Below is a guide on how we with a low budget and lots of sweat equity converted our honda element suv into a full time camper car in 8 simple steps.
Diy roof top tent platform for suv.
You ll probably end up spending only a few hundred bucks if you do all the work yourself.
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.
Plus an suv can be converted into a comfortable camper in just a couple days.
A roof top camper usually consists of a rigid bottom and heavily reinforced tent.
Build the base of the tent using 4 x 8 plywood sheets.
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.
It was during finals week and he set aside just 8 days for the initial design and build.
You ll often find rooftop campers on international expedition vehicles or off road suvs.
This best seller transforms your truck bed or suv into.
A diy suv camper conversion like the toyota rav 4 in the above photo will be the most affordable choice.
This is the homemade hardshell rooftop tent that i built last year.
Just wanted something simple cheap and quick.
Here are a few easy steps to remember when doing a diy suv conversion.
Next build the tent frame with conduit and choose the best fabric for the tent portion.
The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress.
Fortunately he would have the help of a.
The unit mounts securely to the roof of a car or suv.
Building this diy roof top tent will simply cost you 100.
Check out the height of diy creativity here get the plan here to build your car rooftop tent.
The original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100.
The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof.
After finishing the conversion our suv is now equipped with a foldable sleeping platform a full size bed tons of storage a fridge a fan and even a solar shower.
A ladder folds out so that you can climb up into your home away from home far away from any puddles insects and roaming wildlife.
For building you need tent with square base piece of plywood telescopic ladder and dutyhook fasteners kit.
While you can buy these commercially they usually cost over 1 000 a young couple decided to make their own.
I ve been putting off making this video for way too.