Like I said predictable.
you have control over temp to avoid. I have two speeds of epoxy hardener specifically to deal with high and low temps, know your product and when to use/not use.
Home Built camper for Tacoma
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Like I said predictable.
you have control over temp to avoid. I have two speeds of epoxy hardener specifically to deal with high and low temps, know your product and when to use/not use.monkeyshowpictures
Observer
A quick update on my project. I had to move everything to my garage as I need to use my shop for work. Getting pretty close now. I'm going to start with a very bare bones interior to get a feel for what we need.
monkeyshowpictures
Observer
washington taco
Explorer
Great! Please keep up the reports! Current weight? How is it bolted down?
lqhikers
Adventurer
nice build, i love to see home built campers and yours is very well thought out.
but! why the roof vent facing forward when open i have found that your type of
vent tends to work open even if closed tight,happens on rough roads when going slow
and the when you resume highway speed no more vent cover.
just my experience yours may differ.
Les,lqhikers
but! why the roof vent facing forward when open i have found that your type of
vent tends to work open even if closed tight,happens on rough roads when going slow
and the when you resume highway speed no more vent cover.
just my experience yours may differ.
Les,lqhikers
monkeyshowpictures
Observer
I have concerns about the vent hatch being torn off also. Either from it coming open or from me leaving it open. I chose to install it that way so that when the roof is popped up the hatch shelters the vent opening. The idea being that I could have it open in light rain.
Here's some pics from the morning after our first night in the camper. Mojave National preserve.
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washington taco
Explorer
Just curious how much have you spent on materials?
monkeyshowpictures
Observer
I don't really know. I'd guess around $2000. There have been so many hardware store and lumber yard runs it is hard to keep track and I'm not sure if I want to. I've often thought that a used Flippac might have been a better decision but I do like building stuff. The most time consuming part of this sort of construction was the fairing, sanding and painting. I could of done a much better job on these tasks but they are no fun so I slaked.
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austintaco
Explorer
That is great work. Well done.
Hoosier 45
Adventurer
Wow, It looks great. Have you had a chance to get a weight on it.
I am thinking of something similar but a hard sided version. I have removed my bed and tailgate from my 03 DC so I could properly scrape/blast the frame and repaint with chasse saver. While I had the bed off I weighed it on bathroom scales and it came to 200 lbs. So I am thinking of a flat bed version much like the German Bimobile. I was thinking 1/8" birch inside and out over 2" foam with a grid of 1/4" birch, along the lines of a hollow core door. Then just glass the outside.
Martin
I am thinking of something similar but a hard sided version. I have removed my bed and tailgate from my 03 DC so I could properly scrape/blast the frame and repaint with chasse saver. While I had the bed off I weighed it on bathroom scales and it came to 200 lbs. So I am thinking of a flat bed version much like the German Bimobile. I was thinking 1/8" birch inside and out over 2" foam with a grid of 1/4" birch, along the lines of a hollow core door. Then just glass the outside.
Martin
congratulations! looks great and must feel awesome to get it on the road.
looks like the paint turned out good.....what did you end out using?
also looks like you used keder rail to attach the softwall up top? how and where did you attach to bottom? it also looks like you have no "flange" where the pop top and main body meet. neither do i at this point, the thinking being that the canvas will keep the rain out. have you driven it in rain yet?
looks like the paint turned out good.....what did you end out using?
also looks like you used keder rail to attach the softwall up top? how and where did you attach to bottom? it also looks like you have no "flange" where the pop top and main body meet. neither do i at this point, the thinking being that the canvas will keep the rain out. have you driven it in rain yet?