How About a Camper Built out of Duct Tape?

[surveytech]

Isnt all in good fun for the kids?

[cuyeda]

After seeing the videos, it looks like they had lots of fun! I sent an email to Scott (the builder), and invited him to this forum. Perhaps he may show up, and build a real teardrop.

[Cliffmeister2000]

I think it was a wonderful flight of fancy that a father and daughter engaged in and then decided to take to its limits! Too many fathers out there (certainly none in this group of family oriented outdoorsmen and women) won't turn off the TV long enough to even acknowledge they have sons and daughters!

When I was 8 or so, I made a robot out of tin cans and tinfoil wrapped boxes. the end result wasn't much, but I still remember having a blast building it!

[DJBear]

I thought it was pretty cool, maybe a good Boy Scout / Girl Scout project

Wouldn't they have to use tree limbs and Ace bandages for that?

[dcbrewmeister]

After seeing the videos, it looks like they had lots of fun! I sent an email to Scott (the builder), and invited him to this forum. Perhaps he may show up, and build a real teardrop.

With the money invested in tape and pvc, he could have bought a tent and got a couple years out of it...

and it would have been water proof at least and would have been able to breathe

[mwatters]

The Duct Tape Camper is up on the "iReports" section of CNN online:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-97991

mkw

[Ridewithme38]

Hmm Aluminum poles and old Tarps.....maybe some duct-tape to hold it all together?

[Senior Ninja]

Ridewithme,
My thoughts exactly. Wrap a camo tarp around a frame and tie it together w/ duct tape. If you like the fun, build something more substantial. Don't like camping in it, you still have the trailer. What I wouldn't have given to have my Dad here to help me build mt TD.
Steve

[Cliffmeister2000]

If they had done that, they wouldn't be semi famous now!