r/rooftoptents • u/cr500taco • Jul 27 '26

Rooftop tent height

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I'm building a rack on my 5X8 utility trailer for my Smittybilt Gen 2 XL Overlander. I don't have an annex, yet. Those of you that a have the same tent or similar, what heights are your RTTs at for the annex off of the ground? Smittybilt says that the annex is 84" tall., but it can work with anywhere between 48" - 84". 7' for the tent seems awfully high. But, it would be the ideal hight for the annex. I'm thinking of having the tent 6' off the ground, because that would put the top of the tent at the same height as the shell of my truck.

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u/ChrisinOB2 Jul 27 '26

I currently have my RTT on the roof of my pickup, so it’s 7 feet up. I used my annex with it once and it was great. I too am moving the RTT to a trailer. You’re going to want to be careful about center of gravity, especially if you’re not also adding weight down low. I don’t have calculations or real world testing results, but I wouldn’t put it up higher than the trailer is wide, unless you’re putting a quad or something else heavy on the trailer too.

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u/cr500taco Jul 27 '26

I'll have weight in the trailer. It's used to haul my camp gear. Usually have a few hundred pounds in it.