I got the rack all tacked together today. I was originally only going to do the center square section. However since I had to change the plan for where to put the actuators in the back because of clearance for the tail lights. I decided to widen the rack. I designed it so the round tube in the sides will stick out just about 1” around the base of the tent. This should help protect it from thick branches a bit. This wider rack will also give me a nice place to mount the 270 awning the wife wants so it should work out. I have been considering removing the center support I think I may have overbuilt it. It’s thin tubing though so doesn’t add a lot of weight so will likely just leave it.
I used round tubing everywhere you will be able to see it, and square in the center because of the brackets that came with the tent. It also made that section faster to construct which was a nice bonus.
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