DIY Roof Top Tent using 80/20
- Thread starter Will Macia
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- Steven
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There is a facebook group too. Where ppl talk about their ideas.
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Do you have the link???
To bring a rtt to mexico is almost as expensive as the rtf itself...
A bunch of little issues. I am remaking the rain fly and tent this month. As they were a little sloppy for.my liking, and the rain fly fabric I originally chose did not hold a shape well. Going with a dimemsion-polyant sail material for the next one. Added better inserts for the extension rods as the drilled holes in the 8020 were a dumb idea. They moved around too much once inserted, and in a windstorm the canopy would shift over the peak of the roof. Overall, though, it's a cozy little home on the road.
I finally got around to modifying a new canopy and rainfly. I changed the overall size of canopy by giving about 1/2" additional allowance in the length of the side walls and lengthened the top fabric panel the same. This allows a bit more ease in set up overall as it lays a bit looser on the frame. I also added better attachments for the rain fly stays. The fabric on this version is Dimension Polyant X50 laminate Multicam print in snow. I chose the white for better reflection of light, however, these fabrics are laminated and do not breathe, so I enlarged the windows for airflow to help the greenhouse effect. I altered the zipper door to be a U-shape instead of the camera bag opening I had previously. I also am connecting the base of the canopy to the frame using hook/loop. I'll detail that later as it is kind of unique an important to the build. Lastly, I modified the stays and where I place them on the frame. Previously, I had drilled holes in the sides of the frame to insert the stay rods into, but that was an impatient and poor choice (mandatory on any of my builds) so I added these small right-angle gussets to insert the rod ends into. To keep the rod ends from sliding through, I placed some shaft collars on the ends of the rods about 1" up from the end. Works like a charm, and you can angle the brackets to provide outward tension on rain fly.
I have a whole parts list compiled and will also post the .dxf for the pattern soon.
I have a whole parts list compiled and will also post the .dxf for the pattern soon.
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Here's my DIY shower for the Tacoma. Went to Home Depot and found 2 cut-off lengths that were priced cheap ($3/ea?), bought 2 caps and, the T, a coupler and the 2" plug for about $36 for pipe. Note, when you buy the caps, make sure they are flat faced on the inside. Some have a raised ring which will not allow you to seat the spigot or valve properly. If you do get one with the ring, you can machine it like I did. I bought a spigot on Amazon for $15 (rain barrel specific) and the valves on Amazon as well ($12 for 2). It measures only 5ft and is just over 3 gallons full, so enough for 2 short showers in the field.
