Roof-Top weight limit?

[rayfamily]

Hi, New to the site...
and new to pop-up camping.
Believe it out not, we went from a class A motorhome to a pop-up, so we have a lot of questions.  (like, what to do with all our stuff!)
One questions is how much you can load on top of the camper roof.  I've seen bikes carried that way, but has anyone ever tried toting coolers or firewoor up top?  Thanks, I'm sure I'll have a million more questions.
John & Amy

[tlhdoc]

Welcome to PUT.  You will need to tell us what brand and year your camper is to help you with the weight limit.  It should be in your owners manual.  With the roof up my Coleman/Fleetwood trailer can have 150 pounds up there (including the weight of the AC, the roof rack and anything hanging from the roof on the inside.  When closed I can put 300 pounds on the roof.

[flyfisherman]

I have two canoes and most generally am carrying at least one of those canoes. On a few rare occassons have carried both and that would amount to aprox 110 lbs.  And this on a Starcraft aluminum roof.

As for the bikes, I have a different set-up for carrying them.


Fly

[rayfamily]

We just got a '92 Starcraft 8' box.  Thought we'd try a few seasons in a pop-up before going full-blown on price & options.  Thanks for the replies.  I'm going to try and edit my profile and add pix to share with you all.

[zamboni]

On our former 1996 Starcraft (10' box), the weight limit was 400 lbs closed.  I even walked around up there while pressure washing it.

Note, this probably does not mean 400 lbs on a roof-rack where each tiny foot would be 100 lbs -- but somewhat more evenly distributed.  The closer to the middle of the roof, the less weight you want to put in that square foot.

Our Coleman popup had a roof-top AC, but it also had an internal roof-brace to help support the middle of the roof where the AC was.

[rayfamily]

Thanks!  I just visited your online album and it was quite enjoyable!   I appreciate your comments.   Our camper doesn't have roof air, but it came with a window unit we can "rig" somehow.  I think we're up for a neat new camping season.  Like I said earlier, we're coming off of a few years in a motorhome and the challenges have been interesting.   I'm really enjoying this site, and I hope to read a lot more about all of you and your fun times!  -Amy

[tlhdoc]

Good luck with the PU and if you have other questions ask away.

[ScoobyDoo]

Do NOT lay your keys on the roof while you crank it up. or if you do remember that you did!

[wavery]

Do NOT lay your keys on the roof while you crank it up. or if you do remember that you did!

Ooooooooooooo I smell a story there!!! :p

[griffsmom]

We have dealer-installed yakima cross bars on our 2000 Coleman-by-Fleetwood Sun Valley and have carried two Pro Scupper Ocean Kayaks on the roof of ours with no problems.  Each kayak weighs about 75 lbs.

[Kelly]

Do NOT lay your keys on the roof while you crank it up. or if you do remember that you did!

oh man ~ I thought everyone put their keys there for safe-keeping while they camped.  Sure worked for me!