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what an incredible build! just beautiful. i'm in process of completing my build and am hung up on how to attach he softwalls to the main camper body. i've read through this build and also your wordpress site looking for detail on how you did this. am i correct in understanding that you used a...

softside attachment question? i've test fit the sidewalls and have the roof attachment worked out. however i'm not sure of the detail on the bottom attachment to the camper body. i will be attaching it to the outside and was thinking of using some kind of double sided tape applied to the...

homestretch? i've been hard at work to get this thing up and running. had some time to work in the spring, then had to work the summer months and been hard at it since sept 1. was able to paint the outside while nights were still warm but decided wait til next summer to paint the inside. that...

what kind of jacks are those, they look a bit different than most?

Not sure how the arb mounts but if its a matter of attaching brackets or a ledger to mount brackets to there's no need to drill through. If I recall correctly the arb is fairly light. Fasco 110 epoxy glue should do the trick. Tape off the footprint where you want to glue your mount, sand the...

looks like the ultimate funhog-mobile and the start of a great trip! wondering what is used for the roof lift and how you like it? also, do you know what kind of tie down is used for the roof? they look a bit different than the standard tie down that rusts after one trip to the coast.

cabinets look really good! what kind of latches did you use for the doors/drawers and where did you get them?

DaGoof: Yep, butted and glued with a thickened resin, filled, shaped and laminated. In a few cases where the radius corner was very small, more square, I did an overlapping joint, I think it's called a rabett or dado(?), which results in fiberglass skin on both edges, therefore eliminating the...

Thanks mn traveller! I'm in Costa Rica now so all this is from the top of my head. I'm using 20", 400lb actuators from progressive automation . I believe they cost about 135 each and I will wire up a control box. Based on other builds I've seen, "pods8 ","hooked up films", and maybe westyss...

nice work. for more stoke check van-life.net daily!

i really like these campers! so well done. if they were available in the states i don't think i'd be building my own right now....but since i am, i just keep coming back for inspiration and ideas. awesome aesthetic and work!

jason77: thanks, and with access to all that knowledge and material have at it. you'd be a step ahead of the game. my experience is limited to surfboards and i'm doing fine. it's all been fairly easy for me but slow, and hard to get any info to make decisions when i come to an issue, so just...

cool. thanks for the confirmation on the solar!

well, i had a couple of months back on the camper this fall. weather has been spotty, but i've made some progress. i decided to paint the roof in late sept before nights got too cold. i ended out using easypoxy 6149 primer and easypoxy topside paint. semi-gloss for the inside and gloss for the...

trying to figure out which camper jacks are the best for a fairly lightweight camper(<1000lbs). i have reico titans on my old camper. they work great, but are very heavy, i think about 34lbs each, and the lower legs rusted within 2 years. i like the look of the happijac 4150's. also, the atwood...

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"...

thanks for checking , mike. camper has been on hold for awhile in order to complete some surfboard orders. i did order the softsides and getting together some other supplies. hope to be back on it early september and i'll post as i make progress. i needed a break, but now i'm really itching to...

looking good! what wrinkles? until you get your bungee try this: close all the windows and door, set the fan to suck air out, set it on high, lower roof slowly. not sure if it will work with fwc system but works perfect with a heco lift...pulls walls in as it closes.

i did hot coat most of the the shell, i did not hot coat the underside of the cabover or underside of floor......too hard to do on a downward facing surface. it does add to the durability by adding a bit of thickness and stiffness, an also sealing the cloth better. not sure if it's necessary...

i like it!