camper construction photos

  • started project in August 2008 - I am doing all the design, planning, construction, etc.
  • 10/22 - just a rush page, I'm busy with the camper & a sick kitten, I'll add comments later.
  • 11/8 - kitten is ok, but now I'm preparing for rain - I had sort of forgotten that it was getting to that season since it's been so hot - got to get the outside all stained, painted, & windows in so I can work on the inside when it's raining, also so I can use the truck in the rain
  • 11/20 - finally added some more pictures. Working on interior finish now.
  • 11/23 - painted around the roof red to match the truck, would love opinions on it.
  • 12/22 - I've been working on painting the inside, but it's been cold & rainy. No pictures lately - everytime I take the camera off the tripod, I loose the camera attachment. Tomorrow is supposed to be dry so hopefully finish the interior paint. I ended up staining the trim. I've got bits of cedar, oak, & redwood from scraps I had so it's a bit mismatched. The oak & cedar look pretty good together with the same stain. The redwood may end up getting painted.
(click on pic for larger view)
my little truck before construction started 1986 dodge ram50 longbed built by mitsubishi 260k+ miles bottom plates on truck rails with camper clamps bottom plates routered to fit truck rails top & bottom plates with studs truck makes a good work platform truck makes a good work platform 2 truck makes a good work platform 3 truck makes a good work platform 4 sides up with frame around rear window started sides up with frame around rear window started 2 sides up with frame around rear window started 3 sides up with frame around rear window started 4 sides up with frame around rear window started 5 sides up with frame around rear window started 6 cab-over added with inside plywood & insulation cab-over added with inside plywood & insulation 2 cab-over added with inside plywood & insulation 3 cab-over added with inside plywood & insulation 4 framing from side from inside, roof's on, 'water heater' & skylights added - my office chair makes work real easy from inside, roof's on, 'water heater' & skylights added 2 from inside, roof's on, 'water heater' & skylights added - attic ventilation holes in back framing with roof from side plywood on with window, door, and fan holes plywood on with window, door, and fan holes 2 inside with wiring, distribution panel thru window to inside outside is stained with two coats of Penafin 'Mendocino Mist', the little round things are fan inlets, the windows have solar screen. exterior, driver's side front exterior, passenger side front exterior, passenger side roof, the solar forum showed better output for panels over snow so I put a bit of glitter on top of the white paint. It really looks like a thick coat of frost. these are the tracks for my sliding windows interior view of windows window frames are oak (from the mantle I never got around to, plexiglas windows with rubber insulation painted the top edge red I think I like it this way another picture of red trim drawing of door Plan
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These are for my use so might not be "correct".

updated Monday 6 April 2009

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