Building Camper for Small Pickups

[Goober]

 

[ober27]

WOW! That looks fantastic. It must feel good to have the roof on. I'm anxious to see how the exterior turns out.

Darin

 

[Overland Hadley]

Looking good!

Now that the roof is on, can we have another exterior photo? Also, do you know what the weight is currently at?

 

[hugh_h]

looks thoughtful design.
by the way ... if tacoma is small pick up so hardbody or ranger be micro pick ups ? in Europe tacoma size starts the bigger segment
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[Goober]

I'll get some new exterior photos this afternoon and see if I can get an estimate on weight. I don't know what a 'hardbody' is unless you're referring to a unibody, the ranger would be considered a compact pickup. The plans I purchased are called the Importer which I modified to fit the Tacoma, midsize pickup, I shorten the height a foot, reduced the cabover, increased the floor length 5" and width 2". I call it a small pickup because it's dwarfed by what most people drive out here in the west.

 

[hugh_h]

hardbody is nickname for nissan d21 / king cab / very early navara if you want

waiting for exterior photos

 

[Goober]

It's only noon here, I'm taking a lunch break. I've got the framing for the rear overhang to do before photos.

 

[Goober]

This was a flaky thing to try but doing both ends and subtracting the weight of the board I get approximately 410lbs.

 

[washington taco]

What is the internal height?

 

[Goober]

59"
other details in the first post http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/95659-Building-Camper-for-Small-Pickups/page1

 

[Goober]

 

[Overland Hadley]

Do you have a materials cost at this point? Or a finished camper materials estimate?

 

[Goober]

So Far $1,700.00, don't know what the rest will cost

Started insulation and wiring.

 

[IdaSHO]

looking great. :ylsmoke:


Keep us posted once you are finished and start using this camper.



I fear you will have little to no cellular reception inside.....
For my build I looked into the foil faced foam, but two things turned me away.

*The foil faced polyisocyanurate foam crushes and crumbles when impacted

and

*lack or (or very near) ability to use wireless devices within a camper insulated with it


My final decision was to go with blue extruded polystyrene foam. Slightly less r-value, but much more robust, and lacks the foil face.

 

[trackhead]

Excellent craftsmanship and documentation.

Isn't the foam you are using more desirable from a carcinogenic/off gassing perspective?