Elevate Your Adventure! The FSR Odyssey Hardshell Roof Top Tent Comprehensive Guide & Review

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In honor of reaching 2k subscribers, I decided to celebrate by getting a roof top tent! This is my comprehensive guide on the Free Spirit Recreation Odyssey series RTT!
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Комментарии : 96

@SilverbackZR2 Месяц назад

Thank you for the great video with all the details bro. God bless.

@bettyspar8700 2 года назад

LOVE THE FSR Hard SHELL-- THE INTERIOR LIGHTS are a game changer! LOVe how we can put our bikes and kayaks on top of the tent shell! Best hard shell roof top tent! You are AMAZING! |

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Still the BEST investment I've made for the Jeep hands down

@jhayt4r 3 года назад

Its funny watching you struggle to put the front poles up. I was doing the exact same thing as you! If you loosen the straps all the way on both ends it will go a lot smoother. Nice videos!

@BaptismOverland Год назад

Great tip! I thought it just needed to get worn in but now couple years later I still have the same issue haha

@robottaway Год назад

That is a very nice rtt. Bet you've had a lot of good adventures using that. Congrats on growing to over 10k thats a real achievement!

@BaptismOverland Год назад

Still loving it a ton!

@yoomg 3 года назад

Love your videos! Always give a clear in-depth review!

@jhayt4r 3 года назад

Another "mod" that I did inside the tent was I installed one of those TV LED strips that is meant to be adhered on the back of your tv. I have it installed inside above the main door. This gives me the option of color and dimming. So far the adhesive backing hasnt failed and its a better option than the LED that came with the tent.

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

I did the same! My issue with the light being at the top in the back was that I had to crawl in to turn it on. What I did was put one in the entrance so when I go up the steps I can turn it one right away

@jhayt4r 3 года назад

@@BaptismOverland exactly! and turn on in amber mode to not attract bugs

@TheTroner19 3 года назад

Thanks for the extra commentary. I really appreciate the effort put into this video 🙌🏼

@toxophilite1953 9 месяцев назад

You have excellent content. Keep up the good work.

@shawnconway6662 3 года назад

Great review! If you haven't looked into it yet they do supply some hooks for the ladder to clip into.

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

They actually resent me a new ladder with hooks! They’re a great co!

@MrBake88 3 года назад

Excellent clearly honest review. Thank you.

@kd-b7340 2 года назад

Thanks for the helpful video! That soft bottom is definitely a deal breaker for me. Living in moist Oregon, I can imagine it getting mold pretty fast.

@BaptismOverland Год назад

Maybe but I live in Florida where mold is rampant and I honestly haven't had any issues

@michaelgee7509 3 года назад

My son is still too young to climb the ladder so the wife and I have been holding off on a roof top tent. Interested to hear your long term thought on wind noise at night with this hard shell. I have the full front runner rack on my 2015 Rubicon and love the cargo space. Hesitant to lose all of that space for a fixed mounted tent but I will keep watching reviews on them to learn more. Thanks again for the awesome reviews and the Jeep is looking good!

@OverlandGeeks 2 года назад

Wow! Your friend is Batista from Dexter? Cool! :D

@BaptismOverland Год назад

😂

@mariog5062 3 года назад

A little bit more work to setup compared to other hard shell clamp RTT. But for the price point, certainly I would consider for my 4R. 👍✌️🍁

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

Couldn’t pass up the sale. Originally wanted CVT Mt Hood but my wife wasn’t a fan of how it’s not tall all the way through. So I considered CVT Mt Helen but there’s no rail system at the top. There was sooo much research and I kept coming back to this one.

@mariog5062 3 года назад

@@BaptismOverland You sold me on Adventure 49” I like that it’s compact and like your wife, I didn’t like the clamp shell limited head room. I’m glad there’s a few dealerships here in Vancouver 🇨🇦. ✌️brother

@ballin1394 3 года назад

thanks for the great review.

@overlandtourer 3 года назад

Great review, this helps a lot.

@rolandmiezianko5672 3 года назад

I think FSR send you a ladder from their Adventure series. My Odyssey 55" ladder came with black hooks on top of the ladder.

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

Whoa! Weird! Let me find out

@tojomojo464 3 года назад

This is a rebadged Wild Lands RTT. Very nice bit of kit

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

I knew it looked familiar! I saw they looked the same but didn't know it was the same product,

@mikekay213 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland wild lands is lighter.

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

@@mikekay213 Yep. They probably added some stuff that made it a tad heavier. Not too familiar with Wild Lands so I can't give an honest answer on why.

@D_Cali_Life 2 года назад

You're content is 🔥 bro

@UPsargestoys 3 года назад

Congrats 👏👏

@elwapo4ever 2 года назад

Great Video! I have a overland-land cruiser 80 with a Gobi rack (not the stealth) I wonder if this particular roof top will fit on it?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

It should! LC's are pretty big compared to the Jeep so there more than enough room. Have you done measurements of the rack and compared it to the size of the tent?

@lisarich8210 2 года назад

I know this is older video. You talk about a T-slot rail? Did you get those from FSR?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

The T-Slot rails are on the Front Runner roof rack this thing is sitting on

@misslrich Год назад

As I am preparing to camp this season. Did you upgrade your mattress in your Odyssey? If so what did you use? Self inflating or air mattress? Thanks in advance.

@BaptismOverland Год назад

Did not. Personally it's super comfy for me the way it was. And I didn't wanna bring more gear that I have to carry up there as you cannot fold this thing flat with anything inside

@jimmethven8074 2 года назад

Great review. I don't care for the soft bottom layer but do like the load bars. I plan on taking a canoe with me on trips. What do you think of about 60 to 80 pounds of canoe and opening/closing the tent?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

I've had a roam box up there with about 50 lbs of gear and have opened it with no problems. But I've had to make sure to secure it so it doesn't slide off

@jimmethven8074 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland Sounds like it will work great then. Is there a prop or lock to keep the struts from closing up in the wind?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

@@jimmethven8074 Mine came with them. I've never needed it yet and hopefully won't ever lol

@sar4x474 2 года назад

Nice review. This tent was purchased for 2K?! Wow, it’s now listed for $3,295 on their website. Any tips out there for getting it for less in November of 2021?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Yeah when I got it it was on sale. I just waited till they had it and signed up for notifications. But also at the time it was being sold for around $2900 regular price. Looks like it DID go up possibly because of demand and shortage of supply etc that everyone is dealing with lately

@liljack313 3 года назад

Another great video and an awesome addition to the Jeep. Question for you, what door hinge steps are you running?

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

I have the kargo safari ones but they have since been bought out by metal cloak. They don’t have this particular model anymore (and good thing because it rusted easy. I had to get the rust off and then used POR 15 to make it like new again)

@michaelgee7509 3 года назад

I recently added the metal cloak steps and they are amazing. They also allow you to Mount in a fashion that takes into account the alignment of the door. Meaning you can Mount two bolts at a time and not screw up your door alignment. Awesome product and great customer service.

@matthewwillmann9679 2 года назад

Did you move the factory rails under the tent to center it more to be able to attach it to your roof rack? I see the extra whole so was wondering. I have the pioneer platform and am trying to figure out how I’m going to attach a rtt. Better option I think then drilling into my platform. Was it hard to move the tent rails.

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Actually didn't need to do anything! The rails go through the tent long ways but the front runner rack has their channels going the other way. I just needed the to get the brackets from front runner as it's sized to go from one of their rails to the other. If both were going the same way, yeah, I would have to make some adjustments under the tent.

@mikekay213 2 года назад

Great review, can you leave bedding inside?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Unfortunately on this one you cannot. It's so thin that there's no room for that or the ladder. But I also knew that going in. Sucks but the trade off is a thinner tent.

@brianrodriguez4075 2 года назад

I have the same tent for my 3rd gen 4runner, we love it a lot. I have it on tent risers but I notice it bounces slightly while driving. Just curious if your tent jiggles with bumps too?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

I don't actually. Weird. Have you brought it up to them? That was one of the things I actually looked for and fortunately never had the issue

@brianrodriguez4075 2 года назад

Yeah I brought it up to Sherpa Equipment Co since they are the rack manufacturer, since it’s so large they said it might jiggle slightly. They said if I didn’t have the tent risers and rest it on the crossbars then all that jiggling would’ve been noise transferred through the rack into the vehicle. Dude I love your build btw! Super clean!

@MattsGarageMiscDIY 2 года назад

Nice review. Does the ladder fit inside when closed up?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Not this one. The Evolution does but this one is too slim for it to fit.

@goodhomeglass 2 года назад

Would this fit two people and a dog?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Depends how big said people and dog are lol. But for comparison, I am 5'6 130lbs...my wife is 5'2 125 lbs...my son is 3'5 40 lbs and we all fit

@misslrich 2 года назад

What do you uses to secure the 4 latches once you get it closed?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

The way it latches is pretty secure already. No need to secure it more. I drive the jeep daily and it has never come out.

@MsJoshua551 Год назад

Hey, what kind of roof rack do you have?

@BaptismOverland Год назад

Front runner slim line 2 half rack. There's a video on my channel of the install

@michaelk4140 3 года назад

Where did you get your ladder? I know the tent comes with one but has hooks which might put stress on the tent zipper opening. Thanks Mike

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

This was the ladder that came with the tent. So I contacted them and told them I don’t think it’s the right one. Then they resent me the new one that has the hooks

@michaelk4140 3 года назад

@@BaptismOverland I like how the first one they sent you tucks in between the rack, instead of the second one with hooks. Im going to order and request the one that tucks. Hope they comply. Looks like the mattress is pretty thin so was thinking about adding a one or two inch topper. Do you think it will still close ? Thanks Mike

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

@@michaelk4140 it’s holding up awesome! I’m still in love with having it. I haven’t had a chance to use the new ladder yet with the hooks so we will see how it works

@jhayt4r 3 года назад

@@michaelk4140 I have the same tent and what I found best was the CVT Mt Hood Ladder with the little attachments.

@dzitaahadventures8632 2 года назад

Did you say you have a coupon code for FSR?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

I don't. RTTs normally don't do those with influencers. We all usually wait for their sales specially Black Friday.

@dzitaahadventures8632 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland Good to know. Keep up the good work brotha.

@MV-Dan 2 года назад

Are you able to keep bedding and the ladder inside the tent when closed?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Not for this one no. That's the tradeoff for it being so slim. I believe the Evolution one you can.

@mikebynum5215 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland I have found that we can leave the bedding in if we move it inwards towards the middle a bit so the hoop is not trying to compress the mattress and our bedding. The ladder and any pillows would be no way though.

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

@@mikebynum5215 ooooh good tip! I'll try that next time!!

@sar4x474 2 года назад

I’m getting this tent. I have a question, considering the length of the tent do you believe it is stable on a short rack system such as yours? I’m looking at the Rhino Rack Back Bone system with cross bars and don’t know if I should go with a two bar or three bar system. Love your channel. Just subscribed.

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

I had the same concerns and did a LOT of measuring before I made the decision. The length of my rack is pretty much the same as Rhino Back Bone platform and the rack pretty much covers 3/4 of the tent base so yeah, stable. And when we sleep, we pretty much sleep in the area where the rack is- not where the overhang is (which isn't a lot). Also as far as mounting, you'll notice my tent also somewhat goes OVER the rear of the rack a bit so that helps center it even more. I haven't had issues at all. Hope that answers your question.

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

Just for security, I would go with the 3 bar if it concerns you. Might be overkill but better overkill for things like this than not feel secure about it.

@sar4x474 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland Thanks!

@jasontan822 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland Thanks for your great video, i enjoy all of them. I'm in the midst of choosing roof rack (Front Runner, ARB Base Rack, Rhino Rack Platform), with the plan of buying Hard shell RTT eventually. Hard shell RTT are quite heavy (above 70kg), after some comparison, Rhino Rack barely can handle that weight with their backbone system, it's already hitting the max weight. A few questions hope you can help me: 1. The front runner rack seems quite tall already, with the RTT rails + RTT install kit, it seems even taller? Wouldn't it be better to use just cross bar, so that easy to install, and lighter weight, and lower profile? 2. Without the Front Runner RTT mounting kit, will it be a lot harder to install. I'm trying to minimize the height. 3. Can you expand your Front Runner Rack to full length easily, so that you have more cargo space? Would you recommend me to go for full length rack? 4. do you know if the full length rack allow me to install a snorkel to JK too? Thanks.

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

@@jasontan822 1. Yes. Cross bars would be easiest and lightest. I didn't go that route because I wanted to mount other things to roof rack like awnings and such. You can't really mount awning to tent rails because there's a slight angle pointing downwards. I know rhino has the crossbars with adapters to put an awning on the side. But in the event I move the tent I wanted use of the rack still

@bostonbright2533 3 года назад

Hey man, what color is your jeep?

@BaptismOverland 3 года назад

It’s the metallic gray. Why?

@mikekay213 2 года назад

How is the tent currently holding up? Anything gone wrong or new dislikes?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

LOVING it still. It's been a champ. No issues. The only issue I had was the wrong ladder but they've since sent me the correct ladder with brackets that it attaches to and now it's perfect. It's actually gotten better once it's been worn in. It's become easier to deploy and put away now that the fabric has settled.

@mikekay213 2 года назад

@@BaptismOverland thanks, still no bedding inside unlike the Australian version wildlands?

@BaptismOverland 2 года назад

@@mikekay213 there's a soft sleeping pad if that's what you mean. It's comfy

@chriscole2337 2 года назад

Hey mate great video! this tent looks very similar to the one in this video which i have just brought. some good mods in here for consideration. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FyB4xKQlv40.html cheers!

@BaptismOverland Год назад

Watching now!!