I bought the lightest 4 season roof top tent i could find which was the yakima skyrise hd 3 115 lb.
Raise fiberglass shell by roof support.
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This heavy steel frame reinforces the roof supports the optional bed and is the base for the elevating assembly.
It has a static load capacity of 500 lbs.
By comparison a color matched fiberglass shell with a roof rack ranges from 2 000 to 3 000 depending on the size of one s truck bed and additional accessories.
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It easily passed the fmvss 216 roof crash test see below.
The shell had the outdoors mans package which means it is 1 thick fiberglass vs 1 2 on the standard.
Actually we feel the roof is stronger after the penthouse has been installed.
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The sides and rear of the roof cut out are framed with 14 gauge steel bolted to the van roof.
All up weight for the steel space frame its aluminum side panels and the rooftop tent is just 250 pounds far lighter than the combination of a bed cap 200 plus pounds alone roof rails and.
With the fiberglass shell completed the production line team kicks into overdrive.
It has 78 round bars.
More exotic shells like the four wheel campers project m and at overland summit near 10 000 but sport the utility of a small pop up truck camper.
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We were very interested to see how bigfoot applies the plasti cote roof sealant on the production line.
The round corners posed an issue but i either cut kerfs in the panelling or used spray foam to provide a rounded surface for finishing.