Bed rack options - roof tent

[Andyh1]

Looking for options for the purpose of taking with me a roof top tent when we get out.

I've seen since cool ones by CBI but I don't believe they make them for our rigs.

Last, I need it to work with a bed cover.

What do you guys have/recommend?

 

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[NeToChevyGuy]

Depends on the bed cover.  Most people seem to be using the Retrax or Pace Edwards roller covers with the built in rails and then add the Yakima Overhaul HD.  
 

The Overhaul let’s you adjust the height to fit your needs.  

[MaverickC2]

I have a Retrax XR with Yakima Outpost HD System. When attached to the Retrax you get 300lbs on-road and 180lbs off-road. Should be enough to support a tent.

 

https://yakima.com/products/tonneau-kit-1

[tomthetrex]

Putco makes a pretty nice bed rack that I have seen on a few peoples trucks on this forum. 

[Andyh1]

Putco makes a pretty nice bed rack that I have seen on a few peoples trucks on this forum. 

I saw a video last night w/ the Putco bed rack, but was a lacking details. Thanks for suggesting.

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[Andyh1]

I have a Retrax XR with Yakima Outpost HD System. When attached to the Retrax you get 300lbs on-road and 180lbs off-road. Should be enough to support a tent.
 
https://yakima.com/products/tonneau-kit-1

That sounds good... Wondering is I can add storage on the side.

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[3tspapat]

The price of the bedracks are ridiculous these days. I ended up going the DIY route. Just angle iron, lateral supports from compact camping concepts. Everything came under $250. Fits my stock tri-fold, which takes up a lot of room on  the rails. Some drilling is involved.

 

 

[maillet282]

10 minutes ago, 3tspapat said:

The price of the bedracks are ridiculous these days. I ended up going the DIY route. Just angle iron, lateral supports from compact camping concepts. Everything came under $250. Fits my stock tri-fold, which takes up a lot of room on  the rails. Some drilling is involved.

 

 

Do you have a link for the lateral supports.

[3tspapat]

I got them from https://www.compactcampingconcepts.com/

I got the unfinished ones and then painted them myself. I was in a hurry for a trip to Zion so had to throw it together quickly. If I had more time and money, I'd get everything powder coated or use bedliner spray on them. I got the cross bar (square 1.25") and angle iron for a local metal shop. Then I found comparable from Home Depot for cheaper! I went with 2" angle iron, which is overkill. 

[maillet282]

55 minutes ago, 3tspapat said:

I got them from https://www.compactcampingconcepts.com/

I got the unfinished ones and then painted them myself. I was in a hurry for a trip to Zion so had to throw it together quickly. If I had more time and money, I'd get everything powder coated or use bedliner spray on them. I got the cross bar (square 1.25") and angle iron for a local metal shop. Then I found comparable from Home Depot for cheaper! I went with 2" angle iron, which is overkill. 

Thanks. 

[Andyh1]

The price of the bedracks are ridiculous these days. I ended up going the DIY route. Just angle iron, lateral supports from compact camping concepts. Everything came under $250. Fits my stock tri-fold, which takes up a lot of room on  the rails. Some drilling is involved.
 
 

That looks really good. Im looking at Putco right now, I heard a number of $1600.00 installed. [emoji53]

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[3tspapat]

Thanks! I was looking at some of the super high end ones and loved how they looked so rugged. Then decided just to go the DIY route and spend the money elsewhere. I must say I have received numerous complements from people looking for racks. From those who already have pre-fab racks I get nothing but stares and hate

[Justin Vaughn]

On 12/23/2020 at 7:56 AM, MaverickC2 said:

I have a Retrax XR with Yakima Outpost HD System. When attached to the Retrax you get 300lbs on-road and 180lbs off-road. Should be enough to support a tent.

 

https://yakima.com/products/tonneau-kit-1

Looks good, do you have more pics of your setup?!

[Justin Vaughn]

On 12/23/2020 at 12:52 PM, Andyh1 said:

That sounds good... Wondering is I can add storage on the side.

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Yes, these have bars available from Yakima to mount rotopax, etc. https://yakima.com/products/sidebar-short-bed

[Andyh1]

Looking at a 3-4 person iCamper roof top tent. When I look at the specs of this yakima outpost HD rack, it days 500 lb on road max. Not sure if the static weight of the tent (155lbs) + two average size adults + and 2 young girls will work?

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