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there are a lot of option depending on your exact frame material is but something like 3M 4950 might be a good choice, it s so strong that you only have 1 shot at positionning the sheet...after that, it s bond for life and removing it mean destroying the sheet. then, you can add insulation...

if the skin is not structural, then 0.04 is plenty. The reality is what ever tickness you go...if you hit it... it will dent and ding. that is the nature of aluminum. I build lots of tube frame structure for camper, teardrop and using VHB tabe to glue the skin to the tubing, 0.04 is plenty...

it s been slow! i have order so many parts, suspension, fiberglass, epoxy, alumium etc. I got everything in the house/garage and been doing the very time consuming process of building 14X 4X8 composite panels. I m doing this as there as been too much snow and cold weather outside to allow me to...

in canada, there is no specific rules to seats and seatbelt in the box of a camper. There is no regulation so you do as you wish and assume all the risk. I do believe it s the same in the usa. I m looking into this myself as i want seats in the box. That is if your unit is register a an RV.

''Code 3'' sell a similar unit that is made by ''CPT technologies''. both company in kelowna bc.

when i look into this company a few months ago, they were asking in the 60-80k for this camper. But a different company in kelowna bc make the same unit for 25% of the price. They are very solid unit mostly used as Medical treatement unit at the back of pick up truck up north in canada. Those...

for reference, on the heaviest build of the Big foot fiberglass camper, they use 1.5X1.5 .064 alumium tubing to build a internal frame and support the front cab. i use some of there leftover aluminum to build a lot of project and it s amazing what you can do with that. So your 2x2 1/8 will be...

it s definitly overbuild. but other then been heavy... it will be very strong so a great thing for you! But i m pretty sure you could have gotten away with much much thinner tubing and alumium sheet. VHB tape is great to work with for this application. I never had a failure with those and...

why did you decide to go with 0.09 aluminum sheet? that seems very thick and heavy for the purpose? I usually build those structure with .040 and it s very strong. if you glue the foam board to the sheet... it will be very rigid.

yes, i like it. obviously, if i have the choice, i take the wife smaller Honda pilot for kids school pick up but overall, the Transit is a great commuter and i get about 18-19mpg dirving easy on it. Parking is a little harder then a small car, similar to driving a supercrew long bed truck.

we are a family of 5. i play with many truck camper and even travel trailer but i have very similar criteria to you and need to vehicle to be my daily driver and light offroad capable. in the end, we found a big ford Transit Van to be the best vehicle for all this by far. much more room then...

After driving for the past 2.5 years a Ford Transit conversion and loving every minutes of it, i decided to take the plunge and take on the challenge to build a even bigger van for me, the wife and the 3 kids and the dog! We need more room! (kids age 4,5,7) Chassis 2019 Ford Transit...

thank you 2 days ago, i did another PL premium Aluminum/ 1'' foam/plywood panel (1/8) and was really blow away by the rigidity and strength of the panel. I think i will be doing the same as courtney and Ryan did building a exoframe, and putting panel around it. I can weld aluminum so that is...

thanks i appreciate all the info. I wish we were this lucky and could get this kind of pricing. i m in canada and any kind of shipping form the usa is conterproductive with the pandelmic. Shipping 20 tubes if sikaflex, 130$ us plus custom/brokage and fees. More in shipping then it would cost for...

yep, i wish i could find some FRP locally to try what you did. So far, only aluminum here at acceptable price. do you remember how many tube of sikaflex 252 total did you used for your build?

do you remember what glue did you use to joint the foam peice together to before you did the lamination?

i was playing with PL Premium and made a 0.040 aluminum/ 1'' foam/ 0.040 aluminum panel. I felt like it wasnt the best adhesion as it was dry and cold when i made it. didnt mist any water. I dried for a week and as i was walking outside, i decide to destroy the panel. it s 10'' x 24'' and it...

same here, it was long and multiple conversation to Transport canada and icbc. ICBC said for a chassis cab, they can actually override the incomplete vehicle title and let it be insured as a temporary type chassis cab during the duration of the build. But if you want to make it as a motorhome or...

in canada, you dont need a company like ITB to finish the project to have the vehicle insured on the road. I purchased a transit chassis cab and will be building a camper on it. But for the next few months, i will register it as a flatbed truck with a diy flatbed i m putting on it. The process...

what is the coldest a kit can be build in? like BC winter/spring?! does it have to be a certain temperature for the adhesive to set and how long does it take for a kit to dry and be drivable?