My Side tent and factory step (SOLUTION)

Dalehelman
Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
edited April 2018 in Modifications & Upgrades
Has anyone come up with mod to the tent skirt that will allow the use of the factory pull out step? I would like not to have to carry a separate step. 
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  • MortyandDottie
    MortyandDottie Member Posts: 37
    following...we just ordered our tent on Saturday. 
    Charles, Dee and the Dogs, Poulsbo WA

    2017 Silver on Silver T@B S Outback

    2017 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    Dale, the only thing I can think of is to alter the skirt.  Cut a 3 inch high rectangle flap the length of the step and pull the step through.  We carry the extra step too.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ScottG
    ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,674
    Not an answer to your exact question, but here's a photo of the DIY skirt we use with our awning in bug country. It's basically what SAM described, but also features a Velcro flap that allows you to pull the skirt around the open step and then snug it up around the frame.

    Not hard conceptually, but trying to do the cutting and sewing on the full tent might be challenging.


    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    @SAM
    Thats kind of my thought as well. I was just wondering if anyone had done something like that. Thanks
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  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    @Dalehelman, The "flap" that covers the step is actually a separate piece that fits in the lower keder rail, with Velcro strips that fit the over the fender for the wheel well. I've pondered the same thing as you, and have only used my side tent twice, so I'll give it some more thought. If you come up with a solution in the mean time, let me know. I'm not as vertically challenged as are you, but it's still a pretty good leap for a well- seasoned guy without the step to assist getting in & out! (especially getting back out! :o ) @SAM's suggestion is one that I've thought of, but I don't have a means of sewing reinforcement material around the cut for the step which I'd want to do to keep the material from fraying. 
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    Great job, @Dalehelman!
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    Verna said:
    Great job, @Dalehelman!
    Seems someone sold me a tent. 
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  • Homebodyatheart
    Homebodyatheart Member Posts: 2,516
    :lol:
    2017 T@B 320 Max S silver and cherry red, L@dybug ("Bug" aka my esc@pe pod), TV 2015 Toyota Highlander aka Big Red
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    Yup, @Dalehelman, and I am so glad you are making use of it ;)
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    @Verna
    I really didn’t know I needed it till I bought it.
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  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    @Dalehelman, and I just knew I didn’t need it, and I’m so happy it went to a great home ;)
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    @Dalehelman, Nice job! I'll have to check it out closer to do a "retro" fit on mine! :)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    @Dalehelman, what is the black material?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    SAM said:
    @Dalehelman, what is the black material?
    Nylon webbing used to stiffen and reinforce the opening.
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