Please have a watch how I put together a cheap/ simple rain shelter for car camping!!⛺️ Let me know what you think? Will it hold up? Any advice? Please like/ comment and subscribe, support a girl on her TH-cam journey ❤
Great video! I was contemplating doing something similar to avoid the cost of roof cross bars and the attached awning. I was questioning what weight magnets to get... now I know 25 lbs will work! Thank you so much for sharing this affordable option! 😃
You’re so welcome!! 😉 yes I think it’s a good option, look for ones rubber coated if you can. As well the suction cups w carabiners are an option. Worth a try!! 1200$ for a roof rack is just not an option for me at this point. Appreciate your feedback
I’m very hopeful that it can hold up, did purchase some suction cups to get some extra support. And a new tarp that I will try out! Give it a watch through! Let me know what you think!! 🙏🏻😎
There are channels that teach knots but I would recommend a bushcraft channel to learn more skills for the outdoors. @CoalcrackerBushcraft is my favorite for short, concise and useful information but there are tons of channels to choose from. That second setup looked better, but you want to be able to open your doors with your tarp up and I'm not sure that you could. If you can find one, I picked up a 6' x 20' white tarp I found and I love it for a couple of reasons: 1. It's white, so it reflects the sun and makes it true shade and cooler underneath and 2: It's long enough that I can park nose toward the sun (ideal) and have tarp on either side of my rig. The third reason is related to the first reason and that's color. Blue tarps are ubiquitous, but blue is the favorite color of most (all?) insects, including mosquitoes. I recommend avoiding blue camping gear (and clothing) like the plague. P. S. You have a cute cat! If he's not already harnessed trained, I recommend starting as soon as possible. Cats love to explore the outdoors as well.
Thank you so much for this video !! I’m going to Nova Scotia for 10 days.. we happen to have exactly the same car so I love even more your good suggestions :)))
I wish I would have thought of this last year when I went camping in Colorado. I was only there for the weekend and the one night I decided to camp, it rained the whole night. It would have been nice to open my window or door without rain coming into the car. Of course now I see all the TH-cam videos about using a tarp like this lol Definitely getting the supplies to do this on my next camping trip.
Oh yes it worked quite well, recently took a trip to whistler( videos out soon) and I used the tarp with magnets and the suction cups and it worked brilliantly!! So happy with it! ⛺️💜
You can replace the regular nuts on the magnets with wing nuts to make it easier to take on and off. You can get them at a local hardware store. Just bring the magnet with you to get the proper size. I would also add a washer between the grommet and the nut.
Go to a bike shop and ask for throw-away flat tire tube. Cut it open and cut a circle to match your magnet. Then see if the magnet still has enough grip with the rubber between the car and the magnet. If you're happy with it, glue the rubber on with some E6000 or similar glue.
Reminder: 1. Wind may cause the tarps to flutter a bit. Possible paint scratches. Solution: Double-sided tape to hold felt fabric strips to tarp at potential contact points. Larger piece of felt may come in handy for roof area as well. Prevents scratches!!! And, it’s cheap. 2. Wind may also cause the magnets to shift! Solution: Suction cups with hooks (AMAZON). Safe Journeys to ya!
It worked great this past summer!! Made some adjustments with magnets with rubber coating as to not scratch the roof of the car:) works well for what it’s intended to do. Cheap and easy!! 👍🏻
Please have a watch how I put together a cheap/ simple rain shelter for car camping!!⛺️ Let me know what you think? Will it hold up? Any advice? Please like/ comment and subscribe, support a girl on her TH-cam journey ❤
Very helpful video, thanks for sharing. (Learning from all the additional tips in comments). Happy camping🍀
Yes as do I, comments have helped me so much:) appreciate the comment 💜
Nice job! My 2023 CX-5 came with black wheels. I would slap my grandma for those silver ones.
Ok 👍🏻 you do you! Slap away!
Great video! I was contemplating doing something similar to avoid the cost of roof cross bars and the attached awning. I was questioning what weight magnets to get... now I know 25 lbs will work! Thank you so much for sharing this affordable option! 😃
You’re so welcome!! 😉 yes I think it’s a good option, look for ones rubber coated if you can. As well the suction cups w carabiners are an option. Worth a try!! 1200$ for a roof rack is just not an option for me at this point. Appreciate your feedback
OMG we needed that this past weekend! Actually probably would have not been enough...we got NAILED for over an hour.
I’m very hopeful that it can hold up, did purchase some suction cups to get some extra support. And a new tarp that I will try out! Give it a watch through! Let me know what you think!! 🙏🏻😎
Great video! Yes the rubber magnets best or suction cups!! Very cool 😮
Agreed!! I’m doing that
There are channels that teach knots but I would recommend a bushcraft channel to learn more skills for the outdoors. @CoalcrackerBushcraft is my favorite for short, concise and useful information but there are tons of channels to choose from.
That second setup looked better, but you want to be able to open your doors with your tarp up and I'm not sure that you could. If you can find one, I picked up a 6' x 20' white tarp I found and I love it for a couple of reasons: 1. It's white, so it reflects the sun and makes it true shade and cooler underneath and 2: It's long enough that I can park nose toward the sun (ideal) and have tarp on either side of my rig. The third reason is related to the first reason and that's color. Blue tarps are ubiquitous, but blue is the favorite color of most (all?) insects, including mosquitoes. I recommend avoiding blue camping gear (and clothing) like the plague.
P. S. You have a cute cat! If he's not already harnessed trained, I recommend starting as soon as possible. Cats love to explore the outdoors as well.
Thank you so much for all the amazing information, it’s so greatly appreciated. Yes I have been trying, but he’s not loving it lol keep trying lol 😂
Thank you so much for this video !! I’m going to Nova Scotia for 10 days.. we happen to have exactly the same car so I love even more your good suggestions :)))
Love it!! It’s such a great car!! Enjoy your trip to Nova Scotia!! We are on opposite sides of Canada 🇨🇦
I wish I would have thought of this last year when I went camping in Colorado. I was only there for the weekend and the one night I decided to camp, it rained the whole night. It would have been nice to open my window or door without rain coming into the car. Of course now I see all the TH-cam videos about using a tarp like this lol
Definitely getting the supplies to do this on my next camping trip.
Oh yes it worked quite well, recently took a trip to whistler( videos out soon) and I used the tarp with magnets and the suction cups and it worked brilliantly!! So happy with it! ⛺️💜
You can replace the regular nuts on the magnets with wing nuts to make it easier to take on and off. You can get them at a local hardware store. Just bring the magnet with you to get the proper size. I would also add a washer between the grommet and the nut.
Brilliant idea!! 💡 I will do that!!
Go to a bike shop and ask for throw-away flat tire tube. Cut it open and cut a circle to match your magnet. Then see if the magnet still has enough grip with the rubber between the car and the magnet. If you're happy with it, glue the rubber on with some E6000 or similar glue.
Great idea!! 💡 love it thanks!! 😊
Reminder:
1. Wind may cause the tarps to flutter a bit. Possible paint scratches. Solution: Double-sided tape to hold felt fabric strips to tarp at potential contact points. Larger piece of felt may come in handy for roof area as well. Prevents scratches!!! And, it’s cheap.
2. Wind may also cause the magnets to shift! Solution: Suction cups with hooks (AMAZON). Safe Journeys to ya!
Thank you!! Yes I did purchase some suction cups!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
hows this system holding up with a bit of testing? Looks great!
It worked great this past summer!! Made some adjustments with magnets with rubber coating as to not scratch the roof of the car:) works well for what it’s intended to do. Cheap and easy!! 👍🏻