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Looks great! Nice job, and I like the roof design. So much easier to do than a full lift roof, and probably just as effective overall. I like the raw aluminum, reminds me of my camper build! :)

Hey VW Guru. Wow, that is amazing to hear, I mean that you got some inspiration from the posts and my build. I did pretty much the same and cam here to get ideas when I was having trouble finding a Four Wheel Camper for sale used and wanted to build my own. Sadly however mine is STILL not...

Nope... not in time for winter. I sort of ran out of steam, and have been dealing with some family stuff with my Dad. I ran into a few challenges, and need to re-do some things that just isn't working or wasn't done right...and I got frustrated and walked away from it. So basically it's sitting...

I haven't had the same experience. If I did... I picked mine up at Costco so its a quick return and done. My L7 worked flawlessly but the shower wand was cheap.

Man that older Gen 2 Ram is in nice shape! Can't wait to see it with a camper on it!

I have had success with the Eccotemp portable LPG units. I currently have an L5 that I just set up in my never ending camper project... and had an L7 in my last offroad trailer. These package deals are pretty good, they come with a solid 12v pump and a particulate strainer as well as the shower...

So I finally got out of my funk and did a thing. Well 2 things, but one I didn't take pics of. I have not been progressing on the camper at all. I hit a mental block after running into some issues, and along with some family health issues I lost my MoJo. Well, I decided to get back out there and...

If you have a camper to use while building... that is kind of the ideal situation. Me, I sold my ExPo trailer to fund this little project, so I have missed out on 1 year of fun by not having it. I miss it but honestly I think I will prefer the camper to the trailer. We have a 25' Travel Trailer...

Those P3 controllers are the bomb. I had one in my Grand Cherokee and loved it. It is easy to set up and it is so far superior to all the cheapie ones out there. Good choice.

Ahh the cost question. Well, so far I am at around $7500 worth of parts, pieces, materials and fasteners etc. That includes everything to finish this unit too, all electrical, solar, plumbing and jacks etc. Honestly, you probably wont save much over picking up an older pop up unit and...

Good call. Also looking to sew some loops into the inside to put some shock cord inside between the sides (as most RTT's do) to help pull it all in when closing it up.

First kick at getting these friggin lift bars in place. All went very well... until I noticed that I cut the bars that attach to the trainer sides too short. FML I am now going to re-work them by tossing them in the trash and starting again. First however I will do some fitting testing and...

Hello Czerr, Sorry for the LONG delay in responding. I didn't see your post and havent logged in for some time. In my case I am doing my roof / canvas like this... borrowed your pic and modified it slightly. My roof overhangs the sides and the edge of the roof is about 3/4" thick. This gives...

I like where this is going... stalking, er I mean following.

Hey Czerr... sounds like a cool project! One that I am very familiar with actually... and I am just about to jump into the fabric game on mine as well. I am going to be using Marine Sunbrella fabric. This is some heavy duty waterproof UV rated stuff used for wind dodgers, covers and so on for...

Just to close the loop on this... I received the struts and brackets from LST a few weeks ago. They were, as always, very nicely done and the brackets are equally nice. I installed them this past weekend, and will be completing my roof lift system in the next few days. Well at least my first...

Ahhh the personal satisfaction vs. cost point. Yeah, it is costing me a LOT more than I had anticipated, but then again I have added a lot of stuff that doesn't necessarily make it to production campers and or RV's as you noted. Some of the parts and pieces are also SUBSTANTIALLY more $pendy...

Me too!!

Good call on that. I have thought about one of those tools many times. I will look around for one locally...or Amazon maybe?

Another small amount of work turned into a large step forward for my camper build. I managed to get a few hours to myself and get the gas lift struts installed. There was no really good places to mount these on the front and on the rear, which is where I originally wanted to, so on the sides the...