Homemade Diy Roof Top Tent

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.

Homemade diy roof top tent.

It was during finals week and he set aside just 8 days for the initial design and build. A roof top camper usually consists of a rigid bottom and heavily reinforced tent. Closed by marco221 posted apr 21 2019 at 6 20 pm 5. While you can buy these commercially they usually cost over 1 000 a young couple decided to make their own.

Fortunately he would have the help of a. I ve been working on my next big diy project. This is the homemade hardshell rooftop tent that i built last year. Jun 20 2020 explore gary wong s board diy roof top tent on pinterest.

The rear just attach the platform load with gear and go. The diy roof top tent will pop up to provide a camp on the top of your vehicle roof so no pain to install a separate tent and it really budget friendly to leave home depot canopy tent. Finally showing the finished product. In this video 410 expeditions shows us project pytheas a homemade hard shell rooftop tent.

410 expeditions started by contracting a local fabricator to pre cut and bend aluminum for both the top and bottom of the tent then he got a friend to weld the hinges and gas springs onto the tent. Learning is all part of the process diy process and this is an awesome project to start. See more ideas about roof top tent diy roof top tent tent. I can see a roof top that sits on frame that holds the poles to lift the topper off the car and lowers to the ground.

Diy roof top tent a frame. Open sun by marco221 posted apr 21 2019 at 6 20 pm 4. Slide the car under attach and go. Jul 29 2019 tl dr updated 4 21 19 6.

The pytheas project is a diy hard shell roof top tent that turns into a gear box in th. The unit mounts securely to the roof of a car or suv. I ve been putting off making this video for way too. The original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100.

If you re still feeling overwhelmed by these builds don t. These rooftop tent diy designs could potentially save you over a 1 000 if you re building rather than buying since commercial rooftop tents and rooftop campers are usually pretty pricy.