More pictures of me making the floor

Helpers

I also had some great helpers last weekend. Anna and Alex helped clean up sawdust, and did some cutting as well! Nice job Anna and Alex!!

About the Plans

I suppose since I have some time, I can tell you a little about the plans I'm using. I purchased the plans from http://www.rqriley.com/b-camp.html . The plans cost $45 bucks and come with very detailed instructions. I did change quite a bit though. First off, the plans call for making the walls using 3/4 plywood with 1/2 douglas fir as firring strips. I changed that to 3/4 plywood with 1 1/2 firring strips. This way I can insulate the walls more and add more strength to the walls as well. How heavy are the walls? Well, they are about 125lbs. each! I also changed the nose of the camper. With the plans, the nose was angled upwards with a very steep angle. It made the camper look very 70's, so I reversed the nose so the bottom sticks out more. Plus I make the angle greater to make it match the windows. I did lose some space for cabinets in the bed area, but I don't plan on making cabinets there anyway. The floor I pretty much did as the plans said, except for the height of the walls going up from the floor. The original plans called for the height to be only 19 3/4 inch. My truck box walls are exactly 19 3/4 inches tall. So the camper would have had to rest on the box, and the cab as well. This also created a problem with head room in the camper. If I did the walls at that height, the lowest section of the camper would be about 69 inches. Too short for me. I added 4 inches to the walls so I could have a bigger door in the back, and more head room. So far that's all I've changed, I'll keep you posted!

Camper Floor

Hi all,

This past weekend Sam and I put the floor of the camper together. We started with 3/4 inch plywood, then cut lightening holes, then added insulation. We then put the wings up. What a blast, thanks Sam for helping!!!!

Movie of Walls

Walls are done!!!!

Just this last weekend I finished the camper walls. I started with 3/4 plywood, then cut lightening holes, and put 1 1/2 X 2 inch studs up. The next step is to insulate the walls and put paneling up as well. About the sink, I found an old beatup camper on the side of the road, i asked the owner if I could pull some parts, he said sure. So I now have a sink for free!!!

Starting the Walls

I just cut out the walls for the truck camper. Next step is to cut out the lightening holes and start adding studs. According to the plans I use, it called for 1/2 studs. It just didn't seem like enough strength for me, also I wanted to insulate the camper with a R value of 14 or more. I picked up some windows at a couple local dealers for as cheap as $25/window.