Anybody make their own...

kjfishman · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:27 am

Anybody make a roof top camper /tent? I have seen a few pictures of these on Liberty's and was thinking how how hard can it be to make your own. Idea's suggestions anyone?

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:37 am

Not saying this is right or condoning it but you could buy one, take it home, take massive amounts of digital pictures, videos of it being opened up, and notes on it, then return it to the store for a refund.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:30 pm

not that i know of but i would like to have one

heres one on craigslist for $500:
http://southjersey.craigslist.org/spo/443164781.html

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:26 am

Wow! Great deal!

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:11 am

http://www.muttmotorpool.com/M416_camper.html

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:54 am

I looked into these and the problem I have run into is their size and weight (as well as cost). These things are like $1700 and weigh 150 lbs. I was not sure where to put the thing when I was not using it and how I would get it up there by myself.
After doing some seaching, I found an incredibly good product that only weighed 40 lbs, folds up much smaller and would be much easier to deal with by myself. The only problem is, it's a french company and I have not lifted my personal boycott of France.
Here's a link, I think is a great product and it's half the price of the other models:
http://www.oasis-tents.com/tents.html

I am not sure that you're going to be able to build one much cheaper.

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:52 pm

why roof top tents? hiding from critters in the night? Me, I would fall out of one of those the first night I tried one. I don't think very straight when nature calls in the middle of the night! :lol:

That first step is a doozy!

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:41 pm

if i were gonna make my own i'd start by making a roof rack like mine or kjhawaii's and then you could go cheap and lay down plywood and dolt it down and then just set up a regular tent

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:53 pm

heres the best i've been able to find and its only $800, it weighs 120#, heres something they said

"· 99.9987% of healthy American adults don’t want, need, or understand this product.
· 27% say a roof tent is the stupidest idea they’ve ever seen.
· 36% wonder how anyone can sleep comfortably while dangling over the side of a car.
· 79% are convinced they will be maimed when that skinny little ladder breaks (it probably won’t.)
· And almost 93% can’t drive a stick shift." :shock:

lol thats pathetic, this is also according to their test results

http://www.cartopcamper.com/index_files ... iption.htm

bugnout · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:04 pm

I thought about making one out of two fiberglass truck bed covers. Hinge them together at one end and put a set of poles at the corners of the other end. Might be able to use an old tent as the donor for the door and sides.

Trick is finding two used/salvaged fiberglass truck bed covers the same size.

skywarn · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:32 pm

just do a search for "T&TTT" on the web... all the parts lists youll ever need to build your own

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:05 pm

i would think that 2 bed toppers would be a lil too high, but maybe 1 and use some .25" or .5" plywood

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:55 pm

anyone from cali wanting a roof top tent for $300??

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/rvs/451745294.html

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:18 pm

From the cartopcamper site (and popular mechanics).... http://www.cartopcamper.com/CarTopSleeperPlans1953.pdf

CD · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:43 am

Tokyojoe wrote:

Not saying this is right or condoning it but you could buy one, take it home, take massive amounts of digital pictures, videos of it being opened up, and notes on it, then return it to the store for a refund.

What a classic, that really made me laugh Tokyojoe. If I tried that I'd have trouble keeping a straight face when buying it, let alone returning it.

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