Some of my best laid plans have been drawn on a shop table.
Diy roof top tent hinges.
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 squared off area on the hinge should be bent at 90.
I ve been working on my next big diy project.
Diy roof top tent a frame.
The pytheas project is a diy hard shell roof top tent that turns into a gear box in th.
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In this video 410 expeditions shows us project pytheas a homemade hard shell rooftop tent.
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.
Then and this part he mentioned was kind of difficult he fastened the piano hinges and draw latches so the case could open and close and finally two gas springs so the case.
Fortunately he would have the help of a.
Built one just as proof of concept and it worked.
Then he sealed all the seams of the diy vehicle rooftop camper with first a thickened marine epoxy and then a uv resistant silicone sealant.
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.
The original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100.
You will feel crazy about this creative diy build of the diy roof top tent.
Hinge plan i laid out one afternoon.
A diy rooftop tent.