Supercamper

[SuperCamperos]

Yeah good point on the 265/75s. half inch is a fairly large percentage of ground clearance and probably negligible for CG.

But the CG thing was why I was thinking smaller. (and they might keep me out of the burger king drive thru, which is probably a good thing).

maybe i will step it up...

 

[toyrunner95]

so what did you do about the frame? did u bolt on a new rear half or what?

 

[allochris]

Hoping to get this thing ready for mainland mex in may...I'm glad I don't have as much to do as Allochris--you're kicking ass man! keep up the momentum...

ryan

Hey Ryan, after finding your website last november or so (from brian894x4 on 4x4wire.com, you are pretty much the ONE who actually initiates me into my current project right now. Having lived out of a truck in BC for 8months with just a fiberglass topper ski-bumming in the winter & tree-planting in the summer, the making of my current project is like building an enhanced version of my future mobile home i guess. Glad to see you're making progress too! We only have about 4weeks left b4 road trip! :elkgrin:

 

[SuperCamperos]

The frame just got straightened. Seems like a pretty good job. It's aligned and doesn't pull. I went and watered down the alley behind our apartment and drove thru it and it only left two tire tracks which is a good thing. Only thing that is a little out of whack is the RH leaf shackle is squeaking when I bounce it, but should hopefully wear into place.

Chris--sleeping in a fiberglass shell for 8 months? You of all people deserve a little head room! You will be stoked once you get your rig dialed in--looking great so far. Let me know if you have any questions I might be able to answer to keep you on schedule. Researching the little details can take forever...

 

[p1michaud]

Time for a bump.

Time for a bump on a cool build.

It's been a long time and I've noticed that their blog has been updated.
The Supercamper is back in action as of November 2007!

Good stuff.

 

[Dave Bennett]

Time for a bump on a cool build.

It's been a long time and I've noticed that their blog has been updated.
The Supercamper is back in action as of November 2007!

Good stuff.

Nice.

 

[HMR]

Saw the Super Camper on the road this weekend and was reminded of what an amazing rig it is.

WELL DONE!

 

[austintaco]

I know this is an old thread, but I just had to comment on how cool that camper is. Like many others have said, I will be reading the entire build process later tonight. Wow!

 

[ersatzknarf]

Agree 100% ! I have read the whole thing several times, as well as the videos. It's great what they did. It is very inspiring.

 

[chris_the_wrench]

As I begin to finalize plans for our camper I'm trying to get specifics on some of the builds I have admired on here for awhile. Is the entire structure built with nida-core and then joined at the edges with fiberglass cloth and resin? I see the angled aluminum for the edges, but that's not structural is it?

What weight fiberglass cloth did you use?

Thanks
-Chris

 

[ETAV8R]

wow reading the blog about the build up now.
Very nice and ingenuitive

 

[PAToyota]

Is the entire structure built with nida-core and then joined at the edges with fiberglass cloth and resin? I see the angled aluminum for the edges, but that's not structural is it?

Go to their blog and read the beginning - September 2006 - portions. It shows it going together from the very beginning in pretty good detail.

 

[southpier]

has there been any construction flaws detected after 4 years of use? has the material & construction methods lived up to expectations? has it been discovered that a skin on frame assembly will stand up better - or worse to on-road dynamics?

i was under the assumption the Supercamper was a rolling laboratory and we''d be expecting updates as time allowed

 

[ersatzknarf]

Those are good questions. You should send them a note (check their profile, too).
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47550&postcount=31

 

[SunMan]

I spent over a week camped near them in Baja this winter. Got some up close time with the Supercamper and it is indeed well made and thought out. They had no complaints about anything failing thus far. I don't think it gets used all that often though. Very sweet rig.