Turning a 4x6 box trailer into a sleeping unit x tent setup. Bad idea? (1 Viewer)

[OregonB]

So the wife tried and then quickly rejected sleeping on a 4" mattress topper that fit perfectly into my LX's raised platform. I'm fine with it, but it was too closed in for her. Won't do the rooftop thing, either.
I have a basic 4' x 6' box trailer. 2' high walls, swing out gate. It would be a hair short (I'm 6'2") but has anyone seen a quality effort to make these into tent/bed setups? Getting in/out sure would be a breeze.

 

[kirvesmies]

i wouldn't say it's a bad idea. put pencil to paper, doodle out your thinking. i'd probably do 3 or 4 simple hoops n a tarp. leave it collapsed till you get to camp. think covered wagon. with the hoops n tarp you can retain the utility of the trailer. just my 2cents

 

[OregonB]

I like it. The trailer actually came with 3 or 4 flexible poles (white water pipe) with crimped ends. These inserted into metal catches mounted on top of the sidewalls, and added maybe a foot of height at the midpoint. I could finagle something that would create a little more height maybe.

 

[kirvesmies]

I like it. The trailer actually came with 3 or 4 flexible poles (white water pipe) with crimped ends. These inserted into metal catches mounted on top of the sidewalls, and added maybe a foot of height at the midpoint. I could finagle something that would create a little more height maybe.

i was thinking minimum 2' height on the arch, but i'm vertically challenged so don't need too much room

 

[Firemedic831]

Make a Aluminum lid. then get a upholstery shop to make canvas walls so when you lift the lid it act like a hard top rtt tent

 

[Firemedic831]

Something like this.

 

[Firemedic831]

I can see something like this working .

 

[traveldud]

Something like this.

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Is that 6’? Tent on top?

 

[Firemedic831]

Is that 6’? Tent on top?

The image was just to show a idea you could made a lid. and when it opens has canvas/ripstop Tent sides like the pic i showed

 

[Firemedic831]

This is the actual blue trailer you see . But the op does not want a RTT.

 

[OregonB]

Yeah I get what you're angling to. Any OEM tent pop up tent system that roughly outlines the trailer, build a connection between the two.

 

[OregonB]

Alt idea: welding a series of steel tubes, maybe 12" long or less...vertically-oriented, around o/s wall of trailer, They'd be minimially obtrusive. Then use those tubes as a "rod holders" for conduit and elbows to frame outline of a small elk (canvas) tent. Breakdown and set up would be slick. But I'd be having to pay for a custom canvas tent build. And maybe too hot in summer.

 

[Fisher23]

I have a Jeep Extreme Camper and it is a trailer that the top folds out to one side with legs for a queen size sleeping area, and then the tent with 3 hoops covers the sleeping area and the trailer which you can stand up in.

Sets up in about 15 minutes.

So you have standing up room, a 3 person couch, and the bed.

You may want to build something like that?

 

[BMThiker]

Shouldn't this be in the Trailer Tech forum?

Trailer Tech

Whether you haul your vehicle on it, or your gear in it....

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@OregonB you want me to move it?