Yep, next episode, how to upgrade your 100A battery to a 400A battery and install a 3000W Inverter and 800W of solar to drive a coffee machine, air fryer and hot shower 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂
Love the modularity of your setup. Give's plenty of choices. It also helps if you have the gear to easily remove and put back the canopy and/or RTT when needed. Have you thought about any support for the centre of your RTT? With the brackets at the very extremities of the RTT, it could bend. Plus, I'd recommend placing a locking mechanism on your rear hoop to the tray. Depends on the environment you'll tackle while using it, it could vibrate/bounce itself to damage.
Thanks mate! I did some testing before mounting to make sure it didn't say in the middle, the shell and floor seem to be plenty rigid for 2 people. Probably wouldn't go jumping around in there though just to be safe!
@AussieArvos Isn't that the whole point of two people, the jumping around part. Certainly keep you warm, jumping on Tassie, haha. Either way, you'll be jumping on Tassie, haha. Enjoy.
Really appreciate that this video was as much about building the setup for the tent than the tent itself, love seeing you guys doing some fabrication work for the rigs
Drives a brick with wheels: swag on the roof doesn't lend itself to good aerodynamics 😂 100% understand the extra drag. Just amusing while standing in front of a gqbrick
Its looking awesome mate...all you need is some lockers and then you have an absolute weapon ready for any type of wheeling, im guessing you going to Tasie all i can say if your planning the $1.000 track your going to be winching the whole way without lockers especially winter time...Just some advice use nylon nuts when mounting tent and awnings they tend not to go loose easy when doing rough wheeling 😉...
I've had both a Dune Nomad and a Kings III on my Colorado and found that they didn't make much difference to the centre of gravity and there's only a minimal increase to fuel economy. I think my swags are still berried in the shed somewhere, I haven't looked back since using rooftop tents! Neat job on your setup!
well done. those clamps for mounting are just what i need. looks good and i hadnt seen one that has the double open setup. will be interested on your next video about how it works,i think you gave away where you are off to on this trip, better throw another blanket in,lol.u should walk a patent on your clamps,then sell em.every new RTT buyer would want em. well done again ,enjoy your next two weeks overseas 😂
The only problem I can see u having when u only have the roof top tent on and no canopy is theres a lot of weight in the middle with no support, Maybe make a support bar for the middle when the canopy isnt on ??? But as usual great vid u boys have some real talent
@@mikezog1030 yeah thats what i mean but if he takes the canopy off theres a lot of weight on 2 points and lot weight in the middle with nothing supporting it
Modular design is sweet as and pro level explanation, looking forward to seeing you get out with the new gear! Like you mentioned, Murphy's law makes me want a locking pin on those headboard tube sleeves though. 😆
Nice work, great video. Seems the RTT is really becoming OP - easier set up and pack up. No one wants to be setting up for more than a few minutes in the rain. My last camping attempt with a tent ended in a disaster - 50 mm of rain, our allotted camp site was low lying land that had all the water washing through and our old tent had holes in the top and bottom. Needless to say the tent went in the bin and my family doesn't want to try again any time soon. I still want to try again but with some newer tech sleeping arrangements (and I don't want a bloody caravan).
Geez Liam I'm glad you didn't tell us where your going on your trip , overseas , miss the boat , can you please grab me some Apples 🍎 while you're there 😂 ❤
I would be bolting in that rear hoop as a priority. I feel like with hectic 4WD or in the event of a serious crash like a vehicle rollover, the tent could definitely come off in a bad way.
RTTs are a game changer in terms of comfort and ease of setting up and packing down. Surely a rear locker would have been a higher priority before hitting Tassie though!
I know you love the fiddly bits paint but try the vht calliper paint, do a comparison with the fiddly bits and leave it in the weather for a month. Holds colour better, better against fuel and chemicals and lasts alot longer. Sprays on a bit thinner but great for brackets. Quick drying also.
On yah Liam. A RTT at last and a swell place to break it in, Tassie. You'll need to keep warm though, so I hope you get a swet up riding Tassie also. Cheeky aren't I. Regards, Wealie.
Great adaptation to the setup. The tent looks fab and I like the hoop. I'm sure you'll tweak anything you might need to change as everything 'beds in', but a sound starting point. NZ or Tasmania, would be my guesses, but will be watching along!
Good work mate but the whole moisture in steel thing is just a myth you only see in when you take an oxy to steel and it’s actually from the torch not the steel
Yeah I think the whole packing a swag v rtt is personal preference. 40 plus years in my swag I've added a stretcher bout 15 years ago. All about those stars baby. Cheers lads, enjoy.
Mate, once you get a quality RTT with total simplicity to set up pack down you'd happily throw the swag & stretcher some place never to be used again. We went from ground onto stretcher just because age was making ground dwelling difficult (40 years of swagging it, you're up there too just as we were). We'd all but given camping away until I discovered a TH-cam channel of an older couple utilising a Bundutop RTT. Followed their lead, sourced the Bundutop, camping or glamping as I call it now is now an option again.
Good work. I was wondering when you'll get a RTT. Is there any support from your vehicle for the middle of your RTT? If not, will it bow a little? Sounds like you're off to Tassie. Have fun. 👍
What are you blokes using for brackets and mounts for the new rooftop tents?? Im running the nightsky clam shell but ive bought the original premium 270 awning and cant figure out how to get it to mount to the tent. The mount bolts dont fit in the channels on the tent and once i work that part out need some brackets. I really want to avoid mount to the roof rack as i like the idea of the awning being higher. Cheers boys 🍻
Are you saying your taking the ute overseas to Tasmania? Lol Should have touched up the scratches on your tray while you had the spay gun out Great content 👍
I like the concept of three different setups but I can envisage that rear bar giving you the sh!ts every time you hit a pot hole or the corrugations, it's likely to slide up and down somewhat, potentially causing damage. Also, in my opinion the RTT should also have some support in the centre of it like another rail or some rubber perhaps. It's ok when there's no weight in it but will flex when you get in it. I would at least put a couple of tie down ratchets to keep the rear bar in place for the interim whilst you figure out the best way to anchor it. Other than that, good work and good setup.
i said the same thing about a swag ( never get one ) when i had a tent, then said same thing about the swag re a camper or van...sometimes, one moves on to suit you. health issues for me, i have a van.. yes, granted, it may reduce my ability to get to some spots, i will glady trade that off to avoid 30 minutes of setting up canvas and shit in the pissing rain when i can do it in less than 2, let alone the pack up time.
If u haven't found out the hard way already id definitely make a locking mechanism for that rear hoop lol u hit a decent couple of bumps and there gos ur new tent... even if u ratchet strap it to the deck will work 😅
Yes it definitely compromises the wheeling ability of the Patrol, but my hopes are to only have the tent on for trips I need it, and to keep using the swag where I can
Someone's planning on joining the "Nissan High Club", hope ya springs aren't squeaky. Seriously though, is having the RTT only supported on the very ends not an issue? I thought they had a max distance of 1600 or there abouts between supports? Anyhow enjoy it young fella!!
I think it would have been much better to have it flush with the rear of the canopy and use the platform at the back to stand on. Put a 12V electric blanket in it.
I"ve always been on the fence about gettin a rooftop setup but packing is the worst so my next build im getting one as much as I hate breaking from what I always I especially with a single cab
I’d be spray canning the hoop in fact I have on a few cars I cbf with the set up of my other equipment just to do something as small as that 😂 haha good job tho dude
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Ya know a bloke's whipped when a tent comes before lockers 😂
Yep, next episode, how to upgrade your 100A battery to a 400A battery and install a 3000W Inverter and 800W of solar to drive a coffee machine, air fryer and hot shower 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂
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Got to keep the passengers happy!
@@-PORK-CHOP- patrick blames the water storage and inverter on Anya.. we know it's for him 😂
@@-PORK-CHOP- And a hair dryer
Sounds like a Tassie trip coming up. Looking forward to this episode
Love the modularity of your setup. Give's plenty of choices. It also helps if you have the gear to easily remove and put back the canopy and/or RTT when needed. Have you thought about any support for the centre of your RTT? With the brackets at the very extremities of the RTT, it could bend. Plus, I'd recommend placing a locking mechanism on your rear hoop to the tray. Depends on the environment you'll tackle while using it, it could vibrate/bounce itself to damage.
Thanks mate! I did some testing before mounting to make sure it didn't say in the middle, the shell and floor seem to be plenty rigid for 2 people. Probably wouldn't go jumping around in there though just to be safe!
@AussieArvos Isn't that the whole point of two people, the jumping around part. Certainly keep you warm, jumping on Tassie, haha.
Either way, you'll be jumping on Tassie, haha. Enjoy.
Absolutely love the versatility that you have created with this set-up!
My first reaction was Ooo Liam's got a girlfriend
Hahaha same here
Bhhhaaaa. For me it was going from an exarmy landy series 3 to a discovery 1....ooool
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Ahahah same, next they will be both buying caravans and having kids 😂😂 time flys ahhahahah
There goes my dreams of being a passenger in that patrol.
Nice work Liam, The tent looks great, The black against the white looks stealth.
Really appreciate that this video was as much about building the setup for the tent than the tent itself, love seeing you guys doing some fabrication work for the rigs
Drives a brick with wheels: swag on the roof doesn't lend itself to good aerodynamics 😂
100% understand the extra drag. Just amusing while standing in front of a gqbrick
This is very true 😂
Love the 4 different ways you can tour.. bud for your age, u surpassing all others within the industry..
Its looking awesome mate...all you need is some lockers and then you have an absolute weapon ready for any type of wheeling, im guessing you going to Tasie all i can say if your planning the $1.000 track your going to be winching the whole way without lockers especially winter time...Just some advice use nylon nuts when mounting tent and awnings they tend not to go loose easy when doing rough wheeling 😉...
Thanks mate! Lockers are definitely on the cards next!
I've had both a Dune Nomad and a Kings III on my Colorado and found that they didn't make much difference to the centre of gravity and there's only a minimal increase to fuel economy.
I think my swags are still berried in the shed somewhere, I haven't looked back since using rooftop tents!
Neat job on your setup!
Simply the best 4wd channel on the tube fuckin love these young fellas great vid Liam and Patty
Like that, the different setups and the tent blends in nicely 👍
This is quality! What a setup. Love your work
well done. those clamps for mounting are just what i need. looks good and i hadnt seen one that has the double open setup. will be interested on your next video about how it works,i think you gave away where you are off to on this trip, better throw another blanket in,lol.u should walk a patent on your clamps,then sell em.every new RTT buyer would want em. well done again ,enjoy your next two weeks overseas 😂
Looks awesome mate . One of the better looking rigs out there. Clean & simple yet tough.
So sick! Looks even better with a RT on the patrol now. Looking forward to watching many more adventures with the new upgrades
The only problem I can see u having when u only have the roof top tent on and no canopy is theres a lot of weight in the middle with no support, Maybe make a support bar for the middle when the canopy isnt on ??? But as usual great vid u boys have some real talent
The tent isn't sitting on the canopy though. The canopy has no roll in it's support. Without a canopy though, it will be bloody top heavy.
@@DanielB-py1yi yeah i know what u mean but if it did flex at least its not going to hurn the tent much
Maybe just mount a couple of rubber supports in the middle to the bottom of the tent. to prevent excessive bending.
@@mikezog1030 yeah thats what i mean but if he takes the canopy off theres a lot of weight on 2 points and lot weight in the middle with nothing supporting it
@@stev01965 true but it will be unlikely that he will go camping with tent with no canopy?
Nice tent mate - you did well!
Great to see all the safety gear. Just remember no gloves on a bench grinder that’s got a tool rest don’t want to loose any finger tips 👌
Looks good mate. Love that you’re not locked into one configuration.
Modular design is sweet as and pro level explanation, looking forward to seeing you get out with the new gear! Like you mentioned, Murphy's law makes me want a locking pin on those headboard tube sleeves though. 😆
thats really impressive man, great job
Nice work, great video. Seems the RTT is really becoming OP - easier set up and pack up. No one wants to be setting up for more than a few minutes in the rain.
My last camping attempt with a tent ended in a disaster - 50 mm of rain, our allotted camp site was low lying land that had all the water washing through and our old tent had holes in the top and bottom. Needless to say the tent went in the bin and my family doesn't want to try again any time soon.
I still want to try again but with some newer tech sleeping arrangements (and I don't want a bloody caravan).
Geez Liam I'm glad you didn't tell us where your going on your trip , overseas , miss the boat , can you please grab me some Apples 🍎 while you're there 😂 ❤
I would be bolting in that rear hoop as a priority. I feel like with hectic 4WD or in the event of a serious crash like a vehicle rollover, the tent could definitely come off in a bad way.
RTTs are a game changer in terms of comfort and ease of setting up and packing down. Surely a rear locker would have been a higher priority before hitting Tassie though!
Great that you’ve got the machinery to help lift on and off - that will make it much more likely you will reconfigure
Gotta love a well setup gq. a set of lockers would finish it up nicely
I know you love the fiddly bits paint but try the vht calliper paint, do a comparison with the fiddly bits and leave it in the weather for a month. Holds colour better, better against fuel and chemicals and lasts alot longer. Sprays on a bit thinner but great for brackets. Quick drying also.
Great choice Liam and looks great
great vid again. info that will help us to plan, thnx to your planning.
On yah Liam.
A RTT at last and a swell place to break it in, Tassie. You'll need to keep warm though, so
I hope you get a swet up riding Tassie also. Cheeky aren't I.
Regards, Wealie.
Has to be a contender for best looking 4x4 on TH-cam.
Great adaptation to the setup. The tent looks fab and I like the hoop. I'm sure you'll tweak anything you might need to change as everything 'beds in', but a sound starting point. NZ or Tasmania, would be my guesses, but will be watching along!
I made brackets like that I put thing rubber between the bar and clamp helped a lot
That’s a nice looking setup, that model patrol looks a lot like the 1980 Jeep pickup truck, I can’t recall the name. I like the package.
Great addition to ur SUV.
Good work mate but the whole moisture in steel thing is just a myth you only see in when you take an oxy to steel and it’s actually from the torch not the steel
Not a myth mate. Steel absolutely holds moisture
Yeah I think the whole packing a swag v rtt is personal preference. 40 plus years in my swag I've added a stretcher bout 15 years ago. All about those stars baby. Cheers lads, enjoy.
Mate, once you get a quality RTT with total simplicity to set up pack down you'd happily throw the swag & stretcher some place never to be used again.
We went from ground onto stretcher just because age was making ground dwelling difficult (40 years of swagging it, you're up there too just as we were).
We'd all but given camping away until I discovered a TH-cam channel of an older couple utilising a Bundutop RTT. Followed their lead, sourced the Bundutop, camping or glamping as I call it now is now an option again.
Awesome well thought out design mate.
Looks great mate real tidy
Good work. I was wondering when you'll get a RTT. Is there any support from your vehicle for the middle of your RTT? If not, will it bow a little? Sounds like you're off to Tassie. Have fun. 👍
I was thinking about the same thing about the centre support for the RTT.
What are you blokes using for brackets and mounts for the new rooftop tents?? Im running the nightsky clam shell but ive bought the original premium 270 awning and cant figure out how to get it to mount to the tent. The mount bolts dont fit in the channels on the tent and once i work that part out need some brackets. I really want to avoid mount to the roof rack as i like the idea of the awning being higher. Cheers boys 🍻
Looking good guys!!
Surely youse are goin to Fraser.
Love your stuff Liam keep it up
The car looks soooo good
How long does it take for you to take everything off and go back to just the tray?
Having skills is great but have access to all those Maschine is just great. I jealous follower 😅
Awesome rig and video. 👍👍👍👍👍
Are you saying your taking the ute overseas to Tasmania? Lol
Should have touched up the scratches on your tray while you had the spay gun out
Great content 👍
Looks fantastic 🇳🇿
Love ya setup Liam, looks mint!
I like the concept of three different setups but I can envisage that rear bar giving you the sh!ts every time you hit a pot hole or the corrugations, it's likely to slide up and down somewhat, potentially causing damage. Also, in my opinion the RTT should also have some support in the centre of it like another rail or some rubber perhaps. It's ok when there's no weight in it but will flex when you get in it. I would at least put a couple of tie down ratchets to keep the rear bar in place for the interim whilst you figure out the best way to anchor it. Other than that, good work and good setup.
i said the same thing about a swag ( never get one ) when i had a tent, then said same thing about the swag re a camper or van...sometimes, one moves on to suit you. health issues for me, i have a van.. yes, granted, it may reduce my ability to get to some spots, i will glady trade that off to avoid 30 minutes of setting up canvas and shit in the pissing rain when i can do it in less than 2, let alone the pack up time.
What did you use to extend out the side ladder mounts? Awesome stuff! 🤙
I’m keen to see how the Z-Fold goes. I saw it at their Epping store and really liked how spacious it was. Long term review would be mint
Let’s goo boys another banger now it’s time to do gum boys
If u haven't found out the hard way already id definitely make a locking mechanism for that rear hoop lol u hit a decent couple of bumps and there gos ur new tent... even if u ratchet strap it to the deck will work 😅
Really suits the car, well done.
Nice job I like the room in the tent
have fun in tassie boys!
good video guys!!
Great setup. Have fun in Tassie ;)
Sounds like they are going to TAZZZZZY, next video should be mad as
First GQ on youtube to mention Aerodynamics 😂😂
Ripper episode as always boys!!
Not locking in the rear bar is just turning your rooftop into a massive hinge under braking. You should really tie them down with bolts/locks
Looks great mate.
Lockers next??
Hold up! Going overseas with the patrol? Is that a cheeky way of saying heading to Tassy? lol
nice work mate, looks smick. 🙌
Have fun in Tassie
The patrols looking sick now propa rig ay
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Hey Liam would this new upgrade affect your wheeling ? As you said on the previous video the weight distribution affects the centre of gravity
Yes it definitely compromises the wheeling ability of the Patrol, but my hopes are to only have the tent on for trips I need it, and to keep using the swag where I can
Took him long enough to get one, looks really good, are there any plans to chuck a solar panel up there to keep the 105 ah diy battery juiced up?
I’m pretty sure there is 270 awnings out there that have a zipper hole for access through the passenger side also
Tassie trip aye..
If you're in Hobart I can take you for a cool mission..
If he's down Sorrell I'd like to meet up aswell
You missed the opportunity. They'd be back on mainland by now, videos come out weeks after production.
looks sweet bro
Someone's planning on joining the "Nissan High Club", hope ya springs aren't squeaky. Seriously though, is having the RTT only supported on the very ends not an issue? I thought they had a max distance of 1600 or there abouts between supports? Anyhow enjoy it young fella!!
If it's Tassie, i hope your ready for heaps of winching. Rig looks good though.
Ripper video guys!
wow that looks soo good
I think it would have been much better to have it flush with the rear of the canopy and use the platform at the back to stand on. Put a 12V electric blanket in it.
Great build Liam. You guys off to Tassie I assume?
almost a shame RTT's don't come in white, that being said looks mint
I"ve always been on the fence about gettin a rooftop setup but packing is the worst so my next build im getting one as much as I hate breaking from what I always I especially with a single cab
You should add a shower awning/ensuite to the drivers side
Yeah so quick and easy, lov my rtt, only negative is toilet breaks at night, enjoy buddy
I’d be spray canning the hoop in fact I have on a few cars I cbf with the set up of my other equipment just to do something as small as that 😂 haha good job tho dude
Liam PUT A #WIND# DE-FLECTER IN FRONT OF YOU TENT. 👍
Awesome work..
you should put some foot pegs on that rear hoop to climb up without the ladder
Mate HOW did you make those brackets for the side mounted ladder? I need those for my rig as my canopy is wider than the tent. Your setup is mint btw
Just used some 50x75 steel, cut into short sections to space out the existing ladder brackets!
Happy wife, happy life.
I’m guessing you’re going for a trip to tassy because you said over seas and it’s close to Melbourne.
Looks good. E joy Tassie boys.
Looks good
I was just thinking in last week's video, that I can't believe you haven't bought a RTT yet
another great video..👍