Roof Top Tent - Ponding of Water

Rod, good morning, what I did to my RTT was attach two tent poles under the floor that extend out to hold the roof above the entrance, with the support bar the section is tight and no pooling of water. These poles also make the roof section self supporting. I can't get pics at the moment as camper is in shed and I can't get it out. If you have a look at the link you will see where I got the idea from.Drifta ORC About 8.25 to 9.30.

I've had the same issue, but have done nothing about it, other than ensure the bar is in the right position and the straps and guy ropes are tight. It is one of those things that annoys me at the time, but then I pack everything away and do nothing about it when I get home.

What I have seen done is to have a short telescopic pole with a plastic C clip on the ends that will clip around the middle of the spreader for the entrance and then expand it to push/clip against the 1st spreader for the tent roof. It will either eliminate the puddle, or give you 2 much smaller ones.

I think one of the more expensive tent manufactures do this as a standard feature.

Something like one of these:

https://www.outdoorswarehouse.com.au/products/Spreader-Bars-T-Nut-Clip-Both-Ends.html

Sorry to tell you -- but happy we bought it. No ponding at all in our Hannibal. It has a hoop support that holds the annex roof up. The roof is also a bit higher than most tents, making the angle of the roof a bit steeper, which also helps.

Even snow, which can be heavy when trapped, simply doesn't gather and just runs off when it melts.

I didn't add the annex in this photo but you can see the bulge from the "hoop" in the annex roof. And the whole tent is tight with either tie down ropes or the annex added. It was late and cold and I didn't bother.

The hoop is just like a tent's flexible fibreglass "rib".

Phil