Yeah, seems to be the way to go. One additional item for the lessons learned boxJust don't
Yeah, seems to be the way to go. One additional item for the lessons learned boxJust don't
Happy that this is helpful for youThanks for sharing your experience, Christoph. It makes it easier for me to justify ordering the "officially sanctioned" Ineos crossbars. It's frustrating they will only let you order a pair. I will need to pick up a third at some point for the RTT.
And is it robust? I guess the trick is, that the wooden part is fixed to the foot of the gutter mount, so can't slip away?I created my own setup based on the 16cm wide DOT200 by DaysOnTracks.
All details here - https://www.theineosforum.com/threads/custom-camper-works.12410828/
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A shared buy with a forum mate?Thanks for sharing your experience, Christoph. It makes it easier for me to justify ordering the "officially sanctioned" Ineos crossbars. It's frustrating they will only let you order a pair. I will need to pick up a third at some point for the RTT.
Perhaps it's no problem. You could send a picture togther with a dimensioned sketch to Thule and ask for their assessment.Good point. I didn't even consider this. Wondering what made Expedition Parts recommend this.
I also have the crossbars from Thule, as nothing else was available. When I ordered the kit, the reference to the metal plates was definitely not there (but in the end I didn't order the kit, as I got the parts individually much cheaper elsewhere). I have (at least temporarily) also taken such rubber plates, but placed them not on the bottom of the channel, but on the side, so that the foot is further towards the vehicle and the lever in the gutter is not so big (unfortunately I can't take any pictures right now, I'll add them later). So far and after a few overnights without problems (I have four cross bars mounted).The dynamic roof load is 150 kg - but I also wonder whether this is true for the rain gutter.
I am about to prepare my Grenadier for a roof tent and have bought the Thule ProBar Evo (https://www.thule.com/de-de/roof-rack/car-roof-racks/thule-probar-evo-_-39xx?fitassistant=make:INEOS|Ineos,model:Grenadier+5-T+SUV|Grenadier%205-T%20SUV,year:2022-|2022-,variation:roof-type-617954|Regenrinne) as
1. it is explicitly approved for the Grenadier by Thule
2. it seems to be one (if not the only one) available to order currently
Ordered it via Amazon and all pieces arrived today and I assembled it and put it up.
Now, I did read on a German reseller website (Expedition parts: https://shop.expedition-parts.de/detail/index/sArticle/362922/sCategory/2449 - they sell the exact same Thule kit), they recommend:
German original:
English translation:
So, I bought some metal sheets and 3 mm rubber plates and created the following:
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So far, so good. But in practice it becomes this:
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So, theoretically the suggestion was appealing to me, distributing the load better on to the rain gutter, but this does not look stable / reliable at all and I am wondering whether I should withdraw the metal sheets again and just use it plain as intended by Thule.
Anybody any thoughts or experience with this?
Best,
Christoph
Hi, I have the same problem. But I want to built a construction between the bars and the roof tubes of the grenadier. I think, that’s a better solution.The dynamic roof load is 150 kg - but I also wonder whether this is true for the rain gutter.
I am about to prepare my Grenadier for a roof tent and have bought the Thule ProBar Evo (https://www.thule.com/de-de/roof-rack/car-roof-racks/thule-probar-evo-_-39xx?fitassistant=make:INEOS|Ineos,model:Grenadier+5-T+SUV|Grenadier%205-T%20SUV,year:2022-|2022-,variation:roof-type-617954|Regenrinne) as
1. it is explicitly approved for the Grenadier by Thule
2. it seems to be one (if not the only one) available to order currently
Ordered it via Amazon and all pieces arrived today and I assembled it and put it up.
Now, I did read on a German reseller website (Expedition parts: https://shop.expedition-parts.de/detail/index/sArticle/362922/sCategory/2449 - they sell the exact same Thule kit), they recommend:
German original:
English translation:
So, I bought some metal sheets and 3 mm rubber plates and created the following:
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So far, so good. But in practice it becomes this:
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So, theoretically the suggestion was appealing to me, distributing the load better on to the rain gutter, but this does not look stable / reliable at all and I am wondering whether I should withdraw the metal sheets again and just use it plain as intended by Thule.
Anybody any thoughts or experience with this?
Best,
Christoph
Hi Jörg,Hi, I have the same problem. But I want to built a construction between the bars and the roof tubes of the grenadier. I think, that’s a better solution.
Best,
Jörg
I attached normally at the rain gutter.
I'm up for a shared buy as also need 3 bars - but need the stock to exist first......still waiting on the wee table and side runnersA shared buy with a forum mate?
Sounds like a buy & share item for our classifieds forum.
Hi all, interested in your experience with rooftop tents (RTT as I learned).
I have an older Maggiolina hard shell rooftop tent. Used that in the past on my VW bus and like the concept of a hard shell design that opens parallel.
My tent has entries on both sides but not at the rear. And you already guess it: that just does not match with the ordered Trialmaster having the cool ladder at the back…
So tent with separate ladder at the side can only be a compromise for some time.
Has anybody experience with RTT with entry at the back? Which model would work well with the grenadier setup?
Does it work to step from ladder directly into RTT without stepping onto roof edge? Or do I need to forsee something there?
I plan to use crossbars, maybe 3 for offroading. When aftermarkets provide an option for crossbars fixed to IG side rail I might go for that instead of rain gutter mounting.
Thanks for your views.