James Baroud Roof Tent - Mounting

which load bars do i need?

The tent is assembled on crossbeams. The lower tent shell is provided with two stable continuous aluminum C-profiles. Two crossbars are usually sufficient for a secure hold. Depending on the positioning options, a third cross member also makes sense for the XL models. The tent must lie flat and straight on the beams.

The distance between the crossbeams must be 80 - 100 cm for the M and X models! For the XL models, the distance should be approx. 120cm.

There are a number of manufacturers of crossbars - it is important when choosing that the carriers are suitable for the vehicle and roof tents in general. If you have any questions, contact your vehicle dealer. On request, crossbars from brands such as Rhino Rack or Front Runner can be ordered from us - otherwise the brands are also represented by Taubenreuther.

If available for the required vehicle, we can mount Rhino Rack and Alu-Cab crossbars purchased from us. In all other cases, the customer must come with pre-assembled crossbars for roof tent installation.

When assembling the hard-shell roof tents on unsuitable carrier systems, damage caused by the base carrier is excluded from James Baroud's warranty!

What is important?

Sufficient load capacity
of the Load bars

The load capacity of the load bars must be higher than the dead weight of the roof tent. It would also be important that the carriers used are also suitable for roof tents.

Sufficient
Roof load

The roof load of the vehicle must be higher than the weight of the crossbars and tent added together.

Length of
the load bars

Width of the roof tent with a tolerance range of +/- 5cm per side.

(means approx. a width of the crossbars of 130cm for M and X variants, 150cm for XL variants).

Mounting clamps
& Mounting