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Finally, all the welding is now done. I ran out of shop time with the tig machine, so I had to use a mig spool gun with 4043 Al Wire to finish up the roof & additional reinforcement frame work. btw, i really hate to mig aluminum! Tig is the only way to go! The total camper framework is about...

WHY!!! NO! NO! NO! Is diesel in BC cheaper than gas now? It is at 1.06 gas/1.03diesel now in Montreal. Now it's seriously getting to the point where i'm debating if i should just drive out with my jetta diesel with a tent versus driving a 14L/100km camper. :eek: I will have about 12-4000km...

my buddy paid about 3000cad for his blue mag. tent, with the winter insulation thingy that clips around. it´s not cheap! and i personally find it small inside...

hum, so tempting, i would do it as long as i find some job here & there once i'm up there by yukon, and then pop into AK & go for kenai penisula to explore some ski touring opportunities. i'm in mtl right now, planning to arrive in whistler, bc on may 2nd wk. my gas cash will be low for sure...

Wow thanks, I think i finally understand the mechanism now. If you didn't post those picture, I would never be able to understand how your setup would keep itself up from falling forward or backward. (I didn't see that there are a 2nd layer of plywood at each end.) I attached a picture below to...

This is the layout. It's basic, cause i want to keep it light & simple. -Top sleeps 2 with slide-out bed, 3' extension -Bench on the right sleep 1, or 2 when bench slide-out over the walkway. -Skis/fishing rod/dirty stuff storage compartment under the bench (where milk crates are)...

So everyone, let's guess what's the fifth thing is? :wings:

Are you serious? 1000lbs capacity when opened, hold only by the plywoods at both ends? That´s some serious design they have! Got a couple more question here... 1)At 70 to 100lbs, is your roof light enough that anyone like my mom would be able to lift it? I figure you lift the roof up in...

Oh, btw, did you ever use it in the snow??? I;m wonder how well your roof can hold when lots of snow gets pile up on top? About how heavy do u think your roof is?

Once we will arrive at the Sea-to-Sky Corridor (the Squamish/Whistler/Pemberton valley) after a +/-5000KM drive, we will pretty much settle at my friend's place for a week or 2, depending when the first May high-pressure system will move-in & settle in the coast range of BC. From that point, it...

Hey Everyone, I think some of you might be interested in following our upcoming summer "expedition" trip in Canada. So,... here is some details of our plan! As soon as I get to finish preparing my truck & camper after my exams in on the 3rd wk in april, around the 1st wk of May, my...

NICE! That's sweet with those cushy looking carpet! Reminds me of my old days living under a fiberglass shell with 3pairs of skis stacked underneath me!!! :victory:

Wow thanks! Actually I meant the frame flex of the truck, not the springs. & I'm so glad you mentioned the importance of backup viewing angle. I assume the window on the back door helps a lot too?

Thanks KCOWYO! I've got a couple questions on your setup for ya: -How much clearance btwn your camper & the cab? -How's the flex on your truck off-road? -About how thick is that foldable plywood? What kind of material? -How are the metal bars lock in place to keep the wood straight? manually...

more pictures: :tent:

Hey Ryan, after finding your website last november or so (from brian894x4 on 4x4wire.com, you are pretty much the ONE who actually initiates me into my current project right now. Having lived out of a truck in BC for 8months with just a fiberglass topper ski-bumming in the winter & tree-planting...

actually it's a canadian AAZ 1.9L (not TDI). For the difference, I really don't know anything yet until i have time to do my research sometime after the summer. My gearing right now is on 4.88 & 33" tires. Do anyone by any chance can guess what the rpm is going to be at around 65mph? Oh ya...

Can owners of 4wheel camper post pics of their pop-top roof mechanism? I really like their design of roof support with foldable panels without the use of internal bar-scissors.:REOutIceFishing:

since i pull a wire leaving the female metal part inside the boot on the sparkplug itself (basically destroying my wire), I always pull my wires now not by straight pulling it, but by pushing in & twist & pull motion to get it separate from the sparkplug.