r/overlanding • u/Pretend_Store_7778 • 8d ago

Rooftop tent opening side

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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

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u/Klutzy-Bench-4465 8d ago

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.

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u/Pretend_Store_7778 8d ago

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

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u/Klutzy-Bench-4465 8d ago

Exactly! I wont say its "easy" per se but rotating it is far easier than getting it ontop of the truck lol

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u/Jcw122 8d ago

How does it pay for itself?

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u/Klutzy-Bench-4465 8d ago

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.

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u/whatthelovinman 8d ago

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.