Exkab- German manufactured pop-up camper
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rynosurf
Adventurer
I've seen those here before and I like the design. You would lose a little room in the bunk area but you would have more head room in the rear. I also think the slanted roof would work better in heavy winds. The inside is not bad although it looks like it was designed by Ikea.
Someone needs to copy this idea with hard sides. Two rigid triangles with a rear (with a window) that flips down or up and locks it all into place.
Someone needs to copy this idea with hard sides. Two rigid triangles with a rear (with a window) that flips down or up and locks it all into place.
According to this rough guestimate...
The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3, so in doing the math, assuming the sheet is 4' x 8' x 1/4", the volume is 1152 cubic inches, or 18,878 cubic centimeters. The weight would be 51 kg, or 112 pounds.
It seems it may be a little more than 400 odd pounds ...after adding the inside bits...
The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3, so in doing the math, assuming the sheet is 4' x 8' x 1/4", the volume is 1152 cubic inches, or 18,878 cubic centimeters. The weight would be 51 kg, or 112 pounds.
It seems it may be a little more than 400 odd pounds ...after adding the inside bits...
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Not sure if I agree with you guys on the interior.
While it does look nice, it is not a custom job. It looks like the bits came from Ikea.
While it does look nice, it is not a custom job. It looks like the bits came from Ikea.
Mmmm.....shure looks like checkerplate to me ...but hard to see in the picks ..so what about homemade say 1/8 or 3/16 checker with some framework...then mayby 1 inch styro inside with some framing then say 1/8 ply inside then some cabinetry..
And what is that round thing on the counter in the 8th pick is that a stove...or should I just shut up....
There's a company in South Africa called Alu-Cab that makes a similar product
Weight about 700 lbs unloaded. Read more here
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48130
Weight about 700 lbs unloaded. Read more here
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48130
mhiscox
Expedition Leader
Have you really seen that kind of bin system at Ikea or anywhere else? I'd love to have something like that in my camper.
skysix
Adventurer
They also make a hard side popup similar to an Alaskan NCO but only 6' or so long.
Not sure that the construction would be ideal for cold climates. Huge heat sink and conduction loss with that amount of aluminum bridging into the interior. Having lived in a camper at below -35 for a couple of months at a time - your energy useage to heat it would be HUGE (unless you were in the above mentioned hard-sided popup) as discovered by the Turtle expedition on their Russian trip, and you'd also have a lot of frost buildup on the interior walls corresponding to the framework. And a high potential for tissue damage from your skin freezing to metal surfaces.
Not sure that the construction would be ideal for cold climates. Huge heat sink and conduction loss with that amount of aluminum bridging into the interior. Having lived in a camper at below -35 for a couple of months at a time - your energy useage to heat it would be HUGE (unless you were in the above mentioned hard-sided popup) as discovered by the Turtle expedition on their Russian trip, and you'd also have a lot of frost buildup on the interior walls corresponding to the framework. And a high potential for tissue damage from your skin freezing to metal surfaces.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Yes, it was a similar modular shelving system. Need to find out where it was from. I will let you know.