Diy Camper Trailer Roof Top Tent

Expand the original topper roof by adding hinged adjustable walls and a roof.

Diy camper trailer roof top tent.

Building this diy roof top tent will simply cost you 100. The project lasted six months and cost them about 600 in materials. The main problem with roof top tents is that you have to break down the tent to go wheeling or simply go into town for beers. Aug 29 2016 looking for a fun couple s project.

Here is a product idea i ve been kicking around for some time now and was hoping to get some feedback from the expo community. Build the main part of the shell with a standard aluminum topper. Designed and developed by compact camping concepts llc they re campers that you can easily build yourself. Build the base of the tent using 4 x 8 plywood sheets.

The aluminum camper shell idea here is to extend the top have a cab over portion. With a trailer you can set up basecamp then make the beer run. There was a diy. While you can buy these commercially they usually cost over 1 000 a young couple decided to make their own.

Satisfy your adventure loving nature by making this truck camper shell that is expandable. Next build the tent frame with conduit and choose the best fabric for the tent portion. Saved by jim. The original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100.

Finally showing the finished product. Article by manteca trailer and motorhome llc. This is the homemade hardshell rooftop tent that i built last year. Expandable diy truck camper shell.

Diy trailer roof top tent. The unit mounts securely to the roof of a car or suv. Roof rack tent diy roof top tent diy tent top tents rooftop tent diy cargo trailer camper trailer tent pick up outdoor camping. Diy tent campers you can build on a tiny trailer.

The explorer boxes are a hybrid of a teardrop trailers and easy to set up tent campers. A roof top camper usually consists of a rigid bottom and heavily reinforced tent. The company has developed an 85 page set of building plans so that you can build your own tent trailer. University of colorado at boulder student andriy wybaczynsky decided on a whim to design and build his own diy version of a vehicle rooftop tent.

It was during finals week and he set aside just 8 days for the initial design and build. I ve been putting off making this video for way too.