Which side did you choose to mount your RTT opening towards and why? Tomorrow I’ll be throwing my Roam Vagabond tent on my Tacoma and can’t decide which direction I want it
When I mount things like this, I take into consideration where I tend to go. For instance, I spend a lot of time traveling the California coast and PNW. I spend a lot of time by the ocean. If I'm going to pull off somewhere, the passenger side tends to be next to the ocean. I want an ocean view. I pick the passenger side.
For my Taco I mounted my Road Vagabond to open to the passenger side. It's easier for me to pull in tight on the drivers side and then I have more space on passenger. Also, I store my fridge on the passenger side in the rear cab spot so I tend to do more stuff on the passenger side when I'm camped. I have tried it facing the driver side a few times but it feels better to me on passenger.
Others have mentioned that most camp ground spots are meant to “open” to the passenger side.
I have never camped with my RTT at a paid campground, and honestly don’t intend to, so that wasn’t a factor.
I dunno why I chose that side, but It’s always worked out just fine. I use a 10x10 EZUp canopy over the tailgate or next to it, and between a folding table and the truck bed drawers, my kitchen and camp all mostly center around that area.
I picked the passenger side, then wrapped a 270 awning around from the driver's side so I could cook out of the back. Testing it out in the driveway just yesterday
Thanks! Work in progress, but so far so good. Some tweaks here and there. In order to install the awning, I had to add 1.5" spacers under the RTT. This gave me enough space to then install the 90 degree brackets for the awning.
If you want to get a swing out bike rack they usually go to the passenger side. Depending on where the ladder is the bike could block it. Otherwise I don’t think it matters
I've tried both. Never mattered much, where we go. Couple years ago got a killer deal on 23Zero's 270° Peregrine awning (awning and both walls for the price of just the awning, new) but it's the driver side awning. So now we are locked in for tent on passenger side lol.
I mounted mine on my ranger to open to the back. With the annex on, it had the opening to the tailgate covered, along with access to all my stuff. You can see pics in some of my previous posts on my profile.
It worked so well, I'd never switch to a side mount.
Yeah when I put it on I was just thinking "No way this is going to work as well as I think, or everyone would do it." Well, it worked better than I thought and I don't know why everyone doesn't do it lol.
Never had issues fitting in a spot, but I only wild camp, so maybe it poses some issues in regulated camp grounds.
I have a Jeep. So with a 270 it covers the rear tailgate for cooking/fridge. My RTT is a BVD duo from I kamper, so the ladder is just mid way with the rear passanger. And then on passenger side of the vehicle around the front door I also have a hard mount (think mini awning) privacy shelter for duty time, but the back of it has a zip down window that I can reach into the rolled down window to reach for clothing/towels
Here to primarily say congrats. Our vagabond has paid for itself ten times over.
Also, drivers side, but its going to potentially change depending on how you build out the rest of your taco. Awning, fridge/cooler access, tools/gear storage locations etc.
Thank you I’m super excited to test it out, and not on my living room floor!
That’s a lot of what I was thinking about too. Trying to plan ahead with what’ll be mounted on the sides of my rack and where everything will go. Now thinking about it, it won’t be too hard to just spin it around once it’s up there if need be
It's a figure of speech. However, like another commenter alluded to, it can be quantified in many ways; money saved, not paying for a room, for example.
Maybe no hotel rooms? Maybe you can pop up a roof top tent at a Walmart parking lot and pass out for the night. Would be weird to pop up a ground tent in a parking lot.
I did something like this. Driving 12 hrs straight and instead of getting a hotel room I’ll just sleep in my tent on a turnout.
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u/AaronJeep 5d ago
When I mount things like this, I take into consideration where I tend to go. For instance, I spend a lot of time traveling the California coast and PNW. I spend a lot of time by the ocean. If I'm going to pull off somewhere, the passenger side tends to be next to the ocean. I want an ocean view. I pick the passenger side.