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Tarrel Member Since: 21 Sep 2012 Location: Ross-shire, Scotland Posts: 94 |
Just a thought about getting the Oztent on the roof single-handed; I call it my "Tossing the Caber" method. 1. Lean the bagged Oztent vertically against the side of the car (top of the tent resting on the side of the roofrack) 2. Grab the bottom of the tent with both hands. Pull it away from the vehicle while sliding it up over the lip of the rack 3. As the tent gets past its tipping point, swing it sideways until it lands in the rack basket. 4. Adjust position and tie down. Hope this makes sense. Sorry about the drawings! Regards Tarrel 2012 Defender Utility Wagon 1981 SIII 88 inch SW Follow our blog: www.newlifeinnorthernscotland.blogspot.co.uk |
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11th Sep 2013 8:41pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Before I got an Ozpod, I fitted some L shaped brackets to a set of roof bars so that I could throw the tent on from the side without it shooting straight across the roof:
Click image to enlarge It worked well, but the Ozpod is easier as you just poke the tent in from the end: Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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11th Sep 2013 9:35pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Yeah, it was a DII. We used it and an Oztent for a tour of southern Spain a couple of years ago:
Click image to enlarge The brackets weren't supposed to stop the tent falling off as such. Just to stop it sliding across the roof and out of easy reach for strapping it down. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Sep 2013 7:59pm |
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Tarrel Member Since: 21 Sep 2012 Location: Ross-shire, Scotland Posts: 94 |
It's amazing what technology can do. I'm on a business trip and was sitting at the desk in my hotel room. Just roughed up some sketches on an A4 pad, snapped a pic with the ipad, then uploaded it! FWIW, I've also seen roof bars with a roller attachment (I think Rhino Rack do them - designed for vans), which would make it easier to push the Oz onto the roof from the back of the vehicle. 2012 Defender Utility Wagon 1981 SIII 88 inch SW Follow our blog: www.newlifeinnorthernscotland.blogspot.co.uk |
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12th Sep 2013 8:36pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
My Ozpod, shown above, has a roller built into the rear edge for exactly that reason Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Sep 2013 8:54pm |
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ChrisCM Member Since: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Cornwall uk Posts: 572 |
Darren,
Is the Ozpod a type of roof box? , when I saw your pics I thought it was a roof tent? Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black. |
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13th Sep 2013 7:32am |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Hi Chris,
Yes, it's basically a long, thin roof box, sized to take two tents side by side. The clever bit is that it's accessed by a door at the read end, which means that the end of tent can be offered up and fed in without having to lift fully up onto the roof. It also means no faffing about with straps and offers a degree of security. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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13th Sep 2013 8:24am |
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