Diy Roof Top Tent Hoist

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Diy roof top tent hoist. 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. I have a simple idea for a cheap hoist and store system but i need to have a rough idea of what the maximum and minimum heights are from the top of a rooftent on a vehicle to the underside of your joists. By helen mccormick january 11 2013. Right now my inclination is to build something like this.

Fortunately he would have the help of a. This has cropped up a few times in conversation about my new tent over in the commercial members section. Simple it can be operated by one person compact small enough to be left in the car toolbox or caravan strong lifting loads up to 150 kilos will lift all roof top tents on the market. I d use dual 2x4 s for each of the legs one perpendicular to the other to form a t for support on both planes and maybe a 2x6 for the top.

Hi all i am wanting to build a pulley system to lift and store a roof top tent inside a large thatch carport. When you need to put it back on the truck roll it over close to an open tailgate. It was during finals week and he set aside just 8 days for the initial design and build. My tent came with a hoist and 2 straps the po built.

Roof top tent hoist diy. Guys just a little help please with an idea for hoisting and storing a rooftent. The original challenge was to see if the tent could be built using widely available materials and for under 100. The lift and lock is the ideal roof top tent hoist for lifting any tent from floor to roof it s.

Homemade jib crane hoist build a wooden gantry to move plans new garage size fit for any work hackaday diy fixed adjule or my erecting roof top tent overland bridge factory pickup truck save money portable balcony. I use this method to put it on top of my are shell. Parts list below this is my v2 design of a garage hoist for a roof top tent jeep top or truck cap including awning. May 9 2020 2 min read.

Can t do a garage ceiling hoist bc my truck w tent will be too tall for my garage door. Roof top tent hoists for garage storage. Discussion in sports hobbies started by sunnier oct 5 2018. Builders warehouse and the like only seem to stock these cheap pulleys that really dont look trustworthy.

It s currently supporting around. If you have a bed rack lean it on the bedrack and push it on top of the bed rack and bolt it down as normal. Lean the tent against the tailgate and lift the rtt up onto it s side on the open tailgate. A simple rope pulley system will do the trick but i cannot seem to find decent pulleys.