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We finished sealing up the propane locker. It will actually hold quite a few of the little propane canisters! It'll be nice to have spares, but not have to keep them inside the camper. It's also a good spot for towels and buckets and wet things. Jason got the solar charge monitor and battery...

Today we get to actually install the door and windows!! :) One step closer to making it a solid, waterproof thing! Since most of this stuff is meant for actual campers, the thicknesses are a little wrong for what we're doing. In this case, the fan is meant for something like 3" thick and our...

We definitely dedicated our entire summer to the project. Our original plan was to just build the shell with the mattress in it and put our tubs of camping stuff inside of it, but it kind of snowballed once we got started on it. The cabinets and seating sure is nice to have. It would have been...

Thanks! :) We definitely had quite a few drives home from work discussing all the technical details. We didn't want to overbuild it and have it be just as heavy as the ones you can buy, but some of it was based on assumptions. I've been trying to add information here as to what worked and what...

Today I learned a valuable lesson about paint compatibility... :/ So, fun fact: just because it's in the shed and it's white, that doesn't mean that it'll play nicely with the other white paint... I wasted most of the day on this blunder. I don't mind work, but I hate rework. >:/ After...

Now that the roof was practically done, I really needed to seriously start thinking about how I was going to sew the canvas pieces. It's one thing to say "oh yeah I'll just get some canvas and sew the edges together!" and another one entirely to have an actual plan for how to accomplish this...

Thanks! :) The build only took 3 months from start to finish. The shell itself was actually the quickest part and only took about one month. We worked on it literally every day after work and every weekend all summer! Yep we're from Washington! :) Up by Bremerton!

I got another package from Amazon (this is a trend...) and it felt like a picture frame... which I didn't order... but it wasn't! The premade boat hatch that we're going to use for the propane locker access from the outside came in! :) This way we can totally seal off the propane locker from the...

We got a lot of the cabinetry done the other day, so now that it's hot and sunny outside, we can start painting it! This is the current state of the galley, all glassed in and ready for finishing panels! This is the face plate for the galley cabinets. With all of the drawer openings cut out...

That's an interesting idea! I'll have to look into it! Thanks! :)

OK guys! It's starting to feel like a real camper! Here's a current galley picture! I drilled the hole for the little manual faucet that I bought. (thanks, Amazon!) Drain testing! I found a low profile drain to maximize space under the sink. This is the panel to keep the stove in place and...

Jason and I both have no experience with cabinetry, so we spent what felt like a lot of time yesterday pondering how to attach everything and make it work. It paid off because we hit the ground running today! The stove platform is screwed in and fully installed. I cut the hole for the sink...

I *had* to order a new sewing machine to be able to sew the canvas, but it's taking forever to get here, so we're moving on to the galley cabinets that we've been procrastinating on! We wanted as much storage in here as possible after years of living out of tubs in the bed of the truck...

Finally got the wheels and tires on the truck! We've had bad luck with tires previously... they never just get punctured they get destroyed! We wanted something extra beefy this time and went with the BFGoodrich All terrains with the sidewall protection. We'll see how that goes....and some...

Yep it's pretty simple! We considered struts, but it's light enough to just push up from the inside and the lift bar kind of overextends and "locks" into place. We put some velcro on it to keep it from falling. Still working on the wheels and tires.. have to wait until monday! :)

Up until now the roof to this thing has been laying upside down in the middle of our yard which was, legitimately, starting to look a little trashy. ;) The goal for today was to get the roof installed on the lift! We put the gasket on the top part so dirt and water wouldn't be trapped on the...

Since there was only room for one person inside the camper to work, Jason cut a mounting block out of thick wood that we found in the garage for the battery to tie to. ... and another few coats of paint has the interior looking pretty nice! :) Also note my blue sun shade above the camper. Well...

Now that the dinette was done, there was a lot of fiberglass prep to be done before paint. Be extra careful of the fiberglass shards left on the edges. I had so many jammed into my fingers. They're like tiny razor blades and hurt like hell! After prep, I grabbed my bucket of paint and brushes...

After running by Lowe's for more foam rollers and chip brushes (and the grocery store for actual chips... just because) I cut many more strips of glass and finished the dinette! It actually is starting to feel like a camper now. We have a place to sit and eat dinner!

Yeah, we did the bedliner on the bottom part! I agree on the flat paint... by now it's pretty flat because of all the dirt and crap that's been on it while we've been using the camper, so it worked out in the end. We originally had plans to paint some crazy graphics on the side, but never got...