Off Road Homemade Roof Top Tent

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Off road homemade roof top tent.

Next build the tent frame with conduit and choose the best fabric for the tent portion. I ve been putting off making this video for way too. This article has the purpose of recommending some of the best rooftop tents in the market for a toyota 4runner whether that s 3 rd 4 th or 5 th gen. The unit mounts securely to the roof of a car or suv.

While you can buy these commercially they usually cost over 1 000 a young couple decided to make their own. Those things i do. Of course roof tents are also perfect for off road trips. Let s start with a little background of the company and the tent.

The super low 200mm 7 87 profile excl ladder reduces wind resistance. Skycamp 2 0 roof top tent by ikamper. And the number one is. A roof top camper usually consists of a rigid bottom and heavily reinforced tent.

You ll often find rooftop campers on international expedition vehicles or off road suvs. Finally showing the finished product. This is the homemade hardshell rooftop tent that i built last year. A 1 3m 4 3 wide roof top tent that is 2 5m 8 2 long when unfolded.

Build the base of the tent using 4 x 8 plywood sheets. A large notch cut at the folded down end allows access into the tent via a ladder. The tent was then fastened to the wooden platform with webbing using wood screws and washers to prevent the screws from pulling through. The brand ikamper was born after a south korean traveler inspired by jack kerouac travelled around america in a.

This roof top tent is a true beauty one of the best roof top tents out there. At off road tents we help you equip modify or build your vehicle with some of the best if not the best aftermarket accessories racks and roof top tents in america. The hard work paid off in a finished functional roof top tent. Many campsites these days are drive in which makes the pop up or fold over rooftop tent a super convenient set up for most camping locations.

Building this diy roof top tent will simply cost you 100. In addition if you take a lot of road trips rooftop tents are great since you can make a campsite out of almost any location. The arb kakadu roof top tent is made by folks that know the outdoors and the outback.