Transporting Canopies

[broox]

For those of you with standalone canopies, how do you transport them to and from your campsites?
Throw it inside the teardrop? In your tow vehicle? On a roof rack or cargo basket?

[halfdome, Danny]

Our Coleman 13’ x13’ canopy fits perfectly on the galley counter top.
Danny

[Socal Tom]

I usually throw mine on the bed. It comes right out and I slide it underneath if its a late night. If I know that I'll be sleeping at a truck stop or something, I'll fold down the back seat in my Jeep and put it there. I really want to follow the "no stuff on the bed" policy, but there are certain things that its just much easier to carry them on the bed, and they quickly go underneath.
Tom

[gudmund]

being I use a PU truck for a tow vehicle - it goes inside the covered PU box . What is nice about my PU canopy of today, is having the optional 'opening' R&L side windows, which open upwards out of the way. Having these, gives me direct access to the front of the box, so I build a front wood/shelf about 2ft wide that reaches from side to side at the upper lip of the 5ft wide box and is accessible from either side for the loading/unloading of the EZ-up. (I can remove or load it 'when-ever' I want for any use - no matter how full the PU box is at any time when traveling) Leaves more PU 'floor' space for the loading of 'all' of the other items - being I am always "guilty" of carrying just 'TOO' much stuff!!!!! The other thing nice about this set-up is even if things are 'wet', I can just load it in the PU box no matter what .............

[nevadatear]

Goes inside the SUV wih the seats down.

[working on it]

For those of you with standalone canopies, how do you transport them to and from your campsites?
Throw it inside the teardrop? In your tow vehicle? On a roof rack or cargo basket?

* I built a rack (48" wide x 18" deep) over my sloped front end (and over the spare tire & tongue box) to hold my two pop-up canopies, strapped down with bungies. I used a stainless/zinc industrial kitchen shelf, bolted to leftover slotted steel angle (also zinc) and with stainless hinges screwed into the sloped plywood. http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=68441&hilit=rack

experimental wire shelf as a rack; liked it so much I kept using more shelving just like it

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* I left enough room to add a narrower shelf (36" wide x 14" deep, stainless) later on, which holds my "kitchen storage" (a Tractor Supply 32"x 14" box), also with stainless hinges. It lifts up for access to the spare and tongue box (the weight of the kitchen box is supported by resting atop the spare tire. Held in place with bungies/motorcycle strap, with lock.

* I didn't go too high up on the slope, or directly over the roof, because I needed more weight in front, and was limited by garage door height. When I added a fishing gear storage tube, I just barely cleared the garage door.

[tony.latham]

In the forward storage, under the headboard.



Tony

[halfdome, Danny]

The galley lid closes without any problems.
Danny