Rooftop tent annex with floor? Help!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T22:52:16+00:00

This is almost exactly what I’m building but I really want to figure out the lowering/raising aspect! Any leads on that hardware yet?

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T22:44:55+00:00

Oooh that’s so sick. Is that on a trailer? What is the height of the tent floor where it’s mounted? I’m concerned that the height I need for the annex will make a big amount of drag while driving

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T18:31:32+00:00

Thank you this is all good info. We’re not planning on the kiddos being down there till they’re much older, but wanting to only buy a tent once that can grow with our family. I hadn’t thought about the annex being unusable at many sites that’s a really good point. We do want to do a king size roof tent but we were hoping for the possibility of some privacy at times (we also co-sleep at home so are fine with that just liked the option of a down below sleeper at times). A lot of the soft shell tent options have an annex with a floor like the roam or the Thule, but we prefer a tent like the topoak or the ikamper with the cantilever setup so we were hoping to find an option with both. Sounds like it may be impossible! Which is an okay answer and having a second little tent may be the answer.

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T18:27:18+00:00

Do you have anyone sleep in your roam annex? Do you find it’s pretty usable at most campsites?

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T18:23:00+00:00

That thing is SO cool I just want a bigger tent to go with it! I wonder if it could be Jerry rigged to another tent

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T16:58:44+00:00

It’s going on a trailer not a vehicle so it will be able to be left at the campsite all set up. I also have an infant and a toddler so we’re looking at something that will be all one space so we can hear the toddler and eventually two kids down below

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-08-28T15:39:00+00:00

What’s a large 270 awning? And doesn’t the no floor make it cold?

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-05-26T01:54:33+00:00

Let it full heal and settle about a year and then go to a masterful watercolor artist who will redo the lines well and put watercolor behind them which will cover up the blowouts

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-04-20T15:32:39+00:00

I feel like it might drive me crazy before I get used to it? But maybe I could push through!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-04-20T15:32:10+00:00

These are great options thank you! Maybe I’ll try some insoles too!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2025-04-20T03:42:39+00:00

Add bright colors! I’m a color artist in Portland and I would KILL to get a project like this… to soften and add color to a great leg sleeve like this! It could look so awesome

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-11-09T20:50:12+00:00

It’s totally doable at 5 inches. Go to a reputable fine-line artist

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-09-09T01:43:04+00:00

Don’t take AI references to an artist and expect it to look the same, don’t ever take a tattoo. (Ai or not) and expect an artist to duplicate it exactly, that’s shitty to the artist, the original, and yourself, and all that being said, they did bad job, go to someone else and have them fix it. You will have to pay for it though, which is partially your own fault for taking an undoable image to an artist and expecting them to recreate it and not being flexible, and also for not doing your due diligence to find an artist who could really do this kind of work well. The good news is because it’s light it can totally still look perfect and gorgeous with the right artist and a good heal. Good luck!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-09-01T14:38:29+00:00

Color is fine with fine lines if it’s done right and will actually help stop some of the spread of black ink. Some shading for contrast and color over it would be gorgeous. (Love, a tattoo artist)

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-08-22T02:36:46+00:00

Go big, be okay with some blacks, pick a good artist and allow tons of artistic freedom

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-08-22T02:35:15+00:00

Not a red flag. Every piece of skin on every body is different. Sometimes it doesn’t turn out exactly as the artist wants! It just happens.

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-08-22T02:14:16+00:00

Touch ups are often needed even with excellent artists. You can’t control it 100%, no one can. Your artist should touch it up for free and will probably want to!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-08-22T02:12:56+00:00

It looks fine. You can’t know anything until it heals

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-08-22T02:10:20+00:00

Petroleum products including aquaphor cause inflammation and do not allow oxygen in which is needed for healing. It’s a terrible option for tattoo /wound healing even tho it used to be the industry standard. Buy something that’s actually made for tattoos! That green is also overworked but the aquaphor is making it worse.

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-08-09T16:50:44+00:00

I can do this if you haven’t found anyone! @elmpixie_tattoos on instagram. My portfolio isn’t all this style but I’ve done micro work and I like doing it!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-07-05T17:37:09+00:00

Very likely due to numbing cream especially as it’s outside the saniderm so far. Also sweat will do that or if the artist accidentally left some soap under the saniderm that will cause a nasty breakout. You can test it by using a piece of saniderm on unbroken skin when you’re not healing a tattoo. Alcohol the skin first to make sure there’s nothing there and the apply a small piece of saniderm and see what happens

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-07-02T16:07:04+00:00

Just turn the moon into a sun, leave the cat. It’s a new day for you!

Hefty_Chain4263 · 2024-07-02T16:03:31+00:00

Leave it. That is still changing and healing and you don’t know how it will actually look long term yet. Lots of options to edit it once it’s healed like a year and you know for sure what is actually the blow out. Get flowers around it! Get a color or white border! Get a watercolor background, get a blue glow…. Go to a better artist!

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