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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2203  
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Hi mate this a great question for me as this is my exact setup . I'm in Tbilisi right now drunk on cha-cha so might not be reedable . Ok so I use the aluminium bars to hold HM tent to cannibal rack . Don't drill hills . My rack on my 110 has always been facing backwards ie : with the open end at the back door so my tent opens from the rear over the door and ladder down the back . Hop this elps man .
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24th Jul 2013 5:13pm |
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| Cracka Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 129 
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Thanks for the reply Keith, yeah I worked it out
 that cha cha must be good stuff, hope your'e having a good time over there.
Do you remember what size plate you used under the slat, width and thickness, steel or aluminium. Thanks mate Mick |
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24th Jul 2013 9:27pm |
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| Cracka Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 129
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I got some 50mm x 6mm flat ally plate and cut into 150mm lengths to use. I'll use that on the underside of the rack planks/slat with an 8mm bolt either side of the plank to sandwich it to the bottom of the tent rails.
Mick |
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26th Jul 2013 7:32am |
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| Cracka Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 129
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Well I got the tent mounted. I'll post some piccies because we all like looking at other peoples stuff, yeah I know, a bit voyeuristic
I didn't get any with the awning open and only 1 of the entrances as I wanted to get it back down before the dew started settling as I took it back off and put it in the garage until I need it. I'm not sure whether I will use it in this configuration out the back or I might try it off the drivers side and mount it all the way forward on the rack, the weight distribution might be a bit better like that as well. I still have to mount the 2.5m Safari Awn on the passenger side. Any ideas on pros and cons as to rear fold to side fold. I'm sort of thinking side fold as when the boat trailer is on if I need to stop and use the tent I won't need to unhitch the trailer. But then the rear fold is good as you get protection for the rear door and is is closer to the awning. Decisions decisions........ I don't know what the go is with photobucket, my photos looked brilliant, crisp good definition and now they look like crap 
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1st Aug 2013 9:40am |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169  
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You got the same set-up as us, although ours is mounted on a roll cage, rather than roof rack. It is primarily for a 4 month tour of Australia next Feb-June.
Having done quite a few test trips now I'd say the 'over the back' works exceptionally well with the annexe - once set up you have access to all your gear out of the back of the truck - without having to unzip the doors and go outside. This is especially useful during wet weather as it means you don't have to get wet, and you don't have the hassle of putting shoes on, etc. When it has been good weather, once set up for the evening, we've pretty much left the back door (90 and annexe) open - easy to get stuff out of the fridge (beer, cake, etc), easy to grab clothes bag in a morning, etc. Can't imagine having the tent over the side or bonnet - would be really frustrating not having direct access to kit from either the awning or under the cover of the tent above if annexe not on. Link to our blog in my signature, lots of pics and info about prep, set-up, etc. When we get on the road down under next year, who knows we might cross paths somewhere ! Our blog - http://landytravels.com/ Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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1st Aug 2013 11:54am |
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| Cracka Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 129
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G'day Pam, I have been keeping an eye on your blog after you gave me the heads up on it a couple of months ago when we spoke about these tents and the rear spare into the annex area, hence the reason I posted those 2 particular photos.
I found the cover is a bitch to get back on, really tight to get the zip done up, any tips or does the cover end up stretching a bit. How do you guys get all of your canvas in when folding. I jumped onto the rack and pushed it in once I had it folded over but not tied down yet. This was obviously the first time I put the tent up and it took about 20 minutes for the tent and then another 20 - 25 for the annex, hopefully I'll get quicker. I found the zip from the annex to the tent was a bit high (I'm only 172cm)I might need one of those small collapsable stools to reach a bit easier and speed things up. Another thing, sorry for all the questions. When you pack the tent with the end over the entrance, do you leave the entry window open and then push all of that canvas (the canvas that extends out over the annexe) in through that window. If so, when its wet, how do you keep the bedding/mattress dry. Yes the rear fold certainly does have more pros than side fold. Have you got a date fixed for the trip. Mick |
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1st Aug 2013 12:16pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169
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Sorry, had forgotten our previous postings ! Put it down to an exceptionally good summer here and I've not been working - so getting brain fade!
Cover - ours definitely seems to have 'given' a bit with use, but the trick is to make sure the velcro straps at either side are pulled down as fa as possible to get the tent as 'flat' as possible. We found that with pillows as well as duvet (doona) this isn't easy ! Last couple of trips we've left the duvet inside but stored the pillows in the back of the 90. Even so, I get the job of climbing onto the roof and sitting on the tent to squash it down. The other tip with getting it to fold more neatly and tightly is to push in as much of the canvas and flysheet material between the bars as you fold it. Our routine is that Dave starts folding, then I leap up on the back wheels and push as much of the canvas and flysheet material as possible between the bars - do one side, then leap off, scurry round the the other side, do that side, then Dave lowers a bit more, I repeat my bit, then Dave folds it the rest of the way. We then tidy up by tucking in the bits sticking out the front. Then I get on the roof, sit on the tent, one side then the other, and do up the velcro straps. Then I make sure that the canvas bit that covers the edge of the tent when it is up is pulled up over the corners, out of the way of the cover zip. Dave then attaches the cover and then throws it up to me from the back. I then make sure it is on squarely and pulled down around each corner, before Dave starts zipping. We find the middle bit of the zip at the front is the hardest, so I stay on the roof and do that bit. We have attached a length of leather 'lace' (about 25cm) to the zip pull which really helps with the angles and pulling along. Dave also says the height is 'just' a bit too high - he has a bit of a stretch to get the zips attached but he manages. We ought to just get a little folding step, but it is something extra to store and space is at a premium! As for when we pack it, we do push the flysheet and door canvas into the open end entrance, even when the tent is wet. So far, even after very wet nights, we've not had a problem with the bedding getting wet, so I think that works fine. When we got the tent we had it mounted at the UK distributors premises (as it is only 40 miles from us!) and they showed us how to pack it away and gave us some hints and tips. Some we still do, other things we don't as we've found our own preferred techniques... We are definitely much quicker now then when we started! We haven't made flight and container bookings yet, but at the moment we are looking to fly out to New Zealand to spend a few days with Dave's cousin and family late February and then fly on to Sydney - planning to have the truck out of the container and all cleared so we can get out of Sydney and on the open road by the 1st of March!  Our blog - http://landytravels.com/
Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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1st Aug 2013 1:05pm |
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| Cracka Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 129
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G'day Pam, thanks for the detailed reply. Don't worry about the brain fade when I asked about your trip dates I didn't realise you actually mentioned it in your first paragraph
It sounds as though I have been doing the same as you guys in relation to the packing up, except doing it myself as my wife was at work. It was definitely easier when the tent was on saw stools in the garage
The toughest part of my zipping closed of the cover is as you described as well, the front middle. I'll keep track of the blog as I have been to see where you guys are up to. Mick |
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1st Aug 2013 9:45pm |
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