RTT mounts from Wheel Every Weekend

[TeamPJ]

I installed the secure RTT mounts from Wheel Every Weekend. Vast improvement over the factory ikamper mounts. Solid aluminum brackets with keyed safety nuts. Great product!

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[909phillyman]

I installed the secure RTT mounts from Wheel Every Weekend. Vast improvement over the factory ikamper mounts. Solid aluminum brackets with keyed safety nuts. Great product!

Can you advise as to which set of mounts you picked up? When I checked their site quite a few times last year, they didn't specify any of their mounts that would properly fit the Rivian crossbars. I just checked their site a few min ago and I now see a disabled 'Rivian' option, but I don't know if that means it was available and is now out of stock, or if that means that it is 'Coming Soon'. Did you pick one of the available mounts for another brand of bars?

 

[TeamPJ]

I bought the second to last set last week.

 

[909phillyman]

I bought the second to last set last week.

Well, it's good to know that Wheel Every Weekend is making Rivian specific mounts now. I'll keep checking their site for when they're available again! Thanks for sharing!

 

[krails]

Well, it's good to know that Wheel Every Weekend is making Rivian specific mounts now. I'll keep checking their site for when they're available again! Thanks for sharing!

In case you didn't pick these up yet, they're currently 15% off through Memorial Day and Rivian mounts are in stock.

https://www.wheeleveryweekend.com/products/rtt-security-mounts?variant=44245427749142

 

[Leonbmx]

I installed the secure RTT mounts from Wheel Every Weekend. Vast improvement over the factory ikamper mounts. Solid aluminum brackets with keyed safety nuts. Great product!

So currently my iKamper Skycamp Mini 3 is installed with the v2 clamps, which have an integrated part that goes in the tent's U-Channel.

In the WEW mounts installation video, I see him placing an aluminum piece on the bolt, is that included with the brackets (can't imagine, as that seems RTT specific), as from your pictures it looks like you just used a washer? If you used a washer, how do you keep the bolt head from spinning??

 

[TeamPJ]

They recommend that you purchase the Ikamper v1 mounts and use the included bolts. I bought some 35mm bolts, fender washers and nord lock washers. Two fender washers seemed sufficient to me. Then I wedged a flat head screwdriver along side the bolt head. Might be easier with two people but I did it myself.
There was some trial and error. I didn't want to buy the Ikamper mounts. I also used the loctite.

 

[k3g]

They recommend that you purchase the Ikamper v1 mounts and use the included bolts.

I have the v1 mounting kit and it doesn't line up. Upside: I didn't pay for it, it came used along with the v2 mounts when I got the tent used.

Instead, I got these bolts from Ironman, and while pricy for what they are, they work perfectly. Good mountain hardware is worth it to me, especially when the v1 mounting hardware had me needing to bend the bolts a bit.

 

[909phillyman]

In case you didn't pick these up yet, they're currently 15% off through Memorial Day and Rivian mounts are in stock.

https://www.wheeleveryweekend.com/products/rtt-security-mounts?variant=44245427749142

Thanks for the heads-up! I'm gonna try to snatch up a set! Appreciated!

 

[krails]

I have the v1 mounting kit and it doesn't line up. Upside: I didn't pay for it, it came used along with the v2 mounts when I got the tent used.

Instead, I got these bolts from Ironman, and while pricy for what they are, they work perfectly. Good mountain hardware is worth it to me, especially when the v1 mounting hardware had me needing to bend the bolts a bit.

Yeah, the instructions aren’t super clear but you’re supposed to cut the v1 bars in half so you’re using them and the bolts but with the spacing needed for the Rivian bars and WEW mount.

https://www.wheeleveryweekend.com/blogs/tech/how-to-measure-and-install-rooftop-tent-security-mounts

 

[k3g]

Yeah, the instructions aren’t super clear but you’re supposed to cut the v1 bars in half so you’re using them and the bolts but with the spacing needed for the Rivian bars and WEW mount.

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https://www.wheeleveryweekend.com/blogs/tech/how-to-measure-and-install-rooftop-tent-security-mounts

Ah, I see I fell afoul of the "didn't read the instructions" problem.

 

[Leonbmx]

I have the v1 mounting kit and it doesn't line up. Upside: I didn't pay for it, it came used along with the v2 mounts when I got the tent used.

Instead, I got these bolts from Ironman, and while pricy for what they are, they work perfectly. Good mountain hardware is worth it to me, especially when the v1 mounting hardware had me needing to bend the bolts a bit.

They were out of stock there. But now that I know they are called "Slide Plates" I was able to search for them.

I found these in the process and they are a lot cheaper:

https://www.offroadwarehouse.com/product/rooftop-tent-mount815113/default.aspx

 

[k3g]

They were out of stock there. But now that I know they are called "Slide Plates" I was able to search for them.

I found these in the process and they are a lot cheaper:

https://www.offroadwarehouse.com/product/rooftop-tent-mount815113/default.aspx

Nice find! That's a really good price.

 

[Leonbmx]

Nice find! That's a really good price.

Shipping was $21 to Seattle, but if you happen to live close to one of their shops, you can avoid that. But even with the shipping, it was less than $30 for 8 of the pieces.

 

[Foobar]

I have these mounts holding my Roofnest Condor Overland - it is so much more secure than the simple plate that came stock. I also applied a thin rubber pad (think bicycle innertube thickness) around my crossbars that they clamp down onto - probably not needed, but I figured why not. I'm using the slide plate that came with the Roofnest.

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