Building a Pop-Up Roof For The Camper Trailer - Part 4

This time I install all the lifting hardware and gas shocks for the pop up roof on the Camping caravan trailer. The side skirt made out of canvas sections will be manufactured and installed at a later time. Follow along as the DIY build of this camping trailer started from scratch takes some shape.

Thank You

Check out the Build series thus far :

[clintondoner]

Brother im a retired Welder and Brake Operator!!!! Mad Respect For Your Skills!!!!

[eugeneschopen]

I watched you build the top for a pop up camper. would it be posible to to do the same thing to the top of an SUV. The consept is to stand up inside my SUV. ?

[t.h.o.r.]

That first part was such humor! Gas strut calcs is a head spinner. But here is my method- weigh in kg the roof at the point you are going to lift it at. Add25% . Divide by 2 cos you have two stuts and then multiply by 10 to get the answer. so 40 kg at the mount point, plus 25% is 50kg. divide by 2 and multiply by 10 gives you 250Nm struts x2.

[philreeves]

Love your dry sense of humour, mad me belly laugh !

[SnitteLite]

The roof itself is not applicable for my use - but your humor. love it 👌

[daniebotha]

Congratulations for solving that lifting roof. I know it takes hours planning something like that from scratch.

[tonygrainger]

Great build Marius! I think I might give it a crack.

[MariusBotha]

Thank you to all the subscribers!!! Thank you to everyone that supported the channel so far. Really appreciate it!!

[hsdoor]

good workmanship & idea with innovation

[warrengage]

I built a roof rack for my old Gen 1 Pajero and had copied a system that my Sprite swift had. Unfortunately I had sold the caravan a few years before I got the Pajero. Long story short, those air struts and I had a long fight and I shelved the idea. The struts worked well on a home built trailer I acquired that has a lid that I can barely lift.
Seeing your video has given me renewed energy to build that pop up roof rack. My pajero has a sliding roof so that's why I want a pop up roof rack.

[JC-tnzh]

I like your hinge design. I'll need to borrow that for my project...

[felixcat]

Another absolute gem of an episode!

That roof system is excellent, and like the rest of the construction, bulletproof!

[offgrid_inf]

Awesome buddy ....you are so smart and talented....nice job👏👏👏

[gregnorvell]

Great video! Wow that is going to be amazing when it's done.

[sainbayarb]

Exactly what i was looking for, thanks for sharing man

[joeljenkins]

Coming to this video late. Newton-Meter makes sense in terms of the force required to open and close the roof as its a rotational measurement of force. Looking to do something similar but simpler and on a smaller scale. I think it will make my life a lot easier if I place each gas strut vertically in the corner lifting straight up.

[mundodebandeirante]

very good your videos. I'm building a camper and the information is very important.

[hingweadventures]

Got my thumbs 👍 up. Thanks for the video

[trailnoggin]

That design is genius. Thanks for explaining in detail. Keep the videos coming.

[christophersherratt]

Hi mate am from UK 🇬🇧 just watching your videos on the camper roof OMG 😮 you didn't half make it hard for yourself well over thought all you Needed to do was borrow a gas strut a one of your cars use 3×2 and some bathroom scales to see what the pressure was and on the back end of roof 😊😊use bed mattress spring pistons they are the same as what camper van retailers use but quarter of price 2 for £30 ebay but if you didn't want a slope you could use the wood and scales trick😂