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I have a SmittyBilt 2983 rooftop tent roof, and a Chevy Tahoe. I went to my local Ace store and bought shorter SS bolts.(two different lengths) Worked better. You will scar your roof with those. Nice hand placement by the way. Arizona here

I know this is stupid but those supports bars for the front do you need to take them out everytime? or you can leave it there?

On that specific tent, what is the measurement from the middle of the bottom track to the middle of the other bottom track? I'd like to see if it would fit my bed rack. Thanks!

Holy cow. The instructions really are terrible 😂😂 thank you for this video. Life saver.

I love the video!! Thank you!

Turn off air conditioner when doing the video

What is going to happen to that crab after you get it, it will die in a very short time, how are you going to feed it? Leave the crab alone that crab has a life how would like to be picked up and thrown around like that, from the height he fell from is like you getting thrown off of a 3-story building. He is not a toy, he is a life. I am sorry, but everything alive is a life.

I don't understand why you had your wife explain the outside kitchen, and then you just told us the same thing she said.

soo organized! love it

Your video was not only HILARIOUS but SOOOOO helpful! We didn't even use the instructions, because we thought we didn't have them, and found them in one of the bags at the very end. My husband was also very upset we stopped the video too early when putting the mounting brackets on, as he lost the opportunity to "support" me while I screwed the brackets on 😂. 10/10 on your video, thank you so much!

Thank y’all so much! Saved me so much time, those directions aren’t worth anything! Just go to this video. Thanks again!

In the Smittybilt Rooftop Tent Owners Manual it’s says “It is recommended to season your tent before your first trip.” Did you go through the process of taking a hose and wet down the rooftop tent 3 times before using it?

I have no clue why but when the music kicked in at 1:18 I laughed so hard

Tepui bought by Thule (Sweden) over all much better quality Ladder, Cover ect....

The instructions were so hard to follow so thank you for your video it helped so much 😊

Did you guys end up having any big problems with the stock crossbars of your suburban with the xl tent? I have a Tahoe that I'm wanting to put the non xl version on.

So amazing

That's a nice breakfast! For me life is about the Journey...not just the destination. Freedom to roam and enjoy yourself is the key. Awesome scenery! Thanks!

Great video...excellent team work! We did 3 months and 10k miles in Australia in a smaller Adventure Kings version of this on a Toyota Prado. It was already attached and setup instructions were long gone. Biggest problem was figuring the right placement of the canopy supports. On the 1st leg of our adventure we spent four very wet days ìn the Daintree Rainforest. Yeah I know...Rainforest, but it rained more than usual that time, because they actually closed the Ferry, that never stops running we were told, for 24hrs. We had to find a dry area to let the mattress dry out. Seemed everywhere we traveled, even to Ularu, Ayers Rock, the rain followed us. One store in the middle of The Outback closed for the rain so people could enjoy it. Yeah...its that hot and dry in January there. But, after 23 years with Uncle Sam, in two different services, I have to say this was one of my top ten life experiences and I would not trade it for anything. I finally broke down and ordered the XL for my suburban. I hoped to mount it where it opened over the back so I could get an annex later, but it sticks out a foot on each side. Looks like an airplane with its wings slightly chopped. I don't believe its a good way to mount it and the other way the cross supports are flimsy. I even got extra supports from another factory roof rack, but the attaching points for all the cross supports are plastic. I've seen an entire roof rack lieing on the side of the road that had a sheet of plywood on it in North Texas...constant 40mph winds there. So I was very concerned and interested in the stability of yours being attached only to the crossbars and driving interstate or highway speeds with an additional headwind. I see you have already migrated yours to a trailer, but I'm curious how this affected your original setup before the migration. Love the video...Thank you!

It's so annoying how the wife doesn't shut her mouth and is always trying to speak over the husband. Let the man speak, I'm pretty sure the wife wouldn't be able to even open the box without her man's help. Put a sock in it wife!

Just got my smittybilt XL today, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CLEARANCE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY BARS!!! I have a 2015 Subaru Outback with factory bars, the bars sit so low and the vertical bars are so big and awkward I can barely get a wrench to tighten the nuts on the clamp. It took me 5 hours tonight to install all the clamps because they would move literally a centimeter each turn. If i got aftermarket bars im sure it would be much better but I honestly don't know how im gonna get the tent off because it takes so dang long. Im glad someone else is feeling my pain.

After hours of research, this is by far the best information on the Smittybilt overlander XL. How did it work out on the factory roof crossbars? I am looking to do the same thing with my Expedition

I found if you install the the rails on to your rack first, leave everything loose, then line the tent up I feel that will be less heavy lifting and sliding around. Not tearing the video down by no means. Awesome job thank you for all your pointers!!!

What’d y’all do when the ladder fell off?

Installing the Smittybilt XL on the Subaru tomorrow, watched your unboxing video too, VERY helpful. I was starting the return process on Amazon... leaning towards iKamper, cuz the directions were so bogus on the Smittybilt XL. We upgraded the TWO crossbars on the Subaru, even though the directions say 3 are needed... hahaha, oh well, hope it works out. We leave on an epic 17 day road trip on Wednesday at 3 am.... Thank you!

How did the stock roof rack hold up??

Without this video I would have died on the inside and probably out. Thank you guys for making my project easier. 10 out of 10

Best installation video for this on CZcams. Thank you!

Hey thanks for the vid, I’m thinking of upgrading from regular tent to overlanding but wasn’t sure because of don’t know what’s involved. Again thank you, now I can move forward on purchasing my rooftop tent ⛺️

Thank you very.... I struggled for two days sticking things here and there and was close, but no go.... there's longer support like the three that you place in the entrance that I just stuck on the inside for support... that's all I could think of.... but really, really appreciate you both

Factory cross bars hold up ? You only have two right?

Would love an updated homeschool video on ACE!

I genuinely cannot thank y’all enough for this video!!! We just installed the Smittybilt Overlander XL Gen2 and your video made what would of been a miserable process extremely straight forward! The instructions it came with are completely useless and there really aren’t any other videos out there doing a full install process from start to finish like this. Thank y’all!

Looks like I’m a bit late on this one, but I can’t find an answer anywhere else. What is the width between the rails that bolt onto the crossbars? I need to figure out if I can even install this on my factory rack and I can’t seem to find a measurement for the minimum crossbar width this tent needs.

Had anyone put this on their Jeep Cherokee trail hawk? I like just ordered one this exact size but grey and now I’m worried.

This helped me a lot thank you

I think the plastic washers on ladder don't go together but one on each side

Thank you for posting this video. very helpful

A truly enjoyable, and very helpful Video on assembling,installing and setting up this Tent. Thank you!

I go to Fredericksburg at least four times a year

Thank you! The instructions are useless

Thanks for the great video! Helped me set up my tent fast!

Great advice!

Ever figure out what the longer pole is for?

Great video. Thanks you two.

How well does it hold up in a rain shower? Does it leak?