Tiedowns

Here is a couple pictures of the tie down brackets that I made. The angle iron pieces go into the wall, and the flat iron pieces will go on the bottom of the wing of the camper. The bottom pieces will act as a guide for the eylets, that's the idea for now anyway. I might have the eyelet welded to the iron plate just to make it more permanent. However this way, if I do ever break something, I can replace it without major repair. I screwed and glued them in today. You can also see the wiring of the wall that will go to the inverter. I'm using 14guage wire. Oh yeah!!!

Siding, Electrical

Here are a couple pictures of the walls after I put the luan siding on, and installed the wiring. One side of the camper is for AC power only, while the other is DC only. I will be installing two LED lights for the main area, and a reading light for the cabover. The AC wall has two outlets for the fridge, microwave and tv. Plus two lights as well, one will be a big florescent light, and another for the cabover section. Wow , I'm running out of room in the garage. Also ifyou look past the walls, sitting on the camper is 1200 bucks worth of alum siding...

Ordered the siding

Yesterday I ordered the siding for the truck camper. After weeks of estimates, I finally found the price I wanted. First I tried regular RV siding. I got prices from 2400 to 3500 bucks. Crazy. I finally ended up going with alum skin that is used for trailers. It's seemless, plus it is just as strong, if not stronger, for half the price. I order approx 350square feet for a total cost of around 1200 dollars. The only catch is you need to buy the glue, tape and trip. That will bring the total price up to around 1400. The order should be in around four weeks from now. Just have to keep waiting, and waiting....

More pictures

Here is a picture of the front wall. I put the front wall on first... Used Sika 221 glue, and a bunch of screws. I wasn't too worried about glue coming out the sides, I actually wanted that to happen. Above the bench seats, I'm going to put 1/2 inch plywood studs, and insulate then cover with some launa.... That's the plan for now anyway.... next pic.
Front wall again. I did use a sheet of MDX for the floor mainly because of the weight issue. All the indoor and out door wood will be treated with Doc Rot wood treatment... Plus the floor will be painted, and I'll probably finish it with laminate...
Here is a picture of the wall resting against the camper bed. I put it up to get more accurate measurements, to make sure everything will fit. If you noticed, I left a couple lightening holes open so I can lift the wall into place!!
Ahhh yes, here is a picture of me, lying dead on the camper. I'm tired. My wife and I have been moving like crazy in the past couple weeks. We both are looking forward to having a fun weekend together in the camper....

Back working again!!

Hello All!! I'm finally updating my blog site. It has been very busy lately but I managed to get some truck and camper work done. This is my 1987 chevy K20 pickup. Yes it's rusty, yes it's old, but remember, I'm a teacher, not a lawyer! Plus it's paid for!!! Ha! Anyway, I put new tires on, I went with a set of BF Goodwich Commercial TA's All Season. I've used AT tires before, but this truck eats em up too fast. Plus I figured I'd try a highway tire to see how many miles I can put on. I also went up a size, 265/75/16 Load range E. Next step is to find a box, and get some body work done! On to the next picture.....
This is a picture of my neighbor Lewis and I sitting talking camper. Lewis is a very nifty old man to talk to that's for sure.
Here is the truck camper as of today. ... I put the front and back walls up first. However, just for fun I put up one side wall up just to see what it will look like. I can't put the side walls up yet, because I wouldn't be able to get it out of the garage!!!!
Here is a picture of the back wall. I'm putting on turn lights, and 5 running lights on top. I was going to put a flood light, but I decided to put them on the bumper of my pickup instead.
My wife and I went and picked out some siding for the camper, However, after putting it on, you can see in this picture that it already started to warp. Grrr. I'm not too worried though because that side I will be putting up a tall cabinet that will hold a portapotty, and a coat rack.

Hey!!! It's Been A little Busy Around Here!!!

Yeah that's right! This is Emma, Daddy has not been able to work on the camper for a while because He and Mommy have been sick for the past week and a half!!! Tell me about it! Here I am, 5 months old Having to take care of my parents already! Yup you guessed it, I'm not sick at all. Anyway, Grandpa and Grandma and coming tomorrow, so Dad and Grandpa are going to be working on the electrical, while Me, Ma, and Grandma play some cards!! Talk to ya soon!!

Emma

New Cab Over, Sofa and Door

Here is a new picture of the front of the camper. Since I had to raise the camper to fit my truck better, I realized that I can add more cab over space. So I added 6 inches more room. The second picture is the jack knife sofa that I got for $100. At first I was a little discouraged about the price, then I found out how much they want for a new one, plus shipping! I actually lucked out because now I can make the back cushion the right size to fit my camper. Last picture is of me and the door I got for $100. The door is 70 X 24 1/2. It has a screen and locks. It has never been used! I wanted to include myself in the picture because my wife can't stand it when i wear my "spenders". Ha Ha. Sometimes she actually hides them from me! Anyway, I thought you guys would get a laugh outta that!!! Next step is to insulate the walls, and install wiring. My Dad is coming out to see our baby and he is a master electrican, so I'll be looking forward to the wiring!!

Later,

Dave