Roof Top Tent Instructable

The ultimate kayak hauler and rooftop tent camper.

Roof top tent instructable.

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. Building the lid and rack. Slide the car under attach and go. The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof.

Build the base of the tent using 4 x 8 plywood sheets. This style of camper is used in expeditions that go into hostile environments and are on off road vehicles. Before i decided to do this i was considering buying a roof top tent made in italy for 5000 u s but because the sale representative was an arse i decide to make my own for about 300 cdn. The top insulation materials on the market today work by getting rid of most of the solid material and trap as much air inside as possible usually in tiny pockets.

If we think this way the most common stuff that we can use to insulate a tent is air. The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress. In other terms you don t want a dense material. I chose this trailer because i.

The rear just attach the platform load with gear and go. Building this diy roof top tent will simply cost you 100. The trailer i started with was the little giant 7 torsion trailer.