Sportsman Matt
Adventurer
Howdy all. Still working on reworking the blueprints from the 1955 Popular Mechanics Encyclopedia Truck Camper Plans. Unfortunately I hit a snag, mainly on the LP Cabinet or Storage. A couple things to point out first before I get to the propane.
First, The camper dimensions are 7' Wide, 8' Long, 5'9" High Overall and fit a Pickup Truck bed with a bed Rail height of 20" and 48" between Wheel Wells, and 60" betweeen the Tailgate width. I'm playing with building the floor with the 60" of width after the rear of the wheel wells (ending up with 2 feet by 60" by 21" after the wheel wells, before the rear of the wheel wells the floor is going to be 48" by 72". The Side Walls are going to be made of 4'x8' Waterproof Panels, so internal height is going to be sacrificed a little, depending on the rooftop. Plan is U shaped Dinette bed in the first 4 feet, then the last 4 feet will have cabinets and a 2 way fridge, propane heater, 2 burner propane stove, and sink. Plans are on my blog http://sportsmanmattoutdoors.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
Problem is when these plans were developed, they called for the old coleman gas stove, no heater, and no fridge, just an Ice Box. So there was no need to store a 20# Propane Tank.
So Now I'm at the point, I know I need to have the propane tank, I know I need to mount it on or in the camper as the camper is going to be removed when camping in one place for more than a day or two, and I've seen older units similar to what I'm planning with the propane tanks mounted outside on the rear up high to prevent them from being damaged when rear ended. I've also seen some mounted inside the camper like my current camper with the vented access door on the outside, which would be a possibility, but getting info on constructing a LP Storage Box hasn't been very forthcoming on the web.
I'm open to ideas, or info on making the propane box, and any ideas or requirements on building such a thing.
Thanks
Matt
First, The camper dimensions are 7' Wide, 8' Long, 5'9" High Overall and fit a Pickup Truck bed with a bed Rail height of 20" and 48" between Wheel Wells, and 60" betweeen the Tailgate width. I'm playing with building the floor with the 60" of width after the rear of the wheel wells (ending up with 2 feet by 60" by 21" after the wheel wells, before the rear of the wheel wells the floor is going to be 48" by 72". The Side Walls are going to be made of 4'x8' Waterproof Panels, so internal height is going to be sacrificed a little, depending on the rooftop. Plan is U shaped Dinette bed in the first 4 feet, then the last 4 feet will have cabinets and a 2 way fridge, propane heater, 2 burner propane stove, and sink. Plans are on my blog http://sportsmanmattoutdoors.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
Problem is when these plans were developed, they called for the old coleman gas stove, no heater, and no fridge, just an Ice Box. So there was no need to store a 20# Propane Tank.
So Now I'm at the point, I know I need to have the propane tank, I know I need to mount it on or in the camper as the camper is going to be removed when camping in one place for more than a day or two, and I've seen older units similar to what I'm planning with the propane tanks mounted outside on the rear up high to prevent them from being damaged when rear ended. I've also seen some mounted inside the camper like my current camper with the vented access door on the outside, which would be a possibility, but getting info on constructing a LP Storage Box hasn't been very forthcoming on the web.
I'm open to ideas, or info on making the propane box, and any ideas or requirements on building such a thing.
Thanks
Matt
