Tuff stuff roof top tent Owner's Manual
Rooftop Tent
Owners Manual
Congratulations on purchasing your
TUFF STUFF ROOFTOP TENT - the quick and easy way to enjoy camping.
Included in this leaflet is all the information that you require to obtain the maximum enjoyment and benefit from
your rooftop tent. Given proper care your rooftop tent will give you many years of trouble free camping.
1. Attaching the Mounting Rails to the Open Sky Rooftop Tent
1.1. Direction of Opening
Before you fit your new rooftop tent to your vehicle, you will need to decide whether you wish to have
the rooftop tent open to the back or to the side of your vehicle.
A. “Off the Back”
For most larger size vehicles opening “off the back” is preferable. The advantages of this
orientation are:
- leaves extra roof space for additional storage.
- with the tent open you will gain weather protection from the tent above you head
when accessing the back of your vehicle.
The mounting extrusions need to be cut off at both ends up to the second pre-drilled hole, prior to
being fitted to the base of the rooftop tent. See Diagram 1.
Cut here
Diagram 1
The mounting extrusions are then bolted to the base of the tent at right angles to the roof rack or roof
bars, in the direction of opening (along the length of the tent base).
1.4m
1.2m
OR
B. “Off the Side”
For most medium or small vehicles opening “off the side” is preferable. The advantages of this
orientation are:
- allows for lift up tailgates to operate normally.
- means the closed tent pack is better balanced on the roof and creates less wind drag
as the narrow face of the tent pack is travelling forward.
The mounting extrusions bolt to the base of the tent at right angles to the roof rack or roof bars (across
the width of the tent base)
1.4m
1.2m
Once you have decided which is best suited to your application, follow the mounting instructions. If
you are uncertain of the most appropriate method of mounting your rooftop tent, please contact
TUFF STUFF Corporation Limited or your distributor who will be happy to provide advice particular
to your circumstances.
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1.2. Mounting Extrusion - Attachment Instructions
1. Remove mounting extrusion from the carton (cut as per Diagram 1 if you intend opening the
rooftop tent off the rear of your vehicle.)
Place the tent on its side on the ground onto a clean surface.
2.
Using the supplied 6mm bolts and washers, slide your hand in between the inside of the base and
3.
the mattress and insert the bolts into the pre-drilled holes. See Diagram 2.
4.
Place the mounting extrusion into position over the bolts.
Slide the 6mm nuts into the mounting extrusions and tighten the bolts from inside the tent. See
5.
Diagram 2.
6.
Near the outside edges of the mounting extrusion you will find holes for the self drilling screws
supplied. Use the self drilling screws and washers to attach the outside edge of the mounting extrusion to the base of the tent through the end pre-drilled holes.
7. Mount the Ladder brackets to the ladder using the supplied 6mm x 20mm bolts, washer,
plastic
washer, spring washer and nut. See Figure 1.
8. Mount the ladder to the base of the tent using 4 x 6mm x 40mm bolts. Bolt each ladder bracket t
the base of the tent through the pre-drilled holes. See Figure 2.
6mm stainless steel bolt
washer
tent base
6mm nyloc nut
aluminium mounting extrusion
slide plate with
8mm stainless steel bolt
roof rack or roof bars
The mounting extrusion fitted to the base of the tent with the
slide plate and bolt fitted.
Diagram 2
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Nut
Spring
washer
Plastic
washer
Figure 1
Washer
Ladder
Mount
Bolt
(6mm x 20mm)
Figure 2
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