DIY Truck Tent

[PSD Ryan]

Well I'm sure someone has done something the same or similar, but I got a bunch of 3/8 steel tubing, a few T unions, and a few straight unions. Bent it and fitted it into a take down frame that fits into the stake pockets. Throw a tarp over it with bungees, and good to go!

We're going camping this weekend, and I decided this would fit myself, my wife, and the dog more comfortably than my one person tent

Going to just slide in a full size sheet of plywood for the floor, and put in an air mattress. Cheap, quick, dirty, light, sturdy (held up to today's winds)...Just my style. I need to get a slightly bigger tarp tonight.

[bryan sandlin]

whats the tube size? looks like it will take down easy, and go up just as fast.

[bryan sandlin]

guess I should read before I write. 3/8s

[sharkhunter]

I made one like that with PV. It worked real well.

[PSD Ryan]

Got the right size tarp now. Flooring, shelving, storage, and lights. Everything a redneck could ask for!

[Buckwheat]

Kick a** seabass

[gumbl3]

Just missing the water bed

[CletusBodeen]

That will work just fine.

[South Tex]

Who needs a tent when u got a truck and a tarp haha! Looks good.

[TxSuperDad]

I dig the wood flooring. Can I be your friend

[law1piv]

Cool Idea

[PSD Ryan]

Tent is working great. Weather is perfect.

[PSD Ryan]

And held up to bad thunder storming and wind. Still would like to someday own a camper shell

[cj7zrcool]

Still would like to someday own a camper shell

You don't seem like the stabbin' cabin type.


Cool build.

[MLank]

job well done indeed.