Space Campers: A detailed walk-through of our camper for the Cybertruck 

Much appreciated Johnathan. Some serious potential with this truck!

No, they’re just using it to sell their cars. I remember thinking of putting a tent on top of my roof on top of the bars, because I was living out of my car and I was sleeping in a two door coupe, 2001 Toyota Celica GTS. And that was around 2017 I wanna say I worked at Amazon in Tracy at two different locations I can’t remember when I first thought of it. I think it was around 2017. Anyways, I ended up seeing this roof tent like nine months ago being sold in different styles, hard shell like a 45° angle one, a box one, one that extends, I saw a new designed van with a pop-up roof and I thought oh wow they took the idea of the roof tent and they built it into the design of the van. And now the cyber truck has this. I honestly thought of the roof tent for homeless people no one would ever put a tent on top of the roof unless they were crazy or homeless because my thoughts “that’s the only real estate that I own” I can only build up on top of my car which I own. And so for someone to put a camping tent on top of the car as an addition to going camping with their family just sounds crazy because no one would ever think of that because that’s out-of-the-box thinking oh and necessity is the mother of invention, and that proves it came from necessity . You know and I’ve tried to hold onto that type of thinking ever since I was a kid.

Much appreciated, Barry. Cybertruck delays have been a double-edged sword for us. On the positive side, it allowed us to take the design back to the drawing board several times and land on something we're really happy with. Thanks for the support!

I think the comments spur from why not design this for a mass produced truck that's already on the road? It would be a much better business model to make a product their is actually demand for. These trucks don't even exist, they haven't for two years now and they're not going to, especially with Tesla stocks down over 53% in the past 10 months. Not gonna happen. Tesla has already said to expect "maybe a few Cybertruck deliveries in 2023" which doesn't sound likely. Great idea, just kinda missed the market.

Its because it will never be buily

@@abingham3747 I can understand people being pissed about the delay, but really? "Not gonna happen"? I can just see Tesla spending billions on a 9,000 ton press, and hiring hundreds of people for a fictitious truck.

​@Graham Monk lol, excalty, Tesla has built the whole Texas facility for manufacturing this beast but yet ppl act strange! These are very exciting times, and the camper is a perfect hit! I'm willing to wait 'till 2025 for mine, all bets are in 🤣

Why did you wait this long, when you can do this with any truck?

Can't plug it into a tree!😁😉

Thanks @blueroomstudeios! Where we're going, we won't need roads....

We're on track for the full scale prototype end of march. Looking forward to showing you the progress!

Thanks for the orders @talktome852 !

Thanks for the comment!

Nice meeting you too Timon! Thanks for taking a look at our project

The one that expands with powered actions? The CGI looked great, but there was no way it was ever going to be built. It smelled like a con job to me. This one will not look *exactly* like this video, but can get close, if they don't try to skimp on construction. At $24,000, I fear it might not be *that* good.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RE2O2fQh3rQ.html Start at 59:00 It was pretty windy at the Tesla Takeover and she held up pretty well! The lid of the camper is signicantly more rigid than typical pop tops. It also helps a lot to point the truck towards the wind. If it warm and windy (beach weather) keep at least one side window open so the air can pass through. Some common sense in these situations and everyone will be fine:) Incognito mode is there for you when the weather gets severe! Thanks for checking us out!

We're going for gold Jay! We expect there to be a copycat for half the price that's 1/10th the quality. That may be the better for some people. Thanks for the kind words and real talk!

Hoping tesla will make a 500 mile cybertruck without the need to add the battery extender as that takes up 1/3 of the truck bed space.

😂you joking right? 😂

The font is a tribute to the DeLorean, the inspiration for this beautiful truck. We like it, but understand it's not for everyone and that's why we'll have the logo delete option. Thanks for checking it out!

@@spacecampers7963 notice me

CoMiC SaNs, lol

You must be a graphic designer but yea you are correct about the font it’s a little off with something real cool

Hey Jay! Thanks for the kind sentiment! We spent a lot of time thinking about how we could have a hard wall option for this, but unfortunatly it would have comprimised the design in too many ways. We'd have to do a more standard pop top that would leave the rear hatch in place (instead of moving up with the lid and opening up the enitire back) so you'd have to crawl into your camper before standing up. Considering this, and a handfull of other things, we ultimately made the decision to commit to the canvas tent.. "Stealth mode" is our proposed solution to camping when the weather is paticularly severe, but it may not work for you if you plan to do predominatly high-wind camping. We have also seen that inflateable tents are becoming more popular and plan to integrate one down the road. Our current design lets you to quickly zip out the tent and swap for another. This allows for easly replaceing damaged tents, or swapping them for different seasons/weather. Plus, with on demand air in the Cybertruck, inflating and deflating will be a breeze! This may be a good solution for your use case! Our protoype is nearly done and we'll be showing it off next week and you'll be able to see how the tent can be replaced. Thanks again for checking us out!

@@spacecampers7963 I’m excited to see it! Keep up the great designs! This is the only design that still lets me use the truck for loads while it’s on!

@@collegepros Keeping your truck functional as a truck a main priority. You may as well just get a van if you compromise that! That's another reason were excited about the easily removable tent. We imagine many people may remove the tent for daily use instead of taking off the entire camper shell. Thanks again, Jay:)

We'll have an update in a couple months that you're really going to like;)

Did you not watch this video? You can add solar panels onto the top of this camper. And trust me, adding solar panels would provide you with a much stronger charge than any built into the Cybertruck

@@media6969 doesn't negate his concern and since you don't know what solar options will exist you can't say it'll be better.

Hey @CarsonGalloCarsonJGallo. Thanks the props on the design! That would be definitely be something to consider. We follow the rumors pretty closely and we are unaware of a plan for solar in the roof of the cybertruck? The fans have requested this, but we think Elon shot it down. Either way, it's a fair concern. I'd weigh the pros and cons and if you end up getting the camper, pass on the solar option and go with ours!. Thanks for checking us out!

@@spacecampers7963 Rewatch the November 2019 Keynote, there’s a slide showing it, and he talks about it being an optional addon for Cybertrucks.

@@CarsonGalloCarsonJGallo Hey Carson! Touche! We've seen Elon talk about solar several times with regards to Cybertruck and how it wouldn't really make much sense since it would only add a few miles of range each day. We thought they'd given up on that idea! I guess we'll see when we finally get the big reveal. (any day now would be great🤞)

Hey @kevinkelly2099! You bet - we've worked a mesh screen into the front tent door. Right now you won't be able to use your awning if you're trying to keep the bugs out, but we may offer another layer of mesh that secures by the truck tailgate so you get more versatility.

Hey Seth. Orange? You got it! We'll have a few options for colors, fabrics (soft or durable) as well as some interior panel colors and textures we'll offer so people can express themselves. We agree grey would get old after a while! We'll offer a 3 season tent, with an insulation layer you can hang up on the go. The request for window access here is noted. We'll also be offering a winter tent that will have insulation built in and windows that you can open. These will be fairly simple to swap. The black trim on the tent will be a tough vinyl material that the tent will zip in to. We're also looking into an inflatable tent like Hymer does it but this may be down the road a bit. Thanks for checking us out!

@@spacecampers7963 awesome! 🙌 Glad you feel me...and the insulated version of tent. Thoughts on warmth vs. Sunlight aka window options. ⛺

And alas one more thing...curious if mileage with camper on can be estimated? I know we would lose a few probably but he gain is incredible. Do you have best guess?

@@spacecampers7963 thanks for the response and yes the hymer tent your right on point. That has an air wall that can be inflated with the on board compressor...it would be an inspiration piece of art and design to add. Thank you again for your design thoughts where form and function meet beauty in terms of the cybertruck. I will be in touch about laying a deposit down this spring or early summer. Will be delivering it to you in person.

@@sethwatson5797 Our estimates (based on an aerodynamic analysis and the added weight) suggest a 6% - 10% reduction in range. This will depend highly on the use case. Someone driving at 70+ MPH for long durations would be on the high end of this. This can be offset with 400W solar on the roof (as long as Tesla allows for solar charging as they've said will likely be a thing with Cybertruck). We consider this to be fairly minimal if you compare it to towing a trailer. Check out this report from Car and Driver on the other electric trucks on the market. Some suffer up to 70 range reduction..... www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a40896618/ev-pickups-towing-test-hummer-rivian-lightning/

Hey @jds5428, thanks for the input. There's a few functional reasons that we need it to be that geometry. The good news is they've changed the sidewalls of the production model (seen in proto 2) and contours will match much more closely. You can see it in this photo: www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Felectrek.co%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2022%2F01%2FScreen-Shot-2022-01-27-at-9.54.56-AM.jpg%3Fssl%3D1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Felectrek.co%2F2022%2F01%2F27%2Fjoe-rogan-tesla-cybertruck-prototype-releases-new-pictures%2F&tbnid=mN9ecScju2tb5M&vet=12ahUKEwjoiL6k0_77AhVXNUQIHZRlCEAQMygMegUIARDaAQ..i&docid=13doqMrAZsES3M&w=2146&h=1598&q=cybertruck%20updated%20tailgate&ved=2ahUKEwjoiL6k0_77AhVXNUQIHZRlCEAQMygMegUIARDaAQ

Noted, thanks for sharing!

Hi Dr. Vincent, 1) While we don't have long term testing on this yet, based on the design there should not be any damage to the plastic. There will be a rubber seal between the camper and the truck to protect from damage. 2) It's possible that you read an older article. This is what we were planning before Tesla announced they'd added mounting locations for products like ours. We will be using the 8 designated mounting locations for a secure hold. Thanks. Let us know if you have any other questions!

@@spacecampers7963 thanks!

Hey Luis. Are you refering to the one that was embedded in the truck in the Alpha prototype that it seems that Telsa may have decided to take out? Or are you speaking of something that could mount to the roof? To inlay one in the composites of the camper would be pretty tricky considering the tight space and the fact that section acts as a strut between the two sides of the lid. We wouldn't want to compromise the structure there. However, if you mean adding lightbars to the roof, the sky is the limit. The camper design includes routing pathways up to the L-track on the roof so that a handy person could add whatever lights they like and run the supporting power without the need to drill any holes. We'll have our own light bar kits at some point, but it's a phase 2 of our project.

Yes, we'll need some more details before we go into full production. Currently working on a full-scale prototype with the info we have. Due date late March. Once final dims are in, we'll make the tweaks and get rolling.

Why worry about minor details like that when he can scam money with a render?