Strong roof bars for Roof Top Tent

Thanks for the reply but Rhino bars are about half the price of a quality roof rack.. I think they are a little overpriced for what they are.. Thank you, Michael

You get what you pay for usually.

I haven't heard of any Rhino bars failing ....but quite a few alloy roof racks have fatigued.

...what "quality" roof rack are you talking about...surely not your alloy one..?

I couldn't agree more. If you look around at the trademen's vehicles the ones that carry the big loads all have the "quality" racks. I wonder how you carry a roof top tent when your slightly cheaper racks have collapsed on you half way across the Simpson. My Rhino Racks are 10 years old and have done some pretty hard work, but they are as good as new.

teege

Hi Andrew and Teege I was looking at a set of bars because as i mentioned iI have a 10 year old lightweight quality rack already that has served me well. But to fit the RTT it would need to be bolted to the side rails and of course they are not designed for that weight. If i was to consider Rhino bars, i would be better off buying a purpose built steel roof rack for not much more cost. I think you guys may have missed my point. I wonder what everyone did before Rhino came to the market! Thank you both for your replies.. Michael

I will check the website Carl!! Thanks Michael

I guess being static when using the tent makes it fairly safe for the extra weight, in our case, between us of 135kg plus the 44kg for the tent. I havent heard of any damage to vehicles using RTT's.. I think thats the first thing everyone thinks of when considering this type of tent.. Michael

Hi Orejap
The figures you quote are for dynamic load ie. while driving and take into account vehicle stability and shock load on the vehicles roof/gutters due to rough road etc as long as you do not exceed these figures while mobile you comply with the manufacturers specs and the Australian design rules - you will be roadworthy and insured

Note - If you exceed the quoted figures you do not have any insurance as you are operating an unroadworthy vehicle which does not comply with the ADR rules for safe operation of a motor vehicle

The static load while stopped is more a question of how strong the gutters are I doubt you will get warranty for cracked gutters etc if you roll into the dealers with a rooftop tent spare wheel and jerry cans on your roof

Cheers Kev