Plastic sheet tent for camper van

Retrofitting while being protected from wind, rain and cold

Author: S. W., Dresden

Online since: 06/04/2020, Number of visits: 111692

To continue retrofitting my two vans during the winter without having to rent a workspace, I built myself a heated tent under my lean-to roof. It protects from wind, rain and the cold. An infrared heater keeps the upper body warm. In a pinch, I can also use a three-phase AC fan heater. At minus 5 degrees I could keep the inside temperature at + 7 °C. That is enough to work comfortably without freezing hands.

I used different magnets to attach the strong and correctly fitting plastic sheets from GeKaHo.de to the steel structure. Especially the rubber-coated magnets are perfect for use on all sheet metal surfaces on the inside and outside of the van as well as in the workshop. Thanks to the magnets, if necessary, the plastic sheet tent can be dismantled with ease and also just as easily be put up again.

You are welcome to follow the retrofitting progress of both vans on Instagram under @yellowoftheegg_van.

Entry and attachment on the car: ITNG-32 - rubber-coated pot magnets with internal thread M6

Attachment on the car and sheet edges: ITNG-40 - neodymium magnet system Ø 45

Ceiling fixture for the relatively heavy infrared heater: 4 of the BD-OTN-40 - pot magnets with eyelet

Sufficient for attaching the sheets to the ceiling surfaces: CSF-48 - ferrite pot magnets with countersunk hole

Used, in part, for the corners as storm protection: GTNG-88 - rubber-coated pot magnets with threaded stud

On the floor and in the entryway I used two galvanised 3 mm thick washers (hole: Ø 11${dec}5 mm) each as counterpart for the magnet. Unfortunately, supermagnete.${shop} does not yet carry these large stainless steel discs ;)

On the floor and in the entryway I used two galvanised 3 mm thick washers (hole: Ø 11,5 mm) each as counterpart for the magnet. Unfortunately, supermagnete.es does not yet carry these large stainless steel discs ;)

Articles used

ITNG-32

neodymium magnet system Ø 36 mm black rubber-coated with internal thread, holds approx. 21 kg, thread M6

	1 pc.	9,17 EUR ea.*
from	3 pcs.	8,08 EUR ea.*
from	10 pcs.	7,11 EUR ea.*
from	20 pcs.	6,63 EUR ea.*
from	40 pcs.	6,22 EUR ea.*
Ask for a rebate from 140 pcs.

Available: 8 318 pcs.

ITNG-40

neodymium magnet system Ø 45 mm black rubber-coated with internal thread, holds approx. 31 kg, thread M6

	1 pc.	14,16 EUR ea.*
from	3 pcs.	12,56 EUR ea.*
from	10 pcs.	11,12 EUR ea.*
from	20 pcs.	10,42 EUR ea.*
from	40 pcs.	9,81 EUR ea.*
Ask for a rebate from 100 pcs.

Available: 1 968 pcs.

BD-OTN-40

neodymium pot magnet Ø 40 mm with eyelet, holds approx. 55 kg, thread M6

	1 pc.	10,09 EUR ea.*
from	3 pcs.	9,05 EUR ea.*
from	10 pcs.	8,11 EUR ea.*
from	20 pcs.	7,67 EUR ea.*
from	40 pcs.	7,26 EUR ea.*
Ask for a rebate from 180 pcs.

Available: 7 756 pcs.

CSF-48

Ferrite pot magnet Ø 48 mm with countersunk hole, holds approx. 23 kg,

	1 pc.	4,08 EUR ea.*
from	3 pcs.	3,60 EUR ea.*
from	10 pcs.	3,17 EUR ea.*
from	20 pcs.	2,97 EUR ea.*
from	40 pcs.	2,78 EUR ea.*
Ask for a rebate from 280 pcs.

Available: 255 pcs.

GTNG-88

neodymium magnet system Ø 88 mm black rubber-coated with threaded stud, holds approx. 56 kg, thread M8

	1 pc.	15,75 EUR ea.*
from	3 pcs.	14,00 EUR ea.*
from	10 pcs.	12,45 EUR ea.*
from	20 pcs.	11,68 EUR ea.*
from	40 pcs.	11,01 EUR ea.*
Ask for a rebate from 140 pcs.

Available: 842 pcs.

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