Recent content by janders

I have a bunch of updates to put together but haven't assembled all the photos. We're about 70% done but we have a ton of work to do on the electrical system and a couple cabinets to finish in the interior. But for now, we're out on first trip on our way to Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Here's...

We bought a horse stall mat and cut strips to sit the camper on.

Thanks! Right now, we're just going with fans. One of our design parameters is No Holes in the Roof. I don't want to chase leaks in the roof so we're not planning on any kind of AC. Let's see how hard-core we are when it's 104F, we might change our mind. But for now, we're putting fans in at...

Quade made those for us, too. They slide onto a bracket that's mounted on L-track on the side of the flatbed. These stairs are rock solid. It makes climbing in and out of a really high camper feel comfortable and safe.

Quade from OAT installed brush guards on the camper for us. Given that this thing is one hundred and twelve feet high, it seems wise to guard against tree limbs smacking the camper. Really stoked how they turned out.

I have some interior updates but the inside is a bit of mid-project train wreck. So I'll update y'all on some outside stuff, specifically the awning. When we camp, we live under our awning. We're in the PNW so it's either raining or too damned sunny. Having an easily deployable awning is key...

We had an F250 with that same engine. 100k miles is really low for a 7.3L Power Stroke. I miss that engine, it was the last of the simple, reliable diesels that just run forever.

OK, a little more progress. Got the dinette installed including the diesel heater inside it and the 3kW inverter (we're using induction cooking). Here's the original design: Looking underneath.

'Fraid not. We're posted up in the PNW. If you can swing it and have room for it, a CNC machine is a game changer. I'd do a hell of a lot less woodworking if I didn't have it.

Thanks! Maybe a more apt statement would be that my CNC machine has some mad wood skills. :cool:

Couple quick progress updates: Got the forward bed-side cabinets built and installed. Dinette is cut and dry-fit. Footwell for the dinette is pre-assembled, finished and wired up: Pre-wiring electrical before installation is uh... ongoing.

Nice one!

OK, did a quick back of the napkin calculation on cabinet weight using Fusion's built-in volume measurements. Plyboo 1/2" 48x96: ~60lbs per sheet Total estimated weight of designed cabinets: 515lbs Dry weight of camper: ~1,200lbs GVWR: 4,200lbs So with a build weight so far of ~1,700lbs, we...

We're using 1/2" plyboo. It looks great, has a nice edge finish so we don't have to do an edge treatment. And it cuts like a dream on a CNC. I want to use Fusion to tell me how much the design will weigh but I have a lot of construction bodies that are throwing off the calculations. I need to...

Thanks! We use Fusion 360 and then dump it all out to our Avid 48x96 Pro CNC to do all the work for us. I wouldn't have taken on this project if we didn't have the CNC. That thing is a godsend.