Tent platforms are ideal for elevating a tent when camping -- portable platforms are particularly useful if you are traveling to different campsites. These structures keep tents off the ground, thereby keeping campers dry, especially if it rains. They also provide a solid surface on which to walk and make pitching a tent more like a home away from home. These platforms can be built to custom fit your tent's dimensions.
Items you will need
Plywood sheets
2-by-4-inch lumber beams
Hinges
Stainless steel screws
Screw gun
Circular saw
Step 1
Lay two sheets of plywood directly on the ground, abutting one another. Fasten three hinges along the seam using stainless steel screws and a screw gun. Space the hinges evenly, placing one on each end and one in the middle.
Step 2
Turn the adjoined plywood sheets over, with the hinges touching the ground.
Step 3
Fasten 2-by-4-inch lumber beams to the borders of both plywood sheets using stainless steel screws, creating two skirts. A skirt is the box under the plywood that helps to frame the reinforcement studs.
Step 4
Cut several 2-by-4-inch lumber beams to fit snugly inside the skirts, using a circular saw.
Step 5
Fasten the 2-by-4-inch lumber to the plywood, between the skirts, using stainless steel screws. Space each 2-by-4 about 6 to 8 inches apart to form the reinforcement studs.
Step 6
Turn the entire platform over, and fold it in half to transport it.
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Owen Richason grew up working in his family's small contracting business. He later became an outplacement consultant, then a retail business consultant. Richason is a former personal finance and business writer for "Tampa Bay Business and Financier." He now writes for various publications, websites and blogs.
