Thank you! That was an occasional gripe with my van as well. It felt like a dungeon inside when I couldn’t have my doors open. but it was super insulated and sound proof! lol pick your struggle I guess..
my biggest gripe with traditional truck campers is you can’t usually see out the windows...
Oh, and one more thing.. the “kerf” nose on my camper gives it a rounded profile at the front. Inside; all the cabinet ends are rounded, the countertop corners are rounded. There is an arch above the shower doorway. so I felt like the curved corners on the tern windows and doors kept the theme...
budget and weight were my final deciding factors on tern windows vs outbound. Outbound windows are incredible quality, but heavier and significantly more expensive. as much as I love a boujee camper I have tried to toe the line between what is necessary and what is not. It’s easy to get caught...
Also built the frame for the stairs leading up to the bed (underneath is what will house my Velit in-bench AC, Rixens hydronic system for heat and hot water - and a few other components).
As you can see, there is a hatch to access it all from the outside of the camper if needed.
The false...
Dialed in the cabinet details - lots of rounded corners being done. Some innovation was necessary. I'll get more photos for you on that later! (this is just a test piece)
To save weight - All cabinets are made with an ultralight ply. Laminated interiors in white, exteriors in a flat cut white...
Wow - it’s been a whole month since my last post. Here’s an update on the camper build:
My electrical component order arrived and got installed.
Batteries are 3 x 200ah @ 24v EG4 server rack batteries. weighing in at 99 lbs each.
At the time of my research, this was the best option when...
Ahh that’s so exciting. I have been so happy working with Harrison on this project. cant wait to see what you do with yours. please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
be careful. This is how it started for me too Todd... just a tiny little dream 2 years ago that eventually took...
In the meantime - the camper build is in full swing…
Here’s some quick dimensions of the camper shell:
As you can see, the shell is quite tall at 92” !
My goal was to keep the water and other heavy components as low and as far forward of the rear axle as possible to help with the COG. But...
After getting the truck home, I removed the 60 of the 60/40 rear seats and began building a platform for my dog (more on that soon!)
Progress was quickly interrupted due to the upper oil pan leak that I had found when inspecting the truck. Despite the documentation of it being fixed, I was...
Once I bought the truck, I wanted all the details on it that I could find. Obviously I have a Carfax and I usually check details with FordWindowSticker but depending on the state, sometimes it doesn't work.
I ended up pulling a report from iSeeCars for $9. At the end, it included specs and...
I’m back! After a whirlwind of a week - the van is sold! Woooo!
The van went to a lovely couple from Oregon. They flew in to SLC and picked it up Friday 4/11.
Side note: I set up of a Bank of America account online to simplify everything. I have always done my banking with a small Kansas...
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