Thanks for the comment mate, good luck with the install. How do you like the iKamper? I had a look at them, looked great, just were in short supply last year
Would have been a nice option, however I think for what we use it for it works ok, and the manhole cover is just not quite in the right spot. Too close to the wall to be useful. Did consider it though! Cheers
I like that idea. Safer also as it can mount on the beam instead of hanging under. Easy to make a small slot for the cable and also run the remote through. A bit of wood trim around the hole and it would look very tidy.
Thanks mate, you probably could do it with just ratchet straps, might need two people though. Just find the hoist helps get it into position, the ratchet straps really are just a bit of insurance in case the hoist lets go. Thanks for watching mate, really appreciate it!
Hey, great video. What ratchet straps do you use to store your RTT on the ceiling, just any good ones or ones that are meant for suspending heavy loads long term?
Hey Sonia, thanks for watching! They are just good rated ratchet straps (not sure of the kg rating, I’d say about 250 each minimum). You don’t want to take any chances, bigger is better in this case!
Hi mate, yes so far so good. Obviously every case is different and I’m in no way saying you should do this, it’s not recommended! I’ve had the tent on and off the ceiling about 5 times now. I wouldn’t say it’s the most safe thing but it’s working. As soon as the winch lifts the tent up enough we run two ratchet straps around it and they’re secured separately. They take most of the weight. Thanks for watching!
Hi mate, it’s one I got at Bunnings, 100kg gorilla electric winch. Does the job, if I had my time again I’d buy the next one up, just for a bit more grunt. Thanks for watching!
Is exerting 100 kg force on your house's girders long-term a good idea? Well, it all depends on each owner's opinion. But if you move all 4 hanging points toward a wall, that's better than where they are in the video now. The closer the tent is to the wall, the less your girders will carry bending moments caused by the tent. The force remains the same, but the moments are reduced. That means you lower the tent onto a dolly on the ground and move it to another spot closer to the wall. Then hook it to the winch, then raise and store it in the air.
Ageed, we're not structural engineers! To be fair though, we've been using it for about 1.5 years now and no dramas. There's probably plenty of other ways to attack it, but so far it's working really well for us. Thanks for the comments though!
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Hahahah, thanks legend!!!!
Nice and simple - well done! Will be doing something similar for our iKamper here before long.
Thanks for the comment mate, good luck with the install. How do you like the iKamper? I had a look at them, looked great, just were in short supply last year
Heaps of room… nice work 🤙🏼
Thanks mate!
If I get a RTT for my truck I'll copy this, thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! Good luck with the RTT. 👍
Exactly what im trying to do thanks guys
Thanks for watching mate! Good luck with the project
You may need to strengthen the truss bottom chords
Agreed, the electric winch is only rated for 100kgs anyway, so not really going to matter. Not lifting anything too heavy.
Thanks For Watching!
This is great!! Thank you
Thanks so much Mike! Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Why didn’t you mount the winch up in the roof space to get it up higher?
Just a thought.
Would have been a nice option, however I think for what we use it for it works ok, and the manhole cover is just not quite in the right spot. Too close to the wall to be useful. Did consider it though! Cheers
I like that idea. Safer also as it can mount on the beam instead of hanging under.
Easy to make a small slot for the cable and also run the remote through.
A bit of wood trim around the hole and it would look very tidy.
Nice 👍
Thanks mate!
VERY GOOD JOB 👍 DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THIS JUST WITH THE RATCHET STRAP IF YOU TAKE HEAVY DUTY ONE.....
Thanks mate, you probably could do it with just ratchet straps, might need two people though. Just find the hoist helps get it into position, the ratchet straps really are just a bit of insurance in case the hoist lets go.
Thanks for watching mate, really appreciate it!
Hey, great video. What ratchet straps do you use to store your RTT on the ceiling, just any good ones or ones that are meant for suspending heavy loads long term?
Hey Sonia, thanks for watching! They are just good rated ratchet straps (not sure of the kg rating, I’d say about 250 each minimum). You don’t want to take any chances, bigger is better in this case!
Can I ask if those two screws have held up winching 100kgs?
I really want to do something similar
Hi mate, yes so far so good.
Obviously every case is different and I’m in no way saying you should do this, it’s not recommended!
I’ve had the tent on and off the ceiling about 5 times now. I wouldn’t say it’s the most safe thing but it’s working. As soon as the winch lifts the tent up enough we run two ratchet straps around it and they’re secured separately. They take most of the weight.
Thanks for watching!
What tent is that and whats the weight?? Thx
Hi Tom, it’s the Bush Company DX-27 tent, think from memory it weighs around 87kgs
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What type of winch did you use?
Hi mate, it’s one I got at Bunnings, 100kg gorilla electric winch. Does the job, if I had my time again I’d buy the next one up, just for a bit more grunt.
Thanks for watching!
Is exerting 100 kg force on your house's girders long-term a good idea? Well, it all depends on each owner's opinion. But if you move all 4 hanging points toward a wall, that's better than where they are in the video now. The closer the tent is to the wall, the less your girders will carry bending moments caused by the tent. The force remains the same, but the moments are reduced.
That means you lower the tent onto a dolly on the ground and move it to another spot closer to the wall. Then hook it to the winch, then raise and store it in the air.
Ageed, we're not structural engineers! To be fair though, we've been using it for about 1.5 years now and no dramas. There's probably plenty of other ways to attack it, but so far it's working really well for us.
Thanks for the comments though!