I already have a ton of ideas for how to make a better one in the future. I am currently sketching a bigger better one that I intend to build some day. I did however meet all of my criteria save one. First it is self supporting without the need to use the ladder as a support leg. Two, it was very comfortable and warm. Three, it did not cost a whole heck of a lot of money and it justified my purchase of a welder. The fourth criteria that it should not weigh a gazillion pounds went right out the window after I realized the need to add some cross bracing to support the floor and the center hinge point. I can however, carry it by myself and mount it unassisted but it is a lot easier with help. All in all though, I am quite satisfied with the results,.... For now
Thanks for looking.
I don't have a lot of pictures of it; but here are some pictures of the semi Ghetto RTT I made this summer. First some back ground. I have been lurking on this excellent forum for awhile now and am always amazed at what people build. I really want a "proper" RTT some day but I have some size and constraints with my chosen place to mount it; that and the whole "money' factor. So I took a regular 2 person tent that was narrow enough to fit in the back of my ranger and built a box to put it in that I can mount on top of my Kargo master rack.
Preliminary fit tests:
And a few from the maiden voyage:
I know it's not as fancy as the commercially available RTTs but it worked,very well as a working prototype. I already have a ton of ideas for how to make a better one in the future. I am currently sketching a bigger better one that I intend to build some day. I did however meet all of my criteria save one. First it is self supporting without the need to use the ladder as a support leg. Two, it was very comfortable and warm. Three, it did not cost a whole heck of a lot of money and it justified my purchase of a welder. The fourth criteria that it should not weigh a gazillion pounds went right out the window after I realized the need to add some cross bracing to support the floor and the center hinge point. I can however, carry it by myself and mount it unassisted but it is a lot easier with help. All in all though, I am quite satisfied with the results,.... For now
Thanks for looking.