DIY Roof Top Tent Lift 

The eternal issue of rtt removal. Solved !. Awesome idea !.

Wow this is by far the best idea I have seen for someone who doesn't have space for a garage hoist and pulley system.

Exactly what I was looking for. Your engineering is to be commended. Thank you and happy camping.

Very well done, keep it simple, some good engineering and made your life so much easier. Thanks for sharing

Great concept, Ideal for the garages that dont have the head space. This should be made available in your local hire centre if you dont have the storage room to keep it. Very easy to put together.

I definitely need this! Great idea...might I suggest adding two lines at each corner of the tent closest to the lift. You can attach the lines to the vertical arm to help stop it from spinning so a second person isn't required.

Perfect!awesome job! this is the one that I'm looking for.thanks for sharing

Thanks for sharing. Definitely need it as well.

Thanks for the great idea! Now I just need to find a metal worker to build one! Really well made video.

Thanks for sharing. Me: iKamper Skycamp Mini on 4Runner, this problem has been gnawing at me for a while. There are 3-4 good solutions I’m considering, but this might be the best one. Brilliant idea, solid execution. Well done.

Nice work. 👍

Very clever concept😮

I just put a hitch a the end of a 2ton harbor freight hoist. HAUL-MASTER 6 in. Drop / 5 in. The harbor freight one goes higher than the manual says. Worked perfect!

Wow that’s exactly what I need. You have the Barricade roof rack as well. Wish you were my neighbor

I had same system and been used it over 4 years for Ikamper RTT. Works great till now. For every camping trips, we install and remove RTT right away because I park my suv in side garage and don’t want to carry the RTT in town for no reason

Love your idea. I'm taking it. lol Depending how you are measuring the angle of bend. It can be 30 or 150 degrees. :)

Nice job!

One word. Genius!

Great idea.

very impressive!

Thank you for sharing! This will make a great first playing with new welder simple job.

I made a similar mod, but I didn't angle the add-on square tube, now you've got me thinking... time to dust off the welder...

good job

You should sell this. I have the exact same Jeep, Rack, similar tent (Roofnest). I would buy this in a heartbeat. I don't have access to a shop. Great idea!!! I wonder if I just extend the tube 3 feet, if that will give me the clearance to use the hoist without the bend.

That’s perfect! Planning on using harbor freight engine hoist for exact same purpose. What are the dimensions? Thanks

Excellent ... I’m there ... have the crane and 4 foot extension ... so how many inches out for the bend ? And what angle is the bend? Thanks .

Awesome

I'm thinking the same thing! Thanks for share. may i ask do you have a 2 tone engine lifter or a one ton lifter? thanks

Like the build, just wondering if you are still using it and how it is holding up? any modifications ect.

Do you think this would support a 230lb RTT to mount on a lifted 4runner? Thanks and great video

Mine is on a trailer so quite a bit lower. I think I can get away with a standard hoist. Great idea though

Awesome work, would you be able to share the measures and angle you put on the additional arm?

Have a link to the lift you used? Nicely done!

What thickness of metal tube did you use? 1/8”? Surely not 1/4” right?

We have a jeep JL with 2inch lift, Rhino rack rails, and a CVT tent, will your design give us enough clearance without maxing out the cylinder?

well here we go, another trip to Princess Auto!! LOL!

you are able to lower it veeery slowly using this lift when putting it back on the jeep?

How much would you charge to make a duplicate and transport it to Phoenix AZ

Where did you get that crane from? Whats the height of the stock crane fully extended?

Too much work for a RTT IMO! Great work thought!

What straps did you use? I have some 15 ft ratchet tiedown straps

okay stupid question..but if I have a smaller car is the engineered enlongment that you made necessary ? I am just asking cause us (2 sisters) are also having trouble getting it on our car but we have a very small one so we considered getting a crane..?

Hi can i ask how long your bar is from the end of the crane manufacturers blue coloured jib i was going to make one however just have a one piece extension! Does that make sense? Or im i talking #$@!!

Hi would you of been able to lift the tent without the extension you added.

Was anyone successful at making this using the Harbor Freight 1 Ton Foldable Shop Crane? It's less expensive than the Princess Auto, but I'm not sure if the 2x2 will fit the Harbor Freight crane.

this is fantastic, you'd probably make good money selling the extensions as a side business. BTW what is the weight of you RTT

What is the height that you can achieve with this setup, looking at building the same setup and I wonder if I can use the dimensions you are providing. That said I have a 4runner with an iKamper, so I would near to clear ~90 inches. Need be I could always install additional 2x2 metal tube between the legs and wheels to give a small increase in height.

Pretty brialliant

What engine hoist/crane did you use?

I try to build your solution. could you please tell how long the part is, which is outside before the bend. 18" are inside, XX" is the length to the bend, the band is 30 degrees and from the band this part is 29" long. Thank you

Had this built in Florida and used it once, moved to NC, and the moving company lost the extension!!! had another extension welded together from the shop in Florida but they didn't want to drill the holes because they didn't have the receiving tube from the crane. So, my question is, the new hole on the crane receiver, ( @3:42 on your video) and on the 18" end ( @3:56) how far in do I drill the hole for the crane receiver? tried to see on your video, looked about 5" thanks again for a great design, cant wait to use it up here in the Mountains of NC.

How would attach the hoist to my hardshell roofnest tent ? I’m trying to think it out

I can’t see how you attached the Clovis hook on the end?

Can you make me one??😁

btw whats the size of the hook?thanks

Hey can you make one for me ??

I need to buy something like this for my hardshell 220 pound RTT. Some one please sell me one

pls sell me a bracket like that lol

Don't grind metal with your bike right next to your table. The metal bits will get onto the brake rotors and the cassette. Don't ask how I know...

Can I pay you to make one for me?