Smittybilt Roof Top Tent - Is it any good?
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- čas přidán 14. 09. 2018
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Is it any good? I take a look at the Smittybilt Overlander XL roof top tent following one year of ownership.
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nice review, quick and thorough.
Great review. Thank you
Thanks for another great video! Our CVT tent Mt Shasta which is the same basic design has a bar that goes in the center of the entrance roof to hold the roof up. You might want to check with them and see if you can get one.
That's a great idea. I'd like to check it out some time!
Great review!
Def on my wish list. But i came accross a hard shell that is pretty big. About the same size as your. Thats on my radar.
Hard shells are nice because they're more aerodynamic and quicker to set up. The downside is they're usually either more cramped, or hang off the edges of the roof. The Overlander XL has a mattress size of 93"x75", which is huge!
Yeah true. There's gonna be plus and minuses for both. Great review!
Love my Overland tent too - didn’t get the XL configuration and don’t have the sagging rain fly. Upgraded my mattress with a 4” memory foam mattress.
I have the standard-size Smittybilt. It's 3 years old and has been mounted on the roof of the FJ the entire time. I have nearly 60 nights in it. I too have been very happy with mine. I need a new rain fly, as the original has holes from falling branches and is rubbed through in places from tight trails and road vibrations. Some of the seam tape is peeling. I modified the cover straps some time ago, making them longer. I added a zipper to one side of the cover to make removal easier, no longer having to deal with running the beading in the sail track. Also, I upgraded to a Tepui ladder. It offers more adjustment options for height and only required one additional hole to be drilled. Would I buy it again? Hell yes. The next step up seems to be a Tepui Kukenam, and it is $700 more than the Smitty.
That’s great to know! I’ve thought about adding zippers to the cover of mine to hold it down better.
I’d probably buy mine again, but Hi-Vis Overland has one that I might have considered paying a little extra for if it were available at the time.
How were you able to add a zipper? Please share as I'd like to replace my velcro to a zipper all the way around. Thanx in advance for your reply...
ОѴƦԼχƝƊ I have a 2007 fj with stock roof rack, will this tent fit? Or I have to use other flat roof racks?
@@co4x4 I took it to a local automotive upholstery shop I deal with. On the cover, there are two velcro corner flaps on the side that mounts in the track. We measured to the vertical center of the velcro area and cut the beading off the cover, leaving it with about a 3" tail. The zipper was then sewn in to the cover and the tail. instagram.com/p/BfUDvwZlci0/
@@jw715 I had to get slightly longer bolts to secure the tent's crossbars to the OEM roof rack, but it will fit the OEM rack just fine! Being over 3 years ago, I don't remember what length they were. I do know that tent comes with metric bolts and I was only able to buy standard bolts in the correct length, so just know that's an option. Also, don't over-tighten things. You only need to snug the nuts up to where the plates just start to curve from the tension.
When is Coleman gonna make one?
Is there any space between the rain fly and the roof for air circulation? Other ground tents I have had that had the poles on the outside end up with a good amount of space for ventilation and air movement between the tent surface and fly on hot days.
There's a small gap of 1 inch minimum between the two. It helps a little with circulation, but it's the side windows that do most of the work!
Also run a ratchet strap all the way around if your going on highway.
Get a 1x2 board from home depo for what ever the length is and run it up the middle of each side. No more water build up.
Yeah I'm looking at using a small metal pipe similar to the ones it's made of. I'm getting annoyed at having to empty it multiple times a night!
Just got off the phone with subaru (I have a 2014 crosstrek) is it okay that the crosstrek roof is 176 lbs? Talked to subaru but they couldn’t tell me anything that wasn’t written explicitly in the manual. The ones that come on the crosstrek are 176 I believe, but obviously I am looking crossbars for this tent, it comes next week. Our total family weight would be like 530lbs. I can’t think that stationary it can only hold that much but he couldn’t tell me the weight stationary (all of us sleeping on it).
I'm not going to say you'll be fine, but I've seen Crosstreks with roof top tents. I will add that when I made this review, the Smittybilt was the best value tent on the market. Since then, there have been a bunch more come out for a similar price, but better quality.
how has it held up? u said the rainfly holds water but does it leak inside?
It’s still doing well 2 years later. I managed to bend the metal support bars by stuffing it too full with sleeping bags, pillows, and bedding. No leaks inside.
Good job bud
Thanks! Shame about the topless guy in the video at 2:53! Lol.
Yea, he must “do the sports”....🤣
Can you tell me what supports the tent when its folded open? Is it the ladder?
Part ladder, part the way the hinge is constructed. For what it’s worth, there is a lot more competition with roof top tents now, and Smittybilt isn’t a good value as it used to be. I personally switched to Tuff Stuff, and you can get 10% off with the code RVO10.
@@RevereOverland thank you for the quick reply. I'll take a look at tuff stuff.
Thanks for the review. The standard Overlander RTT is an option that allows a minivan to become a 4-5 person family camping option in a minivan! @t
Yeah, they're great!
Do you have it on a hinge or did you cut a tailgate into your m416 trailer?
The previous owner cut the back out, so I built a hinged tailgate in.
@@RevereOverland
I am building one now. It would be nice to have a way to share photos of the finished product. I guess I could make a CZcams video. I just haven’t done one of those in years.
What trailer are you rocking?
An old military M416. It's a perfect fit for the tent.
@@RevereOverland Great review.. I just recently purchased a M416 and will be mounting a Smittybilt XL on it this spring (bought yesterday with Black Friday deal)
I wanna say he’s maaaaabe Australian ? Kinda sounds like it but doesn’t , maybe loosing his Aussie accent . When it comes to overlanding and 4wd always listen to someone if he’s from down under
Its 1 year now. Update!!!!
Not much has changed! I did break one of the support bars - totally my fault, since I shut far too much bedding in (including two pillows), and forced it shut!