Diy Roof Top Tent Hinge

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.

Diy roof top tent hinge.

Roof top tent diy build. For commercial poptop installers please read the main pop tops page. Then add a marine ply base hinge on the lid and gas struts. In this video 410 expeditions shows us project pytheas a homemade hard shell rooftop tent.

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. 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. Vw t3 camper cargo trailer camper camper beds cargo trailer conversion shasta camper popup camper cargo trailers truck camper roof rack tent. Rooftop tent build series the top frame duration.

Given the price of pop top installation from the companies above you could save some serious money by installing your own top. Top frame perimeter assembled out of 1x3 s. Discussion in new members started by marco221. You will feel crazy about this creative diy build of the diy roof top tent.

60 lb struts extended length 36 compressed 20 5 did some trigonometry to ensure struts would be fully closed when top was down. 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. Patrick remington 60 323 views. Roof top tent parts after cutting and bending at home depot.

When you get to site you can drop your camp and drive the car off just like a camper trailer. Vw poptop on a ford. Slide the car under attach and go. Diy roof top tent a frame.

Westfalia poptop roof hinges pair stainless steel replacements for the original pop top hinges. A few of these projects are listed below. Mellon camp does a 30 second roof top. 1x4 s on the back where continuous hinge will attach 4.

The rear just attach the platform load with gear and go. 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. Tricky bit i think will be sewing and sealing the canvass to the lid base.