I can't believe there aren't more of these on the internet, I've always thought the price of roof top tents was crazy. I just sold my old 1990 4runner to a friend of mine who wanted to do a roof top tent but most of the options cost more than what he paid me for the whole vehicle. Glad we were able to find this!

That conduit bend technique is brilliant

You build things in a reasonable simple way and they come out amazing. I use to be kind of proud of the things I built but you and the simplistic way you build such cool things makes me have to reevaluate my techniques. Nice nice job. You build things in such a way that most folks can do it with a few tools and a bit of elbow grease but hopefully no blood and tears. Those fingers looked pretty rough. Glad they aren't broken.

Thank you Patrick. I’ve been thinking about doing this for years. You have inspired me to make a few changes in my design. Thanks for a great video and doing a great job. I really feel for you on your hand injury but glad you showed it anyway. It’s shows respect for your audience and we can all learn that lesson. Cheers.

This is incredible. I think I’m going to try it. I just can’t bring myself spending $1000 plus on a rooftop tent

i saw many videos and I sketches few for my own use and design, but frankly speaking, your wire and stopper idea to keep the structure steady during opening and closing was amazing. well done man.

This is honestly one of the most fluid designed rooftop tents I have found amazing job explaining everything I wish there were star rating on vids =D

Bro..! You inspired me big time, I’m from Mexico, we live the eternal economic crisis, so any idea what help us to save money it’s so appreciated, thanks again and keep doing what are you doing because you are awesome doing ti.!

Dude, you the man !!! I've been thinking about doing this on small utility trailer that I have my kayaks mounted on, and this makes it possible ! And I agree, I can't see spending on a store bought roof top tent just because they added a platform and a hinge.

I would suggest on the little ferrules near your feet and hands, using some heat shrink tube to stop them ripping anything

Thanks! I really, really enjoyed this! As although I've been stzyimg with a friend since summer, in his 4300 sq. ft. home, things are changing soon and I think now is a good time to address my housing insecurity issues. Being prepared. I have two other friends that are Eagle scouts as well that are experiencing homelessness . However, they xan't get a drivers license due to past , ugh, yea, past. Myself a retired CDL Class A Instructor, can legally drive anything before chronic medical issues forced me out, now I have maintained a clean license and am a licensed Taxi driver in Eugene, Oregon for 15 years. My dear wife still resides in our similarly sized home on our 122 acres, but its just me and my American Pit Bull Terrier 22 mo old little girl, Punky Angel and I promised her to always keep her safe and warm and never want for food, so I'm just trying to look out for my pnly dependent these days, you understand. Peace, Love and, WORMHOLES! -may you have 'hard and soft' options! Be well. john robert {bobby} barrett iii Yoncolla Oregon Figured kickin ya $5 bucks, may as well bend your ear a bit , as at almost 63 and no one to talk with for days, I figure I got a good excuse!

Very inspiring! Well done! A speedy recovery for your fingers.

cool way to segment bend the conduit with a wooden hickey.. As an electrician who has bent miles of conduit .. VERY IMPRESSED with the outcome .. GREAT JOB!!!

Brilliant ..... ladder is functional and make easy to pop the tent in a seconds.... genius... 👍

Thanks Patrick, been waiting for this for a long time. Can't wait to start mine and post updates on the Facebook page

This is so good. Such a straight forward basic build. The cool thing is that it could also serve as a perfect base if I want to sew an upgraded tent in the future. Planning on building and mounting to my Prius.

Cool build. I’m your fan. keep up the good work I’m learning a lot from you .

OUCH! I was thinking that the ladder was the coolest application of readily available items, but the smashed finger "how not to" will stay with me forever!

Well done brilliant and no music fab

Iam all about DIY to save that Cash! BRO, Good Job! 👍🏼 You made it look easy!

Thank you for this - Love your work (and the filming is very professional). Hope your finger recovered. I built my RTT for my Landrover about 30 years ago, Cotton canvas and a tarpaulin for a storm cover (we don't get much rain in the australian outback). Best regards from Down Under.

This is fantastic! I designed my own similar to this. But the amount of gagets on this make it so much more practical! Thanks so much!

sorry for the injury. but I liked the content, great stuff, literally no words. it means a alot to me, because I love traveling, but I'm not affordable to take expenses on accommodation at every place this will really help me. thankyou thanku so much.

Once again you impressed with your DIY ability. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Great job pal. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope your fingers get well soon. I closed my finger a while back in my car door. I have never felt that level of pain as an adult. Pain medication helped a bunch.

Awesome RTT build. I am a Electrician and bend pipes all the time, was expecting to see the benders we use to bend EMT pipes. But you pulled out a piece of wood with a hole in it. Brilliant idea.

Great assembly man. Really cheap. Here in India we call it “JUGAAD”, making best use of available stuff and mind to serve the purpose.

You are amazing Buddy !!! Thanks for sharing a part of your genius !!! Keep going 🙏💪😎

Just moved to a beach/forest town with my gf and we are expecting our 4runner to arive. Will def consider your design, many smart choices! Grrat content.

Everyone needs an uncle like you.

One word "AWESOME"... I have nothing but admiration for people who fabricate an idea/design that's already on the market for thousands of $'s (£'s in my case. UK guy) and knock it up for a handful of $'s. I tip my hat to you sir. I'm sure you'll fabricate a waterproof fly sheet fairly soon to cover all your more seasonal adventures. Well done

rooftop tents are so expensive. This is an awesome project. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing! Thank you so much for this. I feel like I can totally make my own tent now! Great video

Thats awesome build.. great job . Basically the same concept as a flip over ice fishing shanty genius..

Freaking awesome build. I love how simple it is yet fits the needs. Great video also. Props.

Very Cool! I'm going to go check out the FB group. For my purposes, I just need a platform to set up a ground tent. I'd fix mount the stake holes, adding poles & rain fly when setting up. So, a hybrid I guess.

Your new fan. Thanks for the ideas bro. Love from 🇨🇦

Fascinating! Industrious! This kind of knowledge is certainly underappreciated, but it will soon be the most appreciated.

Mate! Absolutely fantastic! Good on ya.

this is realy simply clever, i was looking for such ideas so i'm going to imitate you soon, thank you for the all details, wishing the best for you

Learned a lot cool! I think I will try this so my nephews can go and stay in the tent.

Great build with excellent detail! I have a Kelty grand mesa 2 and was thinking I could build the platform to fit it. It's mostly self-contained with the fly attaching to the corners. It would take a bit more setup but was thinking I could just have some corner tie-downs where the stakes go. There are a few stakes that you use to bump out the sides and ends but I might experiment with making those springy things they use for the roof-top tent bump outs. Thanks for all the ideas!

Kudos to you and your work. I started a series on doing this with a store bought tent and hope to post the last video soon. I cheated on the hinges and used the hinges off of an attic drop down ladder. Your work is impressive.

best diy ive seen so far

Wow. Really a budget Rooftop Tent. Bravo Patrick. Yo are great....

Hell yeah!! I have a small trailer I'm decking out for camping and didn't want the weight and pay $1k+ for a rooftop tent, excellent idea and good vid!! Subbed, thanks!!

My friend has just brought a roof top tent which made me look into making one, this vid has gave me the drive to start making one 👍 I have just added the fb group too, cheers

Super pomysł. Gratuluję i dziękuję.😁🙋🇵🇱

Good works. It gives me some idea on my next project on roof tent. Loves from Malaysia.

I love it!!! Not all of us can afford $1,000+ roof top tents.

That is so dodgy and yet so effective! Fantastic sir, I salute you! And am actually pretty inspired.

Pretty slick if I may add then idea you could use some extruded aluminum angle bracket to harden the edge of the plywood protecting it from trees as well as use it to pen the tent tight against the edge of the plywood maybe use some foam between the Tent and plywood too.

Cool video man. I'm inspired to build a motorcycle camper.

woo .its really nice job . amazing . thanks for Shareing. ...

FYI uni-strut makes uni-strut nuts that slide in and twist too lock .with a spring that holds it in place saves making the flat bar nuts .

Great job man I think I am going to give it a try.

Patrick looking for this since Years. Thanks

one of the best tutorials I've seen in a long time thank you brotha!!

Really smart ideas throughout this video, and lots of tips too. I learned so much watching this! Now I want to build a similar tent to put on my truck's bed rack.

Brilliant build.

Absolutely brilliant.. IV always wondered if it was possible to convert a normal tent. Definitely gonna try this. Thanks👍

Patrick, you are a genius. I will try to build one on my tundra extended cab. I already have a camper shell for my fishing kayak. Thank you for sharing your great idea. I will have most of the metal in stainless steel or aluminum to avoid corrosion near the saltwater area.

This is brilliant. Wanted to do a rooftop tent over my truck bed and maybe one on my ‘69 barracuda if I get around to making it into an off-road style, grambler car. This would be so much better than spending $3k.

Fantastic build, what a great job!!! Also, had to look up the coordinates from your T-Shirt ............ Lookout Valley, TN / Raccoon Mountain Caverns and Campground.

Fabulous build well done

Genius. I like the 2X4 tube bend especially. Had never thought of that

Dude you are awesome. Just watched the original first tent vid you did (the box one) now this. 2013 is also the year I started seeing these and fantasizing about one day doing this, as I'm sure so many out there have - except you actually DID it. Plus more. Living the dream man!

Wow you must be a master welder...great video...you make it look "doable" Thanks!

Nice work! And ouch that looked painful! Inspired here!

Might have to give this a shot, I don't have a 4x4 but being able to use this for road trips would be brilliant! And by the looks of it, once the base is made it wouldn't be difficult to make a tent from scratch with more water resistant material

You are amzing, i want to build a roof top tent, I know you will help a lot, thank you for share your projects ❤👊

Paint some thinned out type 1 silicone on to waterproof maybe? Your awning build is awesome and neat to see this build. Cost effective and interesting to watch.

Hello friend, you are a must, i have seen also the hard shell one and i am very much impressed with it, congratulations for these good work, God Bless

So I'm someone who has already bought one of the big name brand RTT's and after watching your video and knowing I am handy in the shop, I REALLY wish I had just built one like this. Thanks for the video and your design is simple, economical, and gets the job done! Keep up the good work and sorry to see you smash the crap out of your fingers!!! Ouch!!!

I feel the pain. Those fingers... Thank you for your tutorial

Amazing! Well done sir

Dude!!! You're a smart guy!!! That project is awesome!! 🤟

Right on , real informative and awesome tent set-up with ladder 👍🔥👍🔥

Wow it was an excellent rooftent . I am planning something similar on DIY crossbars I put on my pajero . Your video definitely will help . Those fingers pinch was unfortunate.

Nicely done 👏🏻

You are incredibly smart and talented. Great build!

Wonderful job! You are a great. TOP 👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing. Greetings from North west Italy 🇮🇹 Dario

I can only echo prior comments and say WELL DONE! Thx for the video.

Fantastic job, you are very clever.

You did good job bro..

thank heaps from Thailand

You’re the man Pat!!! Thanks for sharing with the online community bro 🙏🏼

Back to basics and doing it yourself, I LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing ✌

This is the plan I am looking for...I can basically build this then incorporate the hard shell cover like the Roofnest Condor. Heck yeah!

Spectacular bro!!!❤❤

well done! I really like how you build

Amazing🎉 Thanks a lot, it was very inspiring ❤

Awesome. It turned great 👍🏼

Wow dude now thats what I call a DIY project 🙌🏻 well done bro and thank you for making this video 👊🏻

Price update for the wood. This is now a $10,000 tent hahaha

15:15 😂 natural humor sorry bud, I really appreciate the build! Sorry about the incident...thanks for the build instructions and your time!

Great build mate.If you're over here in Wales give me a shout.🤣

Wonderful roof tent sir....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Bears really enjoy the snacks they find up there.

Awesome video!!! Going to do build one of these for my self!