Diy Roof Top Tent Hinge

In this video 410 expeditions shows us project pytheas a homemade hard shell rooftop tent.

Diy roof top tent hinge. 60 lb struts extended length 36 compressed 20 5 did some trigonometry to ensure struts would be fully closed when top was down. Discussion in new members started by marco221. A few of these projects are listed below. Roof top tent diy build.

Vw t3 camper cargo trailer camper camper beds cargo trailer conversion shasta camper popup camper cargo trailers truck camper roof rack tent. Diy roof top tent installed hinge gas struts duration. Diy roof top tent a frame. Marco r 14 350 views.

Top frame perimeter assembled out of 1x3 s. Those things i do andriy determined that plywood might not be the best platform for a comfortable night s sleep and the needed foam pads drove the price up to 170 still about a fourth of the cost of the cheapest model of rooftop tent available for his vehicle. Tricky bit i think will be sewing and sealing the canvass to the lid base. 1x4 s on the back where continuous hinge will attach 4.

The rear just attach the platform load with gear and go. Mellon camp does a 30 second roof top. Vw poptop on a ford. 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.

For commercial poptop installers please read the main pop tops page. When you get to site you can drop your camp and drive the car off just like a camper trailer. Westfalia poptop roof hinges pair stainless steel replacements for the original pop top hinges. Then add a marine ply base hinge on the lid and gas struts.

Bottom of tent already had 2. Given the price of pop top installation from the companies above you could save some serious money by installing your own top. Diy roof top tent i am struggling to find a good 2nd hand clam shell type rtt in my budget about r9k so am toying with the idea of having a crack at one myself. 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.

A guy from the sportsmobile forum found an old vw pop top mechanism at the junk yard. Rooftop tent build series the top frame duration. Patrick remington 60 323 views. 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.