After seeing all the information on homebuilt wedge campers I thought I would give it a try, I thought we could do better than my version 1 know as 'The Tarper'.
I knew I wanted all aluminum and I got lucky and scored an "L" shaped extrusion at the scrap yard that would work for my idea, I built a 2" angle frame to top the extrusion
![IMG_20210103_175715916.jpg IMG_20210103_175715916.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570247-de203a2235fa3265eb729cefa5525c27.jpg)
The lid was made from 1x2x.120 aluminum with 1x1x.120 wall for the cross bar supports
![IMG_20210117_145647770.jpg IMG_20210117_145647770.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570249-b22ba99c554f3085a7fb9fa7ae0accbf.jpg)
installed the .080 aluminum with blind rivets and riveted the base together with 3/16 aircraft rivets
![IMG_20210123_232532553.jpg IMG_20210123_232532553.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570250-9cb5dbbbb9109635cd409789f70de286.jpg)
![IMG_20210131_140615599.jpg IMG_20210131_140615599.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570251-c756923187073ce7796dd3717eece2b7.jpg)
![IMG_20210225_204719244.jpg IMG_20210225_204719244.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570252-747f3f5d391d94c6165c403068e86973.jpg)
at this point I started on the 1x3x.062 wall rectangle steel tubing
![IMG_20210318_202841988.jpg IMG_20210318_202841988.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570254-f963a9ec173140ecf8e3fc7648b425ac.jpg)
![IMG_20210321_192521558_HDR.jpg IMG_20210321_192521558_HDR.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570255-bdf170dccdd284d231b2a23778886573.jpg)
![IMG_20210424_162326843.jpg IMG_20210424_162326843.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570256-1ab94202d5c603706d69b165f2f0215c.jpg)
More pictures to follow:
![IMG_20200610_200120.jpg IMG_20200610_200120.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570245-a3d1fa46a2926349a6c495988960c6b4.jpg)
I knew I wanted all aluminum and I got lucky and scored an "L" shaped extrusion at the scrap yard that would work for my idea, I built a 2" angle frame to top the extrusion
![IMG_20210103_175715916.jpg IMG_20210103_175715916.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570247-de203a2235fa3265eb729cefa5525c27.jpg)
The lid was made from 1x2x.120 aluminum with 1x1x.120 wall for the cross bar supports
![IMG_20210117_145647770.jpg IMG_20210117_145647770.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570249-b22ba99c554f3085a7fb9fa7ae0accbf.jpg)
installed the .080 aluminum with blind rivets and riveted the base together with 3/16 aircraft rivets
![IMG_20210123_232532553.jpg IMG_20210123_232532553.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570250-9cb5dbbbb9109635cd409789f70de286.jpg)
![IMG_20210131_140615599.jpg IMG_20210131_140615599.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570251-c756923187073ce7796dd3717eece2b7.jpg)
![IMG_20210225_204719244.jpg IMG_20210225_204719244.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570252-747f3f5d391d94c6165c403068e86973.jpg)
at this point I started on the 1x3x.062 wall rectangle steel tubing
![IMG_20210318_202841988.jpg IMG_20210318_202841988.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570254-f963a9ec173140ecf8e3fc7648b425ac.jpg)
![IMG_20210321_192521558_HDR.jpg IMG_20210321_192521558_HDR.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570255-bdf170dccdd284d231b2a23778886573.jpg)
![IMG_20210424_162326843.jpg IMG_20210424_162326843.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/570/570256-1ab94202d5c603706d69b165f2f0215c.jpg)
More pictures to follow: