Head to squarespace.com/dualex to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code "DUALEX" ▬▬▬▬▬VIDEO CONTENTS▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Repairing the Struts 2:55 - Sealing the roof 3:55 - Skillshare/Solar Panel Install 6:00 - Fabric Plans 7:39 - Sewing the Tent 8:37 - Installing the Tent Canvas 11:50 - Removing the Temporary Ceiling 13:23 - Mounting the Tent to the Camper 14:10 - Raising the tent for the first time 15:30 - Final Reveal 16:00 - Final Thoughts

It's totally okay to just stare at and admire something that you made and are proud of for a long time!

Damn. I’m a 60 yr old female & I absolutely LOVE your content & have been watching your channel forever. I’m Telling you this to let you know your Marketing reach spans all ages & gender! You are by far one of the BEST CHANNELS on KZfaq! Keep working hard & sharing your crazy skill set because I know you will end up with a Huge following. I can easily see you at a million subscribers. Also I have sewn since a teen & was blown away by your first sewing project! putting in a zipper Wow.

I commend your sewing skills, as I am a self taught seamstress myself. Determination is powerful!!

I was so glad to hear you say "I've never worked with fabric" instead of "I can't sew". You've shown you can in fact sew and what a great thing you have made! I enjoyed watching your video. Thank you for being and inspiration and sharing your journey with us :)

This senior has been sewing for yrs, you did a great job! 👍

This has become one of my favorite KZfaq channels. You nailed that fabric. Outstanding.

Maker Extraordinaire. You never know until you try. Love how you convert the sketches into reality.

Duplex, so wonderful…such tremendous craftsmanship. You need to be teaching, inspiring, mentoring young people!

Make that extra material into pockets for storage. Awesome Work !! 👌

I am a seamstress, I am glad you took in account for extra allowance before cutting. I think you did a great job, for your first sewing project. 👍👍👍👍such a great inspiration. Is the fabric waterproof or don't forget too. If you have to waterproof it, test a piece of the scrap fabric to make sure it does not stain. For the damage to the fabric, cut some of the scrap fabric larger than the damage area, there are many products at a sewing store you can attach the scrap to the inside wrong side facing in as a patch

Don't want a small truck build but love you you're expertise and devotion.

Amazing to watch your vision and ideas materialize time and time again. Props, DualEx!!!!

I love your channel and your creativity and ingenuity to solve "problems". You are truly inspiring your audience to face the challenges we encounter head-on! Keep up the great work!

The 360 camerawork during the build montages is awesome

I'm never disappointed when watching your talent at work. Watching you is like watching my son (whose also very talented). Great job!!

For a person that can't sew, I personally think you did a great job.

WOW..that is amazing. From design to a finished product that works and looks factory built is quite the accomplishment. Excellent work !

I love your ingenuity. One thing I would recommend, is the next time you build a tent, put he solid panel on the inside of the netting, with the two connected at the bottom. Add in some 6" tails of the solid fabric at the bottom and then you can open and close it easily from the inside, roll the solid part down and tie it out of the way.

leveling up man, the craftsmanship though!

Your work is awesome and your ability to explain your tasks is calming. U da man... Til next time

nothing like the "i did that" feeling. good shit!

Such an intelligent guy. Honestly this is just so impressive. Craftsmanship is just amazing, I'm in complete awe of all you've achieved. I'm subscribed because I can't wait to see the next project. Love and light 👍🏾

Awesome job young man! My husband and I are huge fans, especially because you’re mostly self-taught.

Maybe you and Mav should collaborate?

Absolutely amazing work, love seeing young people being creative and getting their hands dirty to get what they want. Keep it up.

Your just that good👏🏾. Give yourself a pat on the back young man 👍🏽😊

Hahaha...bruh, U do know what you're doing! The finish product speaks for itself! WTG bruh!

For a first time sewing job you did damn good! But just about everything I've seen you build is awesome.

You should run a tent seam sealer stick along your tent seams so they don't leak. Great job! You are one talented dude!

Is Dual going to build a kitchen in his camper? Like a mini farmer style kitchen in the truck. I love your videos man. Very relaxing to watch.

You do realize you are crazy talented with this building and creating stuff right!? I’m literally impressed with all your work. Amazing work bro! Insane! Keep it up 👍🏼

I am completely floored. Absolutely an awesome job. Very impressed. Like you don't know me but I am proud of you. This is my favorite build. Out of all of them. Way to go.

Love this channel!

Definitely the most talented guy in his profession

I am convinced that you are a GENIUS...YOU ARE SO EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED!

It looks great. Keep doing you. I wish my daddy was alive so I could show him your videos and your skills as a carpenter and being amazing at what and how you succeed in what you do. Thank you. Very proud of you to be 💯

Your awesomeness even shocks you, imagine how we feel. Yes sir you did that, and it's amazing.

Yea, I need me a you.. congrats!!! It came out nice!!!!!! That’s progress for real!

You are amazing!!! I've worked for an awning company as a seamstress and my parents had an upholstering company and I was raised on an industrial sewing machine! I would never have attempted that on a home sewing machine!!! Always awesome.

I'm sitting here in total AWE of your work. Every video that I've watched, I found myself wanting to see MORE. You Sir are amazing and kudos to you on this project. I'm so inspired by you it's crazy! The beautiful works of art that unfolds with each video leaves me saying WOW! Salute😁

Mate your awesome. Make sure you re enforce your canopy if you go off road. Side to side movement is a killer on aluminum welds. I know the difficulty of building by yourself and having to work out things in your head so be proud of that build legend. Inspiring

The little engine THAT COULD! Congrats!!

I have an f150 with the short bed as well and I have been wanting to do something like this! props to you for crafting something like this man id buy something like this in a HEARTBEAT

Damn it looks so good! And not bad for a first sewing job

Man that level of satisfaction must be great and priceless!

Yep!! You did that🤯 ... Nothing wrong with a self pat on the back ✊🏽🙌🏽👏🏾.. Awesome job! Can't wait to see the finish🍾🎉

Also beware that if you have struts that are to high with not enough preload, the struts themselves can also bend when you try to pull them down. I had this happen to me...twice....Thanks for creating! I enjoyed the content!

Nice job dude, nothing feels better than making stuff with your own hands.

Holy smokes man, you've definitely pushed yourself and what you're capable of. Amazing progress my guy!

Awesome job, and you put zippers in, ON YOUR FIRST SEWING PROJECT. MAN, GREAT JOB! One thing I would recommend, is that using butyl tape around where you put the fan/vents in the top, and where the pop-up tent sits on top of the camper frame. I didn't see you install any, but that could have been deleted in editing, but I didn't hear you mention anything about butyl tape either. It's not that cheap, but if you want a water-tight seal, GUARANTEED, butyl tape is the way to go. It's pretty easy to work with, and seals between the surfaces perfectly, filling in uneven surfaces like magic, and seals any screws or mounting hardware you use at the same time. Now if you ever have to replace it, like if you had a manual vent fan and upgrade to a larger one, or an electric one, it's a you-know-what to take off, but you won't find a better product. It's most commonly used in RV's, but a lot of DIY van builds and camper conversions use it too. Did you use any kind of waterproofing on the tent material? That's something you're gonna need as well. What kind of material did you use? Regular tent canvas, or maybe duck canvas? This video just gave me a great idea for my SUV conversion. I have a Rendezvous that I love, and with the back seats out, I have an area that's 4 foot wide and about 6 1/2 feet long, but it's only 4 feet high. I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with a way to put some more headroom in it, and I think I just figured out how to do it, thanks to your video. Can't decide if I want to do the single sided raise for the pop up, or have a dual sided that would give me 6 feet of standing room almost the full length of the cargo area. Looks like it's time to go back to the drawing board for me, (well, a digital drawing board using Google SketchUP), and get into some serious engineering. LOL. This idea would save me from needing a different vehicle, like a cargo van or box truck, I wouldn't have to tow anything, and I would still have pretty good aerodynamics since the pop up wouldn't be very much higher than the original roof when driving, while giving me the headroom I need when parked. Can't thank you enough for this idea!

great build and video! sewing tip: my grandma always said to go back and forth over about an inch of the beginnings and ends of your seams to give your corners more strength 🤙🏼

So thankful that you arrived safely from Colorado🙏🏾❤️👍🏾👋🏾👋🏾💕. I enjoy watching you perform your projects, because you do amazing work. Well done, Well done👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾no bad news, because you will get this done as always because that’s how smart you are 👍🏾👍🏾I told you, insane, amazing job👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️God Bless love

I LOVE your can do attitude. It will take you far. Great job!!!

I am impressed with how hard you had to work to get that top up on the camper.

YES honey you did THAT. I would hire you to do my build any day. Awesome job man

Great Job & looks like you will have a lot of epic adventures with it.

Excellent Video, Excellent Craftsmanship. Be smart and stay safe.

Yes, YOU(!) did that and it is AWESOME! Well done Sir! Well done! Thanks for sharing.

This young man gives me hope for the future. If you’re traveling ever brings you to Vermont you are welcome to stay in my yard

Looks great, before you cut the fabric, you want the walls to run outside the framing to carry any water away. If you don't, you'll need to sew or fabric glue some flaps to shingle over the lower frame.

Dang, DualEx's projects always look great! Impressive.

Your ability to dream up an idea and build it with your own hands is just fascinating! Your creativity and talents are boundless, thank you for sharing your projects with us.

Just binge watched your builds. You are very talented and creative. Thanks for sharing

I would love to see you convert a school bus, it would be great to see your more affordable dyi approach.

You did do that. It is crazy. Well done man!

Excellent job on that project, turned out amazing... It's something I've considered doing as well as the amount they're charging for something similar is crazy. I love the scene when you sit back and are mesmerized by what you accomplished, I've had that feeling many times and it's a pretty cool feeling. Keep up the awesome work brother!

I’m speechless! Never disappointed

I am SO impressed! I just learned how to use a sewing machine this year and still haven't tackled zippers. You've given me a new challenge.

Congratulations! It looks great!!!

Fine work sir! "so much room for activities!"

Bro, you're incredible! U should be proud of yourself man!

WOW you have a natural talent you should patent it you would soon be a millionaire.

WOW! what an awesome setup!!

Your building skills are the shit bro!! Keep don’t ever stop building. Massive amount of love and respect from Buffalo NY!!!!

Your work is amazing, bro! Damn, love it

Props bro, from E.C. Ohio, very urban environment, but I am really interested in solar power. Your video just helped me try something new, possibly ridiculous, if I don't try I will never know. .

Way cool!! You do such an amazing job on all of your builds. Great job on this one.😊

well done! super cool build sir!

You should be proud of yourself. You do a Great job👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

It is humbling to see you admire your new endeavor. GO! For IT.

Dude GREAT JOB! Looks awesome and yeah stop and just stare at a job well done! Cheers!

Loved how you made this - you made it look inviting to make and simple which I’m sure wasn’t - never thought you could braze aluminum and have be done by a diy person - I’m inspired to want to try my own rooftop camper - thx for all your well explained videos 🎉

YES, it looks so incredible! 🔊💯😎🛻🔥🔥

Awesome video. Keep up the great work. This just goes to show that your only limitations are your own imagination.

Brilliant! You never fail to amaze! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us.

Oh my goodness! This build is spectacular!

Great build and good head room looks awesome

Wow! I am going to enjoy watching the finished product! I'm so excited!

I would love to see a video of everything that you previously built

You definitely did that, brother! That’s looked great!

Mad skills. Some think and talk but you walked the walk.

wow .............. great job Sir ......... you are a very gifted and artistic gentleman !!!!

DUDE I am building one- gonna do exactly like this and maybe even slap a DualEx sticker on it to give credit where due. THANK YOU for this!

Excellent work,. Always tuff being a one-man band

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, my brother is working on a RV, I told him to watch your video to get great ideas 💡👏🏽🧰

Dude! That is badass! You've got every right to be very proud of it, and yourself! Looks great, man, can't wait to see the final video!

You NEVER miss! I’m curious how you got the fabric to fold so cleanly? Any insight on that?

Your DIYs are insane. Always a good watch seeing them come together.

Good work brotha 🙌🏻 turned out awesome!