Building Roof Top Tent

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Building roof top tent.

In this video 410 expeditions shows us project pytheas a homemade hard shell rooftop tent. It was during finals week and he set aside just 8 days for the initial design and build. Rooftop tent security nuts m8 fits most major rtt brands. Building this diy roof top tent will simply cost you 100.

Slide the car under attach and go. The original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100. Two main categories of roof top tent exist soft shell tents and hardshell tents. Hard shell roof top tent car truck camping car top auto tent 2 3 person tent box.

Next build the tent frame with conduit and choose the best fabric for the tent portion. 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. What is a roof top tent and how does it work. 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.

Build the base of the tent using 4 x 8 plywood sheets. 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. 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. A practical rooftop tent that comes standard with an extra room closed dimensions wxlxh. Fortunately he would have the help of a. Roof top tents are shelters that can be attached to the roof rack of your vehicle to provide an elevated outdoor living space.

This is the homemade hardshell rooftop tent that i built last year. When you get to site you can drop your camp and drive the car off just like a camper trailer.