Poor man's DIY Cybertent

[Spacenoddle]

1. 87" D x 54" W x 40" H 2 person pop up tent $52

2 furing strip and 2×2 $15

3 1"×12"×8' board $140 (i used my old demolished shelves board, so it is free)

4 velcro $15

5 2 1/2" screws $10

Total：$232 （$92 for me）

You can use 2×4 and 2" thick board to build more weight capacity platform.

I am pretty happy for this setup, all boards can be stack up to the end just like the cybertent does or cover the whole bed to use some more space on top of it.

It takes about 2 minutes each for setting up and taking down the platform and tent.

One question: for 7 hour sleeping in the tent with tent mode on, sentry off and small dehumidifier ( 30w) running all the time, the battery consumption is 4%, was it too high for such minimum energy usage?

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[mark555055c]

Nice, not bad at all.

 

[Celiboy]

Nice setup. Serves the same purpose for thousands less.

 

[Celiboy]

Do you have instructions on how to build it? I like to camp in my truck during out of town fishing trips and a setup like this would be perfect.

 

[Spacenoddle]

Do you have instructions on how to build it? I like to camp in my truck during out of town fishing trips and a setup like this would be perfect.

1 buy 3 additional pairs of L track hook as the support

2 1×2 furing strip along the L track as the support of the 1"×12"×57" board, using velcro to attach with L Track hook

3 2×2 to build a extended support on the top of tailgate, the support needs to be 54" in lengthy since you need to slice the support into the bed while not in use.

4 all boards are attached to underneath support with velcro, so they are removable.

* you can upgrade to use 2" thick board and 2×4 as the extended support on tailgate if planning for 2 adults doing some exercises in the tent.

 

[gadgetmerc]

Looks great. I'm planning on a similar build. Good to see that it works.

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