Rooftop Tent With Big Dogs?! How To: A cheap easy fix!!
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2021
- We wanted to come up with a solution to getting our dogs in our tent with us each night without having to carry big dogs up a ladder. We've seen products on the market that offer a solution, at the cost of a hefty price. We found a cheap and very easy way to remedy this!
Link to the tarp in this video:
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Thanks for the idea! This worked perfectly. You saved me a few hundred bucks. I was thinking about buying that overpriced desert armor doggo ramp.
Thats awesome! 😁 I'm glad it worked for you too! I was considering the same product but just couldn't justify it, I knew there had to be another way.
Yes
This is genius. I was just about to press the payment button on that expensive one you were referring to.
Thats awesome! I'm glad this could help! 🙌
Now I know I can buy a roof top tent and camp with my dogs. Thank you for the idea. Love it.
Great idea thanks for the video! Love your dogs
Y’all are so smart !!! Such a great idea !!!!
Thanks! Just trying to save time and money wherever possible! Lol
Excellent!!!
Thank you! I was basically thinking the same thing, but haven't tried it. In fact I WAS reserved about buying a RTT because I know my dog would either refuse or break a leg on a ladder! LOL
I will now be deciding on a tent and getting ready for next season because of you. Thank you.
FYI Desert Armor is out of stock on their ramps, so... Guess that Guy that commented earlier is even more ignorant than he initially sounded. I was quite impressed with your reply. I'll be subscribing and watching more of your videos when it's not 2am!
I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad that I could help. I dont think you'll regret it. I absolutely love my RTT and even more so now that it's easy to get my pups up in it. Keep me updated on what you choose. There's so many options out there!
Lol sometimes you gotta kill em with kindness i suppose, im not sure why people choose to be mean when unprovoked.. but it makes no difference to me as long as I can help other people.
Awesome. Thanks for the video
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Good video!
Ahh cracking ladder idea there mate, top work 👍
Thank you brother! Sometimes simple is best lol 😆
Thank you!!!
I love this idea. Possible improvement... cut the tarp to size (width x2) which will leave a gap of 2x thickness of ladder, put in extra grommets and add paracord lacing - slip it on, tighten the laces. Losen the laces, slip it off. Takes up a bit less space, but provides a more rigid surface. You could also add pockets on the back for say 24" aluminum battens (1/8 inch x 2" flat barstock - or similar) if you need to reduce sag even more. That way your only putting in grommets, and sewing 2 layers of cavas.
Brilliant, thank you for the idea! You said "grommets" and I don't know if this is what you meant by it, but I immediately thought of "boat snaps." I had some lying around from customizing snaps on my ski gear, and then just did a little customizing our SoftTopper with a few extra boat snaps to integrate into our bed liner rails, so I have a tonnnnn of extra. I think I'm going to try using those and making "snaps" to hold it all in place, top, bottom and sides. Thinking of a "boat cover" and the pressure that's typically under (also SoftTopper sides) it should work just fine for 2 30lb puppy weights.
Thats actually a really good idea, I hadn't thought of that!! The grommets I was referring to are the brass pieces sometimes in the corners of a tarp that are typically used for tie down points with a rope. But I like that snap idea I might have to give that a go. Thank you for watching and thank you for the idea!! 🤝
YESS!!! GENIUS!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Youre very welcome! I hope it works as well for you as it does for us!
Brilliant
Thanks so much, very helpful, we were thinking this morning about having to build a ramp from the ground to the hood to the roof of my Jeep so that they could go in through the window, but that means added weight and a place we’d have to store it. Not ideal with two people and two dogs and camping stuff in a Jeep!
First of all, Thank you for the kind words! Secondly, I agree! We battle with weight too in this midsized truck and two dogs so I know exactly what you mean. That would be a neat idea if you can figure out the logistics of it... Hopefully this works out well for you too, just remember to keep a hold of the tarp so their weight doesn't pull it thru the rungs when they walk up it!
I've been carrying my dog up and down but he's over 60 pounds now so its feeling a bit dangerous. Definitley almost fell backwards off the ladder this weekend... Great idea, thanks so much!
Oh yeah! Definitely an eye opener when that happens. My shepherd mix is a squirmy one so I didn't wanna end up on my back because of him! Glad it helped!!
great idea, thx
No problem! Thanks for watching!
If you have a tent that needs the ladder down to support the weight of two dogs(ikamper actually states it can break the hinges if you put ~50 lbs on the edge without the legs supporting it) - you can pick up a telescoping ladder for ~50-100$ as well and use this in combination and it hooks onto the top rung of the RTT ladder. For a total of 100-150 - its half the price of just the marketed solutions and then you don't even have to wrap the ladder you climb up.
Lots of clever solutions out there.
Agreed! Personally I was just interested in not carrying a bunch of extra things. I like multi use tools and the tarp serves this purpose as well as an obvious tarp for shade because I don't have a fancy awning yet.
The legs are still supporting weight at this angle, just not enough to hold an adult human. Thank you for the extra ideas!
What’s the brand and model of the chest pack you have on in this vid?
Thanks !! Where can I buy the tarp?
Like it! We have a Belgian Malinois mix and he's over 80#. We've been wondering how we'll get him up into the RTT next spring. This may be the answer! BTW is that a Hill People Gear chest pack? What do you carry in it? Cheers & Happy Camping.
Awesome! Yeah give it a shot! And let me know how it works for you, It's worked quite well for us even with our German mix. He's a paranoid dog on a good day lol so it took him a few tries to learn the ropes but he picked it up well. And yes it's a Hill People Gear rig, I have another video from a while ago on my channel- I carry a mini survival kit in it, as well as my Smith & Wesson Shield on this trip. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Thanks for the ideas! Would adding a few strong bungees wrapped around the tarp help keep it in place??
Depending on the size of the dog I would think it'd work well! For our big dogs I don't think anything less than a ratchet strap would work lol
How long did it take you to train them to use it? I have a folding ramp to get my dog in my truck (let alone my tent!) and he won't go on it. He gets his front paws on it and its wobbling all over the place 😩
Try to make it a bit more sturdy if possible, it seems like he's not sure it'll hold him.
My doggos were used to me carrying them into the tent so they already knew that's where they needed to be. So when I wrapped the ladder just a few "come on" encouragement taps up the ladder to persuade them was all it took.
A ramp to the truck is the next thing I need, since I've got the lift my one dog can't make it up lol
Awesome idea 💡 . Do you leave it on when you guys go up ? Just wondering thanks 😊
No we take it off. Usually when we put them up for the night they stay until morning. Thankfully they sleep the whole night thru. They're in a hurry to get down in the morning though lol
I'm trying to figure out how to get my basset hound up into my tent on a 4runner, by myself... This is the closest solution I've found, but I'm pretty sure he needs less of an incline.
Depending on the height your ladder extends to, im sure you could kick the ladder out further to accommodate him, seeing as my ladder isnt fully extended here. This might require a bigger tarp but you wouldn't know unless you test it to see. Or you could utilize a bigger tote or chest than I do in the video, if he's capable of making a small initial jump... it would reduce the incline further.
What tent is that? And is that insulation inside???
This is the 23zero walkabout 62. I have an older video on my channel showing it in more detail... And yes that's a winter insulation liner that we've been trying out and it works well!
@@TheStoicWolfe man I’ve got the smittybilt xl tent. Wonder if other companies product would work inside.
@@thomasf4915 tbh I'm not sure. The fitment is pretty tight. Not alot of room for error. But if the dimensions of your tent match this one it might be worth a try? If nothing else you can return it or modify the hanging points to fit your application. Having that air buffer does help in the winter though, we had camped in 18 degrees f that night and on new years we were in 16 degrees with it. It's still chilly inside but alot less cold than it otherwise would be.
This is a crappy unsafe copy of the Desert Armor DOGGO Ramp
Thank you for checking out the video Billy with no content on his clearly NOT fake account. The only person that would be this worked up about me saving folks some money and not hurting their back is someone that thinks theyre losing money because of it. Like those people that make the overpriced ramp...So thanks for checking out my video guys! 😊🤙hope you have a wonderful day!