First Camping Trip — Rooftop Tent

[RichardCranium]

I love your setup, thanks for sharing

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[WoodWorks]

I thought I saw that the Elevate only worked with Truxedo. I have a Rough Country tonneau. Are you using TS rails as well? Probably has been answered on another thread?

Yes, I bought the T-Slot rails along with the Elevate rack. The Lomax cover works fine with them.

 

[OleFordGuy]

That's Awesome. Love the Pics.

 

[WoodWorks]

Nice setup and Stanley looks like he had a big time.

Yeah, he was fully off-leash

 

[Kingfish]

Awesome setup!

 

[Delzona]

I've been using this James Baroud rooftop tent that I picked up off of Craigslist for the past three years on my old Subaru Crosstrek. But this was the first chance I had to try it out with the Tremor. So me and my dog Stanley drove out to a campsite I know along the McCloud River just south of Mt. Shasta in Northern California and spent the night there.

I've got the tent mounted over the bed on some Elevate racks. I did have to swap out the antenna for a stubby because the front end of the tent protruded too far. But I don't listen to the radio much.

Setup at the campsite was quick, and sleeping off the ground is sweet. Here you can see the wheel chock levelers and the mosquito sleeves over the rear windows, where Stanley sleeps on his "hammock," which keeps his dog dirt off of the rear seats.

Here you can see my "kitchen." I've recently switched from a butane stove to an induction burner, powered by a Jackery 1000w battery, which you can barely see strapped to the top of the 2x8 bed divider on the left side of the bed. It gets charged from the 110V AC jack in the bed while I'm driving, and I have a couple of 200w solar panels (that I store behind the front passenger seat) to keep it topped off while at a (sunny) campsite. It also powers the small 24qt. fridge that you can see strapped in to its right. Cold beer is good, and not having to find ice is nice.

It was a very successful inaugural camp, and I look forward to plenty more later this summer, once the smoke from all of the nearby forest fires here in Oregon clears.

Stanley is all in.

What type of hammock does Stanley use?

 

[bartflossom]

Wow. That's like the Mount Fuji of California. Beautiful.

 

[WoodWorks]

What type of hammock does Stanley use?

I got this one off of Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHYJ6N6N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

It’s worked well to protect the rear seats, including the time he puked his breakfast all over it.

I just took it out, hosed it down, and then set it out to dry. And when I think about what might have happened to those seats without it…

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Very interesting. This rooftop tent on a Bronco Sport was set up two spaces away from me last weekend at a music fest.

I prefer a little closer to the ground...

That's pretty cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

[WoodWorks]

For those of you curious about the dog hammock, here's what mine looks like:

It protects all of the exposed surfaces from dog spooge, and has a rigid floor that covers the open space where a human's legs would go, so Stanley has plenty of stable space to stretch out, and he won't fall into "the void" between the seats. The open panel in the front of the photo zips up and hooks up to the grab handle just the same as the one in the back. And it folds up and slips into an included, flat bag when not in use. Highly recommended if you're going to be hauling around any dirty dogs.

 

[shadow76]

Nice setup. Mt. Shasta, the most beautiful mountain in the world. Growing up in the Bay Area, I never could understand why Shasta didn't get all the publicity/ink that the other mountains got. People who see Shasta will never forget it.

Shhhh, don’t tell anyone else the area will get crowded like most of my other fave camping/biking spots have become.

 

[JamesG]

Yeah, he was fully off-leash

That's the life right there!

 

[Delzona]

I got this one off of Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHYJ6N6N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

It’s worked well to protect the rear seats, including the time he puked his breakfast all over it.

I just took it out, hosed it down, and then set it out to dry. And when I think about what might have happened to those seats without it…

Thanks! I've ordered one! I like that it has hard(ish) bottoms to extend the size of useable backseat area for my dog. My last backseat was also waterproof, thankfully, because my pooch also let fly his dinner one time!

 

[Hmather]

I've been using this James Baroud rooftop tent that I picked up off of Craigslist for the past three years on my old Subaru Crosstrek. But this was the first chance I had to try it out with the Tremor. So me and my dog Stanley drove out to a campsite I know along the McCloud River just south of Mt. Shasta in Northern California and spent the night there.

I've got the tent mounted over the bed on some Elevate racks. I did have to swap out the antenna for a stubby because the front end of the tent protruded too far. But I don't listen to the radio much.

Setup at the campsite was quick, and sleeping off the ground is sweet. Here you can see the wheel chock levelers and the mosquito sleeves over the rear windows, where Stanley sleeps on his "hammock," which keeps his dog dirt off of the rear seats.

Here you can see my "kitchen." I've recently switched from a butane stove to an induction burner, powered by a Jackery 1000w battery, which you can barely see strapped to the top of the 2x8 bed divider on the left side of the bed. It gets charged from the 110V AC jack in the bed while I'm driving, and I have a couple of 200w solar panels (that I store behind the front passenger seat) to keep it topped off while at a (sunny) campsite. It also powers the small 24qt. fridge that you can see strapped in to its right. Cold beer is good, and not having to find ice is nice.

It was a very successful inaugural camp, and I look forward to plenty more later this summer, once the smoke from all of the nearby forest fires here in Oregon clears.

Stanley is all in.

Wow! This looks fun! Which Jackery and cooler do you have?

 

[WoodWorks]

Wow! This looks fun! Which Jackery and cooler do you have?

I've got the older Jackery 1000 Explorer (they have a newer, more expensive one too):
https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Portable-Explorer-Generator-Emergency/dp/B083KBKJ8Q/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=3HMZXCXRTK4AS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PDBqcIuGyoxXy2lGIsvDkX54JSXQReiRL1xHKh_fTuPovjkgb2vUCQXtsh_cPp-MlyHWqKl61tkgAIp5LP68dGZ5AKeVmqDrkpxHj-_-H4gh_7J3MtGnUmmcGDCHLytCGSCZ6jSnRga7F3caF6DKqn_nKRriXx2xFri1z-xbeahmF-eUxpaJN4tntr7GayscMcgt_abSASrfEa-z2xEI-UeVkCMh6D9ewnRZUq7MXKc.yRrlY7X-6WmIFfsm2MQz9H2rJ01eXOIppAocLy8SA3U&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jackery+1000&qid=1722275261&sprefix=jackery+1000,aps,181&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

And my cooler doesn't appear to be for sale anymore, but this one is very similar:
https://www.amazon.com/BougeRV-Port...=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

I also bought an insulating cover for it:
https://www.amazon.com/JoyTutus-Insulated-Protective-Portable-Refridgerator/dp/B087MXT452/ref=sr_1_14?crid=2ODZFI918MG9L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.owas0TsiNOua2NkHlpsJrfMy6W2LMfMQ128ItDpbz5vFsueSQ8rC7142b1U3CrN-feKkTnvitD7qBkPCEL_LUJMyhQAL7l05LdZR_sjF-ToM-HODxqlRhqV35RZ1EnHizQIuUlpsSt_uVHKnBQDhTPgz95bcqbucx7mgWRKxQjZofvATghDMBXkJVrTHx7aZW1mKt7XPLzsV4e0ebDrEs2UpDo4iXshk2ibKyexDgfE.a0QyQkvf3nWXY5vxXPGxbjMo5aIkmvCLbBwNqEyti_0&dib_tag=se&keywords=24+qt.+refrigerator+cover&qid=1722275652&sprefix=24+qt.+refrigerator+cover,aps,169&sr=8-14&th=1

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