How one dad went from building a glamping pod for his kids to turning his backyard into a booming rental business that can fetch over $2,400 a night

• British dad Derry Green started building a glamping pod in his backyard with his kids during the lockdown in 2020.
• The DIY project has now become a vacation rental business fully booked for the next three months.
• A one-night stay in the glamping pods costs between £195 to £285, or $250 to $370.

When Derry Green first started building a glamping pod in his backyard in Lancashire, a county in northwest England, he was trying to keep his kids busy during the lockdown in 2020.

Little did he know that this DIY project would eventually grow into a full-fledged vacation rental business with nine units, all fully booked for the next three months.