Camp Site Innovations Thread

[Jankypirate]

This year we're building up. Ive got a 12'x12' platform folding open off my roof rack for a 2nd floor party deck. Just finished building the 20' crows nest that deploys in seconds with one bolt. The electric misting system will be back but this year Im bringing the swamp cooler too. We'll have plenty of power from the industrial grade power inverter I just got permission to borrow for the weekend.

Come find us during week 2. Look for the 6x10 jolly roger flying about 35' high. Bring your own rum ye scurvy bastards!

[Dustin da DnB Soulja]

This year we're building up. Ive got a 12'x12' platform folding open off my roof rack for a 2nd floor party deck. Just finished building the 20' crows nest that deploys in seconds with one bolt. The electric misting system will be back but this year Im bringing the swamp cooler too. We'll have plenty of power from the industrial grade power inverter I just got permission to borrow for the weekend.

Come find us during week 2. Look for the 6x10 jolly roger flying about 35' high. Bring your own rum ye scurvy bastards!

wtf did you build the platform on top of a truck? and then it's fold out legs or what?

[Jankypirate]

Yeah its on the roof rack of my truck. Actually its 3 4x12 platforms that stack on top for transportation and then will be rotated perpendicular to the truck and secured to the rack with ratchet straps at the campground.

[vdubshani]

Janky ain't kiddin with his campsites! Camped next to him randomly in '10 then caravaned down from vegas in '11...went vert last year and this year only promises to be even higher and better...I wish I could go weekend 2 also to see this!

[nyarlathotoats]

This year we're building up. Come find us during week 2. Look for the 6x10 jolly roger flying about 35' high. Bring your own rum ye scurvy bastards!

Ai Ai Captain!

[NachoCat]

Custom tent. 10 x 15 x 8 and should fit in a 10 x 30 spot with small car just perfectly. Wanted something wth standing room. Fits 2 queen air mattress on one half perfectly and a 10x7 spot that will have a shag rug on the other side. Discoball to hang in the center. Made with 1 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe. Bought a massive tarp from Lowes that covers the entire thing. Sewing all that together now. Huge picture window on one side probably about 4 x 8. Got some industrial zippers from an upholstery store for that. Inside will be in the theme of a arabian smoke hut or something like that. Bought a lof of sheer fabrics that we are going to drape all over the inside so it feels super comfy and plush. The front will have a huge zipper on it to open it up and have an open air tent for during the day.

[nyarlathotoats]

^Very nice!

[Jankypirate]

Yeah nice tent, gonna be sweet

[blackchango]

Custom tent. 10 x 15 x 8 and should fit in a 10 x 30 spot with small car just perfectly. Wanted something wth standing room. Fits 2 queen air mattress on one half perfectly and a 10x7 spot that will have a shag rug on the other side. Discoball to hang in the center. Made with 1 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe. Bought a massive tarp from Lowes that covers the entire thing. Sewing all that together now. Huge picture window on one side probably about 4 x 8. Got some industrial zippers from an upholstery store for that. Inside will be in the theme of a arabian smoke hut or something like that. Bought a lof of sheer fabrics that we are going to drape all over the inside so it feels super comfy and plush. The front will have a huge zipper on it to open it up and have an open air tent for during the day.

Nice !

[instinct]

I have about 75 feet of 12" Box Trussing. Can I use this in my camp site for shade(Psychic Friend)? I am a certified rigger.

[vertin]

Anyone use a tent shower? My neighbors had one last year and they were nice. No lines, cold shower. Let filed up a container with water from the sinks and used it.

[Goatchella]

We have two solar showers and a toilet.
Self sufficient

[blueduck]

Custom tent. 10 x 15 x 8 and should fit in a 10 x 30 spot with small car just perfectly. Wanted something wth standing room. Fits 2 queen air mattress on one half perfectly and a 10x7 spot that will have a shag rug on the other side. Discoball to hang in the center. Made with 1 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe. Bought a massive tarp from Lowes that covers the entire thing. Sewing all that together now. Huge picture window on one side probably about 4 x 8. Got some industrial zippers from an upholstery store for that. Inside will be in the theme of a arabian smoke hut or something like that. Bought a lof of sheer fabrics that we are going to drape all over the inside so it feels super comfy and plush. The front will have a huge zipper on it to open it up and have an open air tent for during the day.

Do you have anymore pics? Can you write out a tutorial?

[waltermakesmusic]

Do you have anymore pics? Can you write out a tutorial?

i agree. and how much did it cost to build?

[Goatchella]

PVC is cheap.

[NachoCat]

With PVC you can build just about any shape and size structure you want. Use your imagination. 10' PVC pipes were about $3 a piece. Connectors range anywhere from $.30 - $4. Had to order a couple of them online @ http://flexpvc.com/ .The only thing you really need is a hack saw, which was about $7. Everything else slips into place. Im planing on duct taping joints for strength when set up.

You can bend PVC into curves or whatever shape you need with heat. Once it cools it will hold. To make the bends I boiled water, capped both ends and filled with a funnel. Bent around some stakes I put in the ground and let cool. Every piece will come out exactly the same. When completed I would suggest numbering or color coding the pieces for ease of setup later.

Ill post more pics when I do some more work to it. Shopping around for different fabrics right now and figuring out a lighting system. Sheer material is going to be throught so with back lighting it should give off a pretty cool glowing effect.

[TheMusicMan]

very nice Nacho Cat! is there any worry of wind getting inside that thing and carrying it a bit? would you just use tent stakes or what?

[TheClares]

Nacho Cat, that looks AWESOME!

Here is a tutorial of sorts for the PVC structure we used last year as a common shade area. This requires no permanent bends and no horizontal ground pieces, just rebar and stress which held it all together while EZ-Ups were literally flying around us during one strong gust.

Decided our group needed a larger shaded communal area, so I borrowed an idea from a guy who built something similar for Burning Man. Here is my test run of building a PVC Shade structure. The dimensions are about 10 feet wide, 13 feet long and about 8 feet tall.

I used 1/2 inch PVC, and 2 foot tall rebar, buried about 9 inches deep.



After connecting the arch pieces together and putting them on the rebar, I connected the arches with tee connectors on the ends, and cross connectors in the middle.



I am 6'3+, so this shows you the height and width of the structure.





Attached Coolaroo 90 percent UV shade cloth from Home Depot online ($20 a roll for 6'x15'), and placed it on one side. I will put another on the other side on the polo grounds.



I attached strategically with zip ties, and made sure it is adjustable on each side for early morning and late afternoon.



Here is the shadow it casts just before sunset.



And here is the sun through the shade cloth.

And the final product, at Coachella, which was shown earlier in this thread...



The nice thing about this design is that it is adaptable. I initially measured this to be 10 feet wide, but we squeezed it into about 9 feet of space by moving cars closer together. I also was able to redesign the length by moving around 4 and 5 foot sections so people could get into their car doors. T and Cross connectors are the key, and I got all I needed at Home Depot and Ace Hardware (which was a better place for the connectors).

[blueduck]

Nacho Cat, that looks AWESOME!

Here is a tutorial of sorts for the PVC structure we used last year as a common shade area. This requires no permanent bends and no horizontal ground pieces, just rebar and stress which held it all together while EZ-Ups were literally flying around us during one strong gust.



And the final product, at Coachella, which was shown earlier in this thread...



The nice thing about this design is that it is adaptable. I initially measured this to be 10 feet wide, but we squeezed it into about 9 feet of space by moving cars closer together. I also was able to redesign the length by moving around 4 and 5 foot sections so people could get into their car doors. T and Cross connectors are the key, and I got all I needed at Home Depot and Ace Hardware (which was a better place for the connectors).

Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You

[Stickjohn]

I like Nachocats' design better because it will hold a dog.

[bafftub]

This year we're building up. Ive got a 12'x12' platform folding open off my roof rack for a 2nd floor party deck. Just finished building the 20' crows nest that deploys in seconds with one bolt. The electric misting system will be back but this year Im bringing the swamp cooler too. We'll have plenty of power from the industrial grade power inverter I just got permission to borrow for the weekend.

Come find us during week 2. Look for the 6x10 jolly roger flying about 35' high. Bring your own rum ye scurvy bastards!

Id really like to get a visual! any pics?

[jefferie]

Something like this would be really cool.

This would help to save space if you had a lot of people in your camp though I imagine it becomes like an oven if you dont use an eazy up for shade.

[romanticizer]

If only they weren't so expensive!

[jefferie]

If only they weren't so expensive!

Yeah they're pricey but it would give you so much extra space to do activities.

[Mike Litoris]

Anyone use a tent shower? My neighbors had one last year and they were nice. No lines, cold shower. Let filed up a container with water from the sinks and used it.

Yeah we had one last year. It was awesome. We drained the melted ice from our coolers into the solar bags every morning and it would be a great way to cool off and start the day. Then we would shower at night once we warmed the water all day. We just bought the walmart one and it seemed to work quite well.

[romanticizer]

I have a shower tent as well. I used it for the first time a couple months ago and it was incredibly convenient and refreshing to be able to have a shower with some privacy.

[Jankypirate]

This is the platform that deploys on top my roof rack. Just finished building the pvc frame that goes on it. It will have thin white fabric fitted for a roof and the 8 side panels will be on shower curtain rings so we can open or close all the sides at will.

I glued many of the joints so it comes apart into straight segments and then marked all the unglued joints with different color paint to make assembly quick and easy.

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Need to post a pic of the roof rack it goes on.

[Goatchella]

Your crazy. I like that.

[SameOldSong]

Any help appreciated here.

I'm really into the idea of having as wide-open a space as possible so we can chill and hangout before and after the shows. So I'm thinking of bringing a canopy, no tent, laying area rugs down, and putting up sunscreens on each side to basically have an enclosed 10x10 space at night. We can roll up the suncreens during the day to let light in.

Here's the canopy I'm looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Gear-Sma...414711&sr=8-12

It comes with shade screens, which will be useful during the day. For privacy at night and to keep heat out in the morning, I'm looking at two or four of these sunscreens things. http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Smart-Su...0414711&sr=8-3

My concerns are:

1. Will it be too cold without a tent? I plan to bring sleeping bags and thermal layers to wear.

2. How big a concern is privacy? Would it be unusual to sleep in a canopy that people can see into? Not that concerned about "getting it on" or anything, just don't want to be the only one drooling on my sleeping bag in plain view.

3. Is it worth it to buy the canopy with shadecloths linked above, or should I just buy a plain one? Not that concerned about price, just not sure if it'd be useful to have shadecloths + sunscreens.

Thanks!

[neckface]

Any help appreciated here.

I'm really into the idea of having as wide-open a space as possible so we can chill and hangout before and after the shows. So I'm thinking of bringing a canopy, no tent, laying area rugs down, and putting up sunscreens on each side to basically have an enclosed 10x10 space at night. We can roll up the suncreens during the day to let light in.

Here's the canopy I'm looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Gear-Sma...414711&sr=8-12

It comes with shade screens, which will be useful during the day. For privacy at night and to keep heat out in the morning, I'm looking at two or four of these sunscreens things. http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Smart-Su...0414711&sr=8-3

My concerns are:

1. Will it be too cold without a tent? I plan to bring sleeping bags and thermal layers to wear.

2. How big a concern is privacy? Would it be unusual to sleep in a canopy that people can see into? Not that concerned about "getting it on" or anything, just don't want to be the only one drooling on my sleeping bag in plain view.

3. Is it worth it to buy the canopy with shadecloths linked above, or should I just buy a plain one? Not that concerned about price, just not sure if it'd be useful to have shadecloths + sunscreens.

Thanks!

1.no
2.no
3.yes.