Roninjiro aluminum Nissan D40 camper

[Skeeno]

What's the plan of the top? Are you going to sew up a tent?

 

[roninjiro]

The top will be a tent/soft top. I have to contact a few companies for my keder rail parts.

 

[washington taco]

Sweet camper build!

 

[SLO_F-250]

Looking Awesome!!! :Wow1:

 

[roninjiro]

Thanks guys. I just got the samples I was waiting for in the mail. One set is for the ripstop nylon plus mesh, and the other is laminate for after the cabinets are built/walls insulated.

 

[Overland Hadley]

Nice!

 

[pods8]

For Mr. Pod!

? Did you mean OH?

Looking good though!

 

[riveroceanandmountain]

So glad I am not the only one spending all my money!.... fun fun fun!

 

[roninjiro]

? Did you mean OH?

Looking good though!

Whoops! Yes sir that was for Overland Hadley!

So glad I am not the only one spending all my money!.... fun fun fun!

I don't know about you but this project plus other random expenses has rendered me broke! Time to sell off un-needed stuff

 

[pods8]

Time to sell off un-needed stuff

Spare kidney.

 

[roninjiro]

Spare kidney.

With my beer intake from stress building this and work... I think I will need it.

 

[Overland Hadley]

I don't know about you but this project plus other random expenses has rendered me broke! Time to sell off un-needed stuff

Yes, selling some stuff on ebay has helped fund my camper build. Well worth it.

 

[roninjiro]

Ok guys I have a bunch of stuff on ebay now, but I have been having trouble with the fabric. The samples I have seem to be much to lightweight for this application. Does anyone have suggestions on fabrics? I need it to be water resistant, uv resistant, abrasion resistant, tear resistant, and somewhat heavy weight but still easy to fold/stuff.

 

[riveroceanandmountain]

fabric is a challenging one for sure! I tried to stay away from PVC coated fabrics.... so I was leaning toward acrylic coated or perhaps better .... polyurethane coated.... but in the end I have decided to try silicone treated cotton marine canvas.... I don't think I would use just that for your application because you have a whole roof to create... I just have two feet of wall to create. I chose this one idaho canvas (edit..... actually a 10 oz version of that fabric... the link is a 13 oz version) figured I would give it a try.


I would seriously consider trying to incorporate some type of built in fly... any one layer material for a tent will never breathe and all my years of tenting tell me the inner tent / fly system works well for a reason!

 

[Overland Hadley]

Yes, look to the marine industry.