Locking a RTT to top of car

[DiscoCO]

For anyone leaving there RTT on their car permanently are you locking it in any way? I realize it's not a quick release, but removing 8 nuts is really all it takes to walk away with a fairly expensive tent.

Has anyone come up with a solution to make the tent more difficult to steal?

Thanks!

 

[Ty-Dean Customs]

I use these:

http://www.tufnutworks.com/hereshow.aspx

http://www.tufnutworks.com/subcategory.aspx?id=20

 

[Ziv]

Of the 20 things I worry about being stolen from my rig, the RTT is #637.

That said, there's not a lot you can do to prevent the theft. The roof rack itself doesn't offer protection from the Universal Removal Tool.
http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/885911/885911186261lg.jpg

The time necessary to bifurcate a roof rack should be under 60 seconds. Sweet dreams ...

 

[MANUCHAO]

my rtt sits at 7' on top of my rig.... that might be a deterrent.
as stated if they want it they will take it....hell they might take the whole rig...
MacMasterCarr also sells some thef resistant nuts.

 

[DiscoCO]

Thanks for the links! I do think some of those tamper-resistant nuts might work well. I realize it's only a minor deterrent, but it's at least marginally challenging to remove.

My tent sits at 7' or so as well, but comes off the truck after each trip. I have a friend who just installed a tent on her Subaru Outback that sits outside in front of a condo every night so it's a bit more easily accessible.

Thanks again!

 

[JAvendan]

post pics of the outback with the RTT!!!!





joel

 

[pray4surf]

Has anyone ever had their RTT stolen? I can't recall ever hearing such a thing. You are right, most are bolted on with just a handful of bolts/nuts. I'm afraid any theft would not be a crime of opportunity, as it would take more than one person (typically) to remove the RTT. But leave it parked regularly in an unsecured area and all bets are off...

With the general ease to absconding with the entire truck, I'm more fearful of once again waking to an empty parking spot where I had left my truck the night before...

Locking nuts might deter the average Joe, but not someone intent on relieving you of your possession(s).

Come up with a rube goldberg style of mount (like mine) and now there are 16 bolts/nuts to deal with and then the RTT must be lifted vertically 3-4" to clear the rack. Even so, 15 well planned minutes of effort and *poof* it's gone with the wind - be simpler to relieve the truck of the bed rack and RTT in one fell swoop... though it'd require the concerted effort of 3-4 bodies.

 

[ZMagic97]

I don't know if most people even know how they are mounted. I had no idea until I bought mine.

 

[enzo]

Most people don't know what a RTT is let alone want to figure out how to remove one. It would take a group of people to remove mine as it's hard as hell to get between the rack and the roof of the FJ. Id be more worried about someone stealing my spare or an antenna that my RTT.

 

[Mike S]

We sell the TuffNut security kit for our standard mounting hardware. In the years that I have been dealing in Roof Top Tents, only one tent has been reported stolen - and in that case the entire vehicle was stolen.

 

[Eric S.]

Has anyone ever had their RTT stolen? I can't recall ever hearing such a thing. ....

I would think they would most often be stolen with the whole vehicle. I know of one stolen around where that twas attached to a Nissan Pathfinder.
If you are concerned pick-up some "tamper proof" hardware. Then focus on you vehicle security.