Van 86: Getting It Up
I recently bought a “6 person living space” tent-like thing from Tesco which was on clearance at just £15. This is the video of me putting it up and testing it for the first time, to use as a cheap awning substitute.
Tales of a bloke with a campervan
I recently bought a “6 person living space” tent-like thing from Tesco which was on clearance at just £15. This is the video of me putting it up and testing it for the first time, to use as a cheap awning substitute.
Buy a second one (B), then remove the floor. Put just the elasticized rods through the top, then put the whole thing over top the one that’s fully set up (A). Spin B so that one of its solid sides covers one mesh side of A. If necessary, you could use the two solid sides of B to cover the two mesh sides of A, but then you lose the view. 😁
And did you figure out the legs yet for the sliding bed platform????? We are all just eager to know what you did there!
Greetings from Virginia, USA.
Sadly they’re no longer for sale, they removed them all and put Christmas items out instead! They were on clearance. I’m ashamed to admit I have not yet tackled the bed legs :-(
Just watched the “tent” vid. Rain seemed to be an issue??!! Suggestion — How about 2 (6’x4′) or (8’x6′) light tarps; one each over each screened opening to serve as awnings to slope away from the door and staked up to drain water away, the other to velcro to the top of the van. (Suggest using a pool noodle, slit length-wise fit on the tarp tp work as a seal to keep water from running “under” the tarp and defeating the purpose. Access from the van to the tent would be dry (one would hope) and access to/from the tent would be the same. Wish you well!
Thank you! I may well try some experiments :-)
David, try putting a couple of eyelets in the floor of the tent where the water pools., the water will drain out of the hole in the centre of the eyelet
They are readily available at any camping shop and are fixed with the tool supplied with the kit and a hammer.I fixed them to my boat cover in about 10 minutes .
Thank you, I’ll give it a go!
When will have Van 87? 87 is my lucky number.