How To Build A Tent Trailer Roof

We really want to go into detail on just how we tackled our pop up camper roof rebuild so we are breaking this post up into several smaller posts.

How to build a tent trailer roof. The unit mounts securely to the roof of a car or suv. Instead they ve created a super strong platform for the top of their jeep that can be used to pitch a. We ll do a little roof rebuild series but fair warning. Apply butyl tape to the underside of the metal trim and get the new metal screws and start attaching the trims meeting up with the corner pieces if your trailer had separate corners.

A roof top camper usually consists of a rigid bottom and heavily reinforced tent. Same thing on the back. The design will complete in approx 8 hours and will last long. This is going to be a long series.

Open tent frame bolted to the roof rack. If you are by yourself then screw in 1 or two at both ends to keep it in place then do the rest of the holes. Make your own rooftop tent. With a trailer you can set up basecamp then make the beer run.

Those things i do once complete the frame and platform sit perpendicular to the car s length bolted to the rooftop frame with u bolts. Then the top and bottom frames get connected through a hinge at the back. While rebuilding the roof of the pop up camper wasn t necessarily difficult it was tedious. Next cut the top folding frame install the roof rafters vertical supports and finally cover the top frame with 1 4 plywood.

There will be times your pop up camper roof needs repair due to cracks from small accidents or extreme weather conditions. While you can buy these commercially they usually cost over 1 000 a young couple decided to make their own. Use the plywood to build the base of the rooftop tent and go with the 1x4s wood boards to install the raised side boundary or bottom lips. Once he put see how this guy built his own homemade camping trailer with a pop up roof a simple inexpensive trailer and it can be towed with any car.

It is almost inevitable especially if you use it a lot or have had it for quite some time.