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Overlander Tent
Attaching the Mounting Rails to the Smittybilt Rooftop Tent
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 ( SUV) 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.
• Tailgate or rear hatch can be accessed from inside the annex(optional)
The mounting extrusions may need to be cut off at both ends up prior to being fitted to the
base of the rooftop tent. Use tent bottom as a template and trim mounting extrusions so
they fit within the tent base. Trim at the red line.
Remove tent cover then place tent with tent base with holes face up on a clean, protected
surface. Slightly open up tent, open up entrance and remove all parts from the interior of the
tent.
Periodically check torque
of all hardware.
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