The thread on roof racks made me wonder. We're a bit fed up with camping in our hiking tent, and were giving the idea of a rooftop tent some serious thought. But... According to Haynes (and Land Rover) the maximum roof rack load (on road) is 50 kg; I remember someone in the roof rack-discussion mentioning 75 kg and mounting the roof racks on bars, to spread the weight. The rooftop tents we were considering (James Baroud, Maggiolina) all weigh about 60 to 70 kg. When I add up the weight of the roof racks (three alu Rhino racks) I seem to have a problem. Or do I?
Do any of you carry rooftop tents (the kind with the two pods), and how did you mount them? Do the rain gutters sag after a couple af years? What about fuel comsumption (Disco 300TDi)? Sensitivity to (cross) winds? High speed cornering?
Thanks,
Richard