
I was wondering about the possibility of attaching one end of the tarp to the roof rack on my truck. Will this work? Will it hurt my roof rack at all?
If you're going to do the tarp thing on the truck I recommend getting some tent poles for the side not attached to the truck. That way you'll have more useable space under it.shroom wrote: I was wondering about the possibility of attaching one end of the tarp to the roof rack on my truck. Will this work? Will it hurt my roof rack at all?
I was thinking of something like that. The shelter I posted above will have our 2 tents covers 2 openings so we will have 1 door. We wanted to attach a large canvas tarp over it, attaching 1 end to the roof rack on my truck, and attaching it everywhere we could to the shelter and tents. The idea is to get more shade and have that double layer covering I keep reading about.mudpuppy000 wrote:If you're going to do the tarp thing on the truck I recommend getting some tent poles for the side not attached to the truck. That way you'll have more useable space under it.shroom wrote: I was wondering about the possibility of attaching one end of the tarp to the roof rack on my truck. Will this work? Will it hurt my roof rack at all?
This was my backup shelter after my EZ up was destroyed.
You could try that, but make sure to have a backup. The tents may or may not survive by themselves, and tying anything to them that will catch wind will make it even tougher on them.shroom wrote:
I was thinking of something like that. The shelter I posted above will have our 2 tents covers 2 openings so we will have 1 door. We wanted to attach a large canvas tarp over it, attaching 1 end to the roof rack on my truck, and attaching it everywhere we could to the shelter and tents. The idea is to get more shade and have that double layer covering I keep reading about.
Keep the ideas coming! Thanks everyone!
Holy moly! I can only guess they had a really big wind catcher attached to the rack. Because, when you think about it, roof racks are designed to hold loads to the top of a car at highways speeds (i.e. 70+ mph winds).stretch80 wrote:I have seen the occasional dust storm rip roof racks off... I guess it depends on what you are tying and how much wind it will catch.Hoolie wrote:In my experience, a vehicle roof rack is a very useful and effective anchor for all kinds of tie-offs.
I have a Nissan Frontier. I suppose it's a trucklet, lol!Token wrote:I have a feeling you may not have any shade by the second evening on the Playa and quite possibly may be one or two functional tents short.
The roof rack is your only rigid connection.
Attaching a tarp to structures made with pencil thick fiberglass rods under tension will put forces on the poles not anticipated by the designers of your gear.
What kind of truck you got? Full sized SUV like a Suburban or a Toyota Rav 4 wannabe trucklet?
I bought a couple of these to use as supports. Probably better than thrashing your tents.shroom wrote:I have a Nissan Frontier. I suppose it's a trucklet, lol!Token wrote:I have a feeling you may not have any shade by the second evening on the Playa and quite possibly may be one or two functional tents short.
The roof rack is your only rigid connection.
Attaching a tarp to structures made with pencil thick fiberglass rods under tension will put forces on the poles not anticipated by the designers of your gear.
What kind of truck you got? Full sized SUV like a Suburban or a Toyota Rav 4 wannabe trucklet?