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Since the siderails were covered with mouse waste, Im using aluminum wheel cleaner and green scrubby pads to clean all the aluminum trim. Just getting it halfway nice & clean, not going for gloss.

Ok. Life has been getting in the way... Roof is back off. The luan was sagging in the middle. I didnt glue it to the foam. Need to rewire exterior lighting and install marker lights. Then, sand & paint ceiling and sidewalls. And botton that up. Lastly: canvas!

Went to Yellowstone for a week. Canvas still hasnt arrived. This is the last time I will WILLINGLY camp in a tent. LOL My DIY Chuck boxes worked AWESOME!

Got wonderfully distracted this weekend...I need to get this thing DONE!

Ok Im back... Canvas should be here next week. So I need to get busy... First step: interior sidewalls cut & test fit completed. See photos. Tomorrow, I'll screw some 1x2's to the floor (behind the panels) and screw the bottoms of the panels to the 1x2's. After everything fits...

Budget so far (rough wag): $160 - Wheels & Tires $20 - 2x cans Rustoleum primer & Semi-gloss black spray paint (trailer chassis) $120 - 3x sheets of Plywood (flooring) $35 - 1 gallon concrete sealant for bottom of plywood flooring $5? - 1x pkg of self-tapping screws $50 - 5x sheets Plywood...

Thank you! I'll dig into the info you provided!

Thanks for the info. I'm leaning towards solar, as I'm reaching my limits [READ: HULK SMASH!] when it comes to ethanol gas' effects on small engines & carbs. Much more research to do.

I do have a jump pack ready to go. As mentioned earlier, I'm pretty ignorant on most things electrical. With a proper schematic, I can re-wire motorcycles & cars, shrink wrap & solder to excellent working order. But when people start talking about Ohms, Amps, Volts, draw,...well, I'm...

Update (or lack thereof)... I was a day late on ordering my canvas. They're sold out of the product I need, soooo 6-8 weeks. I'll say one thing about Bear Creek: They apologized for being out of supply and forwarded me to their competition. I called their competition twice and left messages...

Good to know and thanks for the input. This camper will likely be a weekend warrior only. I was thinking of using a battery charger (at home) to get the battery/batteries up to full charge, then the 7-Pin would be used only to maintain said charge while getting to the campsite. Then...

Still overseas for a while. Canvas was ordered last week.

Thread isn't dead. I had to head out of town for work. Spoke to Bear Creek Canvas. They have my canvas in stock, so I'll be ordering that so it's home when I get back. Now to think about bed and dinette cushions....

Needed a break...painted up some of my old govt issued Pelican cases. Found my dufflebag stencil from 1991 and a Metallica stencil from 1993. Damn Im old....

Im also running a bone-stock 2007 FJ. We've had it since brand new and my wife is in love with it. I think it'll tow the Coleman better in the mountains than my F250. LOL I have been reading about solar and really want to go that route. Didnt think about running the fridge on a 50W...

********! Thanks for the compliment! This build really is not as bad as I thought. Pretty straight forward and CHEAP so far. I was very close to burning it...Then I saw Vintage Overland's teardrop and thought about using the frame to build a replica of those units. Since Coleman trailers...

Thanks everyone for all the info! The flooring is in, and Im in the process of removing the chinsy factory rivets that are barely holding the cabinets together and replacing them with bolts & nylocks. I do plan on getting a 100W setup, not sure about dual batteries yet. I'm in MT and am...

Aluminum cabinets. Im not re-installing the sink or stove. Those will be outdoors. Plan: pressure wash, Simple Green, sand and spray paint them tan.

Ceiling complete. 3/4" styro in ceiling. With 1x2 bracing. 2.7mm luan paneling. Flipped it over and cleaned/poloshed the aluminum skinned roof. Cut out ceiling hole for vent. Temporarily placed roof on trailer & laid down linoleum. I need to take to roof back off and paint it while it's...

After the ceiling is complete, I'll attach it back to the camper and start on the flooring. After that, the luan sidewalls. BEFORE the sidewalls, I need to figure out my electrical needs. I bought an adhesive, dimmable, RGB LED light strip to go on the ceiling, or the ceiling edges. [edit: I...