Diy Roof Top Tent Rack

Diy roof top tent a frame.

Diy roof top tent rack.

Roof top tents kayaks canoes sailing dinghies bikes paddle boards. In this video we detail how to make your own bed rack that you can use to mount plenty of overland accessories while retaining your bed for additional stora. On the scale of rooftop tents it s not the heaviest and you won t need tools to mount and lock it to a rack keep in mind that you will need an allen wrench to line up the clamps though. Fortunately he would have the help of a.

You ll need to do some welding and metal. Thanks to a1250 lbs static weight capacity or load rating which means it can hold 1250 pounds of weight when the vehicle is not in motion this truck rack will be able to hold any rooftop tent from hardshells to softshells. This is the homemade hardshell rooftop tent that i built last year. Depending on the tent s dimensions as well as on the truck s bed and roof dimensions you might want to get the load rack or a standard roof rack.

An important decision can be choosing between steel aluminum and wood. If you re looking for ways to add some extra storage to your car these 10 easy diy roof rack ideas are the way to go. 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 original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100.

The tracrac sr bed rack will have no problem whatsoever carrying a roof top tent on top of it. 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. I ve been putting off making this video for way too. The diy system works with utility trailer and many other types for converting them into camping and multi sports trailer.

You will feel crazy about this creative diy build of the diy roof top tent. It was during finals week and he set aside just 8 days for the initial design and build. Wood can be the least expensive option to go if you re on a budget. That said the slimline is made of t6 aluminum stainless steel and comes with the pick up load bed tracks the load bed leg as well as the rack tray and all the installation hardware needed.

Finally showing the finished product. Basically jeremy just gets a kamp rite overside tent cot with a rainfly and then mounts the whole system to the top of his land cruiser.