Recent content by phalanx

I love this! I just purchased the same Yokohama tires for my 2017 Outback after my second tire puncture with the OEM tires (I’m a slow learner). Looking forward to seeing the rest of your build.

This build is a lot of fun to watch. Great job and keep it coming!

Ha! Thanks. This is my SketchUp drawing of the interior. Blue is sleeping space, orange is countertop, and green is seating. I'm not planning on including a fridge right now and am building an insulated space for a Coleman extreme. The sides of the camper are going to be fiberglassed...

Thanks, me too. That's fine. I prefer that to under-built and too light. I'll leave the rafters for now, but I plan on adding removable insulation for camping during the rainy season (Oct-Jun).

Belly of the beast: Applying fiberglass, which I'm not very good at yet. I've come to terms with this deficiency, and keep telling myself that as long as there aren't any pinholes or cracks it'll be fine. I'm going to keep working on this skill. Stainless hinges are much cheaper if you buy...

All of that happened last year, and this year I decided to go for it. The original design had fold out panels that were secured under the 8' lid. The only reason I went with an 8' lid was because it was the size of a sheet of plywood and I had the intention of putting a firewood basket above...

Some more random shots of building progress: And that was it for version one. I didn't strap it down very well and hadn't installed the hardware to secure it yet. It flew off the top at 40 mph and crashed onto the road behind me. Luckily, no one was hurt (except for my ego). The lid...

Beginning to build the version 1 lid: Applying the 1/4 inch plywood, then beginning to fiberglass:

Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to explain. I originally thought of designing my camper around the Flip Pac, but I came to the conclusion that it was too complicated and had several drawbacks. I concluded an 'A' frame pop-up was the way to go, but I had to make some major design changes along...

Looks like fun! You guys are living it up! I'm traveling to BC in August, and I hadn't started to really get excited until now. Great pics, great camper, great scenery!