DIY pop top slide in camper

[Uc21]

So after 2 years of working on this with my kids we were finally able to put it to use it’s not 100% yet still some things that need to be finished but made 2 trips to Killington vermont and it worked great.
So after searching for a while for a pop top camper that would fit all our are needs mostly weekend snow board trips in the winter and beach camping trips in The summer.
So what we were looking for in a camper was light weight strong enough to handle some light off roading dedicated shower bathroom space lots of power more then the average 20 gal of water sleep 4 able to carry water in winter couldn’t find anything that checked all the boxes with out going custom wich I couldn’t justify the price or doing a lot of modifications to an existing unit.
So we decided to build it our selves this is what we ended up with.
40 gal of water, 580 amp hrs of lithium dedicated shower with laveo dry flush toilet diesal heater propane hot water 40 amp dc to dc charging induction cook top
Items left still roof rack 12v air condition snow board locker insulated fabric for pop top rear camera solar panels light bars front and sides

 

[llamalander]

Roof mounted toaster oven! Most people attach that to the rack outside, but you obviously use yours- I tip my hat to you, Sir!

 

[Uc21]

Very useful with 2 kids but needed it out of the way

 

[ITTOG]

Looks nice but I am curious why you used gas struts and linear actuators?

Also, what material did you use for your cabinets/doors?

I have not built my inside out yet. But here is my camper I built.

You can see more, if desired, in my build thread. https://forum.expeditionportal.com/...6-x-12-trailer-conversion.199414/post-2762430

 

[Uc21]

That wrap is really nice
Just to take some of the load off the actuators and keep it more stable specially up front cabinets birch with Formica

 

[Uc21]

I was looking all over for a topo wrap and couldn’t find one still need to wrap the door

 

[ITTOG]

Thanks for the compliment. It is actually a topo of where I ride my ATV and the darker lines are the actual trails I have written. I had a local rap company do the job. On the back I have a bear in the woods and on the other side are mountains. The rap company did a really good job. Good luck on yours and it looks good.

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[Uc21]

I looked through you’re thread that rear door you made is pretty awesome if you need any help with the electric I just finished up the power system on mine

 

[GrahamJ]

So after 2 years of working on this with my kids we were finally able to put it to use it’s not 100% yet still some things that need to be finished but made 2 trips to Killington vermont and it worked great.
So after searching for a while for a pop top camper that would fit all our are needs mostly weekend snow board trips in the winter and beach camping trips in The summer.
So what we were looking for in a camper was light weight strong enough to handle some light off roading dedicated shower bathroom space lots of power more then the average 20 gal of water sleep 4 able to carry water in winter couldn’t find anything that checked all the boxes with out going custom wich I couldn’t justify the price or doing a lot of modifications to an existing unit.
So we decided to build it our selves this is what we ended up with.
40 gal of water, 580 amp hrs of lithium dedicated shower with laveo dry flush toilet diesal heater propane hot water 40 amp dc to dc charging induction cook top
Items left still roof rack 12v air condition snow board locker insulated fabric for pop top rear camera solar panels light bars front and sides View attachment 874760View attachment 874761View attachment 874762View attachment 874763View attachment 874764View attachment 874765View attachment 874766View attachment 874767View attachment 874768View attachment 874769

That's an awesome build, great work!

I'm just starting to design mine and am worried about the sag in the cabover section. What's the frame in your camper and specifically, what's the frame and flat area made from in the cabover section?

Also, what did you do for a heater? Looks like an external diesel?

Awesome build!!