After some initial struggles we identified a mounting solution that allows us to mount our rooftop tent to the top of the pioneer platform.
Roof rack tent platform.
If you were to get a smaller tent with a large pioneer platform then there is room for storage outside of the tent in the form of a rhino rack luggage bag or box again ensure your roof top capacity.
Both our 4runner and honda element racks are designed to carry anything from roof top tents to rotopax gas cans and max trax recovery devices.
Next you create a solid frame for the tent using a combination of 2x6s and 1x1s to customize the platform to your vehicle s roof rack.
The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof.
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But the pioneer platform doesn t have this sort of arrangement.
The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress.
Most rooftop tents are designed to mount to a traditional roof rack consisting of two bars that run in parallel.