[uhall]

Hi All. I am looking to put a cargo box on the roof. After doing some research I came across a few pretty cool roof top tents that doubled as cargo box or provides crossbars on top to mount a cargo box. For our use case the RTT idea is at least worth looking into... I am a bit confused about the practicality of RTTs because they weigh so much. It seems to render the roof useless...

Tepui has a model that they advertise as cargo box in addition to a tent - Hybox The unit itself weight 150lbs which only leaves 15lb of cargo weight if using the factory rails.

Roofnest has a similar product - Sandpiper. The unit weighs 140lb and they advertise with the tent closed it can support mounted gear up to 100lbs.

So my questions are:

1. The factory rails only support 165lb, what are other options if I wanted to support 250lbs of dynamic weight?
2. Has anyone removed the factory rails and replaced them with other hardware?
3. What is the most weight that the passport roof can support (static and dynamic)?
4. What is the maximum dynamic weight that will not compromise the safety (roll risk) when driving at highway speeds 90 MPH.
5. Does anyone have any other suggestions or want to share their roof setups regarding cargo boxes, aftermarket rails, or RTTs?

 

[nicholas39]

I'm going to be in the market for an SUV that does well off road. The Passport seems worth considering. But as with the original poster, I'm interested in likely putting a roof top tent on it. I'd like a rack mount which could handle close to or beyond 200 lbs dynamic and at least 400 lbs static. Is anything like that available for the Passport?

 

[isaacmccoy]

 

[isaacmccoy]

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. I called them a few weeks ago, inquiring about this setup. Was told it’s in the works, so will have to wait......maybe if more people push for it, they will build.....