DIY Truck Canopy using $7 extendable painters poles - Cheap, Adjustable and Functional!

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@Georgecobb-s1v Жыл бұрын

Excellent & very innovative! Approximately 10-12 years ago my wife & I were pick-up truck camping at a different spot each night during a 15 day Liivng History that moved from town to town. On several occasions we had unexpected heavy rain which initiated various efforts to rig tarp configurations to prevent getting soaked when getting in & out of the camper shell and/or moving to & from the cab of the truck. Eventually, we purchased an E-Z-Up Tent shelter which facilitated our purpose; but we had to unload it & set it up, & then take it down & relaod it. Your idea of using the adjustable painter poles is ingenious & economical. I might use this for truck & ground camping. Thanks a million & may God bless you. By the way, we are not youngsters; I am in my 82 & my wife is younger, but we remain young-at-heart when it comes to camping.

@wanderlust62 Жыл бұрын

Painter poles, brilliant and I've had one to unscrew for limitef storage. Thank you!!!

@larryparson9609 6 ай бұрын

Simple yet genius necessity the mother of invention thanks 🙏🏼 happy trails

@darrellloftin1466 2 жыл бұрын

hey Drew, I think I have watched all of your videos! cant wait for more

@jimgollach6202 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent info drew, I never used a canopy on my vehicle, but I've used one for many many other situations. I say, don't leave home without a few of them, they can be a trip saver. Thanks for sharing 👍.

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, definitely gotta have one on trips!

@dawgphart6093 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent videos sir been looking at something like this for my Tacoma. Always look forward to videos!

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@DrJohn493 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like that tarp set up would work well too for the off-road teardrop trailers with the kitchens in the rear.

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

I have no doubt it would!

@JuanSevillaFlores 2 ай бұрын

Hello! Thanks for the idea of how im gona set up my tarp! I had one question, for the poles did you drive them into the ground or just using pressure from the lines?

@mikedip99 2 жыл бұрын

Drew, you have mentioned several times in this and other videos that you leave your tarp to secure your campsite. Have you ever had anyone push back on that? I have heard that there is no place holding of campsites when boondocking on public lands. At least two other youtubers have mentioned that people have taken down (or moved) the placeholder tent, even tho they had been gone for less than a day. I figure it is respectful to leave someone else"s place holder tent and move on to another site. But.... there are many, many people that are putting up placeholders and leaving them so they can have a campsite for later in the week, or even worse later in the month.

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

I have not but I also come back every night. I wouldn't save a spot to use a few days later. In my case, my home is in the truck bed so when I leave for a day trip, I don't have anything (tent/camping gear) to let someone passing know I'll return. It bothers me also to see people leave campers, tents, gear for weeks at a time and only using them on weekends...so I wouldn't do that myself.

@HM-oy1cm Жыл бұрын

Super cool! I couldn’t believe the cost of “tarp poles” on Amazon- people capitalize on anything! I have a CRV I sleep in & the back door open out instead of up, so I’m trying to figure out the best way to do this but get some height like most ppl get from tailgates and trunks opening vertically. Any ideas? You seem to be the person to ask! Ty for the video!

@LooknFishy Жыл бұрын

My buddy did the same thing with his Nissan murano which seems similar to a crv and he seemed to like it. If I wanted more height I'd probably get 2 more extendable painters poles for next to the rear wheels.

@kevinboyer6249 Жыл бұрын

Drew, can you tell me the dimensions of your ENO tarp?

@shred1792 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a stupid question - but @1:55 , did you just cut a hole in the corner of the rainfly to make it fit over the painter pole screw threads? I can't seem to find anything that'll fit thru the grommets of the tarp without having to buy tarp poles. Awesome video as always - Thanks again!

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

Nope, mine had a small opening I used. But if it didn't I just make a small loop from para cord at the corner and use that. The tension of the 2 tie downs will keep it tight.

@g.w.moorman3887 2 жыл бұрын

When I go camping, the can-o-pee is over in the corner of the tent!

@lukebonagurio4503 2 жыл бұрын

Tool cool can you fit in the truck topper and close it ? Looks like a really short bed truck.

@jerryg957 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Drew

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to share it!

@Plandonb 2 жыл бұрын

Good info

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@robertsullivan656 2 жыл бұрын

Question: On your last out west trip, how many times did you need to use the 4 wheel drive on your truck? Would a medium size camper van make most of the forest roads you had to travel on to get away from the crowds? Thanks!

@LooknFishy 2 жыл бұрын

That's always a tough question b/c many roads under good conditions are fine in 2wd but turn quickly with just a moderate rain. Ex, this year I only needed it once/week but last year every few days and got stuck once. For me, clearance is what you need most....I've put in several clips that show the roads I drove. For me 4wd is nice to have jic you get 4hrs down a road or worse...trying to get out after it rains all night and the roads turn bad which happened a few times this trip!

@DrJohn493 2 жыл бұрын

I second Drew's comment. I've found high clearance to be more critical than 4WD and while I've relied on 4WD to get me through some muddy, slippery spots, I've found it more useful for rock crawling on Colorado's backcountry roads.