Bed tent
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Bed tent
I'm going on my first desert trip next month and I needed something to sleep in. My partner at work suggested a bed tent. He told me he made one for his old Mazda pick up and could help me make one. So last weekend we went out bought some PVC and a canvas(?) and got to work.
Here are pictures of the frame.
We angled the PVC in the bed slots enough to where they sit in there fairly snug. The Canvas will be held down by 6 2' bungy cords.
This is the night of my first Desert trip.
Here are pictures of the frame.
We angled the PVC in the bed slots enough to where they sit in there fairly snug. The Canvas will be held down by 6 2' bungy cords.
This is the night of my first Desert trip.
Last edited by ClubFoot; 01-19-2009 at 07:01 PM.
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Nice build. I usually just put a blow up twin mattress in the back of my truck and put the ez pop up canopy (10'x10') over my bed. I don't get a drop of water in the bed (my truck meets the canopy so it makes almost like a slope/seal), and it is still open and fresh air can come in.
I did have the topper like trigger, but it's hot, hard to climb into, and not very big for 2 people. Trust me, it's better than nothing, but I like open air camping :) nothing like the breeze to wake you up in the AM followed by an ice cold BEEER!!
I did have the topper like trigger, but it's hot, hard to climb into, and not very big for 2 people. Trust me, it's better than nothing, but I like open air camping :) nothing like the breeze to wake you up in the AM followed by an ice cold BEEER!!
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Also with the canvas maybe you could cut the cross bars from the top a little long and angle the t's so the roof has more of a dome to it. That way if it rains or whatever it would help roll off the top rather than puddle and casue it to sag. PVC is really easy to bend like that. Basically like the tensioner bars for a flat fabric tonnaeu cover.
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the guys that make that jeep do a ford as well...
http://www.earthroamer.com/galleries...rior/index.htm
http://www.earthroamer.com/galleries...rior/index.htm
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