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My understanding is that Urander is coming out with a new RTT that will mount easily with their 270 awning. Then there are those of us without this new tent but have purchased the Urander awning.

The Urander awning is exceptional. I’m sitting is the shade right now beneath mine in sunny Scottsdale enjoying today’s breeze. The poles provide more than sufficient support in today’s wind and if the wind is ever crazy there are tie-down ropes that could be used. It has built-in LED lighting that very simply plugged into the CT’s 110 bed outlet, directly above the bed outlet. The LED lights are dimmable and have 3 modes: (1) white, (2) amber, or (3) soft blue. The poles are not attached permanently and store in their own bag. They adjust sharply and are sturdy. They vary in length awaiting your adjustment for height and tension. It is a really nice awning. Wind in Scottsdale right now is gusting about 8-12 mph and the awning is just solid even without tie-downs.

But there is an issue! The Urander awning brackets have a curved lip that rises above their rack. This curved lip is about 5/8ths of an inch but because of its curve it puts the bracket in the space needed for mounting my non-Urander tent!

Now these brackets are solid. I like that they are well designed for loads. But they present the issue with mounting my RTT.

I have a @Mars Adventure Gear RTT, the Basecamp. I really like it. Well-made. Great design. I love getting to my driving location, popping it up, using Cybertent mode to level the truck and nearly instantly having a chance to sleep without pitching a tent on the ground or “blowing” up a tent, and doing all that in the dark with possible critters and who-knows-what. So I love the Mars RTT.

To make the Urander awning allow for the Mars tent, I crafted some 1-inch rubber mounts out of some Quick-fist mounts and some rubber stoppers. You can get Quick-fist mounts off Amazon or practically anywhere. I bought some rubber stoppers from Home Depot. I drilled out partial holes in the rubber stoppers using a 1/2 inch drill bit. I plugged this hole with the head of an M8 bolt and using some lock-tite I threaded a T-nut onto the end of the bolt. I made 4 of these and then mounted them onto the Urander’s crossbars where my Mars tent will rest. I then cut off all of the closing clasps of the Quick-fists, and placed the Quick-fists (which are really just hunks of rubber at this point) around the rubber stoppers and then used a heavy duty zip-tie for keeping the Quick-fist where I want it and to keep it “closed” so-to-speak, around the rubber stoppers. Then I hefted the Mars RTT into the correct location and tightened down the mounting brackets, which compresses my rubber mounts enough to further keep them immobile.

Problem. Solution. I am getting ready for Zion National Park with a few additional tweaks to the CT setup!

If anyone were to do this, make sure that the rubber stoppers are quite hefty and that they are very, very close (preferably the same) in height to the thickness of the Quick-fists, and that you do not drill probably more than 1/3rd of the way into the rubber stoppers. One additional reason for using the Quick-fists is that they have pre-existing holes that make mounting them into place a simple process.

Tesla Cybertruck Urander 270 Awning Install With Mars RTT IMG_2888


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Thanks so much for sharing. Your setup looks awesome! Just a quick tip that might help. Adding a few more rubber stoppers for 2 or 3 more crossbars can give the tent more support when two people are sleeping in it. We usually recommend around 100 pounds per crossbar, which is why we include nine in total. It gives you more flexibility and peace of mind.😉
 

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Fantastic write up! Nice problem-solving! I hope you have a great time in Zion! One of my favorite places, I just don’t like driving through there just to get to freaking Ely!

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Thanks so much for sharing. Your setup looks awesome! Just a quick tip that might help. Adding a few more rubber stoppers for 2 or 3 more crossbars can give the tent more support when two people are sleeping in it. We usually recommend around 100 pounds per crossbar, which is why we include nine in total. It gives you more flexibility and peace of mind.😉
Thanks for the suggestion. Done!
 


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Amazing, I have a 270 naturenest and im still trying to figure that one out with my Mars.co RTT. Thank you for sharing, I've got hope now!
 
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Amazing, I have a 270 naturenest and im still trying to figure that one out with my Mars.co RTT. Thank you for sharing, I've got hope now!
You probably want to do this on 4 crossbars as noted by Urander in that their design planned for about 100 lbs. per crossbar, for a total of 8 support mounts.

I’ve ordered this wind deflector and haven’t yet received it, but there is a slight whistle now above 60 mph with my RTT being 1 inch higher, as it now sits above my Urander rack wind deflector. This additional wind deflector should take care of that and will likely help laminar air flow by reducing turbulence and “eddies.”

https://www.victory4x4.com/product/UNI-RTTF.html

Also, you can zip-tie the circumference of the quick-fists to ensure that they remain “closed” around the grommet that you make.

Prior to this new install my RTT was 1-2mm off of a few of the crossbars and there was a constant “rattle” where the RTT made constant vibration contact with those crossbars that were just shy of making consistent contact. With my new mounts, but for the wind whistling above 60 mph, I have to reach up and touch my RTT through an open window to make sure it is still there! It’s awesome!😎
 

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Here are some photos of our awning paired with our first rooftop tent, mounted on both the MOLLE panel rack and the flat panel rack. The setup fits together easily—no rubber riser needed.
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Tesla Cybertruck Urander 270 Awning Install With Mars RTT SL-19
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Tesla Cybertruck Urander 270 Awning Install With Mars RTT SL-16
 
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Looks like very sturdy, larger cross-members directly under the tent lift the tent above the curved lip of the awning so that the tent and awning work immediately together without the need for additional engineering.

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