Hello,
I'm new here but I hope I can get some help on a question that I have yet to find a clear answer on. My question is concerning weight from a RRT on these overlanding vehicles. I would like to put a RRT on my Leer QX100 which I have a Rhino Rack Cross Bars currently installed on. According to LEER the shell should only have 150lbs on the shell. However, it doesn't say if this is static weight or dynamic weight. Additionally, I see several folks who are putting these RRTs on their 4Runners, but the weight capacity on a 4Runner from what I found is only 135lbs. Obviously, these RRTs are almost at or surpassing these weights but that doesn't even begin to account for the campers sleeping in them. So my question is simply am I missing something or does the ladder offset that much of the weight when these tents are opened? Additionally, I understand that there are commercial shells that have higher capacities but I'm not getting a new shell and I know there are many out there running these RRTs on normal shells or the roofs of SUV's that have weight capacities far below that of my current LEER shell. Anyway, any help or thoughts would be great.
Thanks
USMCShepherd
I'm new here but I hope I can get some help on a question that I have yet to find a clear answer on. My question is concerning weight from a RRT on these overlanding vehicles. I would like to put a RRT on my Leer QX100 which I have a Rhino Rack Cross Bars currently installed on. According to LEER the shell should only have 150lbs on the shell. However, it doesn't say if this is static weight or dynamic weight. Additionally, I see several folks who are putting these RRTs on their 4Runners, but the weight capacity on a 4Runner from what I found is only 135lbs. Obviously, these RRTs are almost at or surpassing these weights but that doesn't even begin to account for the campers sleeping in them. So my question is simply am I missing something or does the ladder offset that much of the weight when these tents are opened? Additionally, I understand that there are commercial shells that have higher capacities but I'm not getting a new shell and I know there are many out there running these RRTs on normal shells or the roofs of SUV's that have weight capacities far below that of my current LEER shell. Anyway, any help or thoughts would be great.
Thanks
USMCShepherd