Toyota Prado 120 & 150
Fitting Roof racks or Roof top tents to the Prado
Tough Touring have designing the Lowest, Lightest and Strongest roof top tent racks and Platform roof racks on the market... They are "Removable and Interchangable"
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Tough Touring Roof Racks can be ordered as a Roof top tent rack, or as a Platform Roof rack - sharing the same footrail foundations - They are designed to be removable and interchangeable.
Roof top tents can easily be removed and stored when not in use , and a full platform rack simply droppped on. -
Both racks integrate seamlessly with easy access to the bolts from beside the vehicle.
The RTT version of the kit Weighs in at just 24Kgs and sitting just 20mm off the roof skin -The super low stance brings the mount height of RTT or your Touring gear lower than any other racks on the market - helping minimise body roll and reduce wind noise. - The Platform Version sits just as low, and weighs 42 Kg in total.
For more information on these ground breaking roof racks for serious offroad Touring enthusiasts -
See link below...
Challenges with the Toyota Prado when longer term touring offroad.
Like all 4wd Wagons - The first touring challenge with the Prado is where to carry firewood / water and dirty touring gear.
Rear Swing away Carriers can be handy for carrying water /wood and chainsaws as well as hanging a spare tyre. The crew at tough touring have had a lot of experience trying to find room for that elusive second spare tyre on 4wd wagons, and have found that carrying spare inner-tubes can be an excellent emergency spare tyre solution if the vehicle doesn't have the room.
If your going to be Running a Hard shell roof top tent -We'd reccommend you look to a tent that can double as a roof rack ( like the Tuff Trek Mk3 at 87kgs or the Bush Company DX27 at 112kgs) and can carry your bedding, Chairs inside, and firewood, extra gear etc on top.
You can opt to mount Pole Less 270 Degree Awnings either on the side of quality RTT or beside it on . Tough Touring roof racks as they are wide enough to accommodate even the bigger tents. Tough Touring makes Awning to Tent Brackets as well as Awning to Roof rack brackets and Solar Panel Mounts for most of the top 5 Hard Shell Tent brands to provide the ideal touring set up for the Prado .​ There is a webpage here discussing the options when trying to combine awnings and Roof top tents on top of your truck here -
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As a Mid Sized 4wd Wagon, the Prodo 120 and 150 are a challenge to find much internal storage space for all your gear in the back - We've gone down the road of building the Dual Battery systems as "portable" units to get the installs more affordable and allow total removal to return the truck to standard when it suits the owner.
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We build 2 variations of Renewable Power Stations here at tough touring - Game Changers. Look them up here
Renewable Power Station (portable Dual Battery System) for the Toyota Prado can be found here -
Poleless Wing awnings Wing Awnings to suit the Toyota Prado 120 and 150 - What to Buy...
We like the Ostrich wing for its versatility and strengh for the Prado 120 and 150 varients. Wall Kits can be added to the Ostrich wing as it comes pre-fitted with Oversized Zippers and Integrated poles. With A couple of walls Up the Ostrich will provide all weather ground shelter for 4 undercover in Double Swags or provide excellent shade /rain cover in only 15 seconds of set up time.
Tough Touring makes Awning to rack brackets for most common rack and Awning combinations on the Prado 120 and 150.
See more information on the Brackets to fit awnings to the Prado and your existing roof racks here >
What are our Picks of the best rooftop tents for the Prado and Why?
1. Tuff Trek Mk 3 - High Lifting Clamshell
The Roof rack you can sleep in" - This is a super low profile tent that just looks unreal on the Prado It Can be mounted without a roof rack - Getting it lower ans stronger than any other unit weve installed... (Tuff Trek Mk3 sits just 20mm off the roof).
we've put the Tuff trek at the top of the list for the prado...as its the thinest, Lightest High end canvas and Aluminium RTT on the market. Its Load bearing, can be mounted without the roof rack bars (even lower and lighter) and runs 4 steel poles for anti flapping in wind.
The Tuff Trek Mk3 at 87 kgs, wins 'lightest tent' by design, because it can be mounted without the roof rack planks/ platform. Lowering its stance and lowering weight on the rack (and saving money) More on these incredible new tents here "Tuff trek Mk3 Roof top tent"
2. Bundutec Bundutop Standard Size 1350 x 2100:
For ultimate touring comfort, the Bundutop is an Electric powered Straight lift tent that offers set up and pack up at push of a button) privacy, skirt protection from rain even with open windows as well as ample internal space to store Bedding / Clothes and lighweight camp chairs - Its Our choice for the Best Combination of Space to weight and comfort suited to longer term touring in the Prado due to its limited space.
The Bundutop scores a 48 out of 50 in the key ingredients of a long-term touring tent's most important attributes. Its straight-lift design gives it unrivalled performance with regards to airflow and Comfortable Dry Accommodation in Wind and Rain. It sits solid in strong wind, fast to set up (Push the Button), It Can be fitted with Up to 400W of solar panel using our kits - it is probably impossible to beat for the hard-core tourer travelling with a Prado due to all the above combined with a short 2.1m footprint and only 76Kgs Mattress in.
Its Square sides are perfect for mounting recovery gear, shovels axles and Pole Less awnings using our Awning to tent brackets...
Some years back - The Bush Company Tents topped our list for mid sized 4wd wagons, and even 5 years on still get included on our top 3 RTT for the Prado because of their load-bearing design and Value for money. These are a quality well built tent.
For 4 person Touring and camping in the prado - The Bush co tent's can be also be used as a roof rack to carry swags, tents, bunkers, firewood, jerry cans etc - A real asset in the space poor Prado wagon. These Tents are Heavy at around 110kgs and can look Large on the Prado, Their Quality finish and strength make them one of the best value tents on the market.
These Tents could have placed higher however their large Awning and 2 sprung steel pole combination does not fair well in strong wind. (The Alucab Gen 3 also runs sprung steel poles and suffers the same fate) The Awning on the Bush Co is fortunately removable if you camp in exposed areas. but twihout an awning you are packing large areas of wet canvas daily if travelling before drying time.
