"Not impressive"? Dude, I am impressed and inspired. I watched your finished vid and it was part family, part Mad Max. Perfect for the world conditions as they are.
When do you heat it up? I did some testing with VHB and dibond panels. It didn't stick well unless I sanded the aluminum, wiped with acetone, and then applied the tape. I'd love to hear about how to heat it up to make it even better.
@@JoshuaJoshua0 you need map gas (yellow bottle) apply it to 1 side 1st. heat it up just before it bubbles. also nice to have a heavy roller to apple the VHB.
Dude I totally agree on your logic for steel over Al. That appeared to be either 14-16g wall you’re using there, and that’s perfect to compete with alu-tube. Not to mention, in the event of a failure in the field, a field expedient stick welder will get you out of all times of jams, and even if that’s not an option it’s MUCH easier to locate a DC steel welder than a AC one.... freaking FANTASTIC build, my dude. Subbed 👊🏽
Don't know if anybody has mentioned it but they make a router bit specifically made to score the board for folding. Cut edge goes to the inside. Nice build!!
“Nothing to impressive “ wtf this is SUPER impressive, can’t wait for the rest of the build. Just purchased a 21’ taco 4x4 v6 I’m definitely all for diy projects, so rewarding👌
Watching your build gets me more motivated because i want to build a custom pop up camper trailer for overlanding. I will for sure use some of these tricks.
stumbled upon that Dibond material when a local gas station was rebranding and bought a bunch dirt cheap (another way to source the material - hint hint). It's an awesome matrial to work with
Just picked up a 2001 TRD double cab for my 17 year old son. Would love to do a project like this with him! Well thought out! Thanks for documenting your build,we're looking forward to see the progress. Have the ability but not quite the imagination, you re info sure helps & inspires others. Thank you.
Man you've officially inspired me to do something like this as well. Building out a 2nd gen right now and was trying to think about how to maximize my living space without spending the $$ for a manufactured one. You're ideas are awesome, keep em coming bud!
I appreciate your creativity. What was missing here was a level of detail that is critical to moving these builds from amature level to something worthy of the materials and time involved in creating such a build. Where are your waterproofing details? Without proper detailing these builds turn into dust and moisture maintenance nightmares. The hardest part of creating these (the doors and working aspects) was sadly missing. Hopefully you will add this soon. Thanks
This is a particularly impressive construction, with very well considered materials and construction techniques! Those Dibond sign making panels are a laminated panel in their own right, consisting of two sandwich layers of aluminium sheets with a filling of polyurethane. Using this as an outer panel gives improved strength and insulation properties even before the addition of the pink EPS and plywood sheets. By running beads of Sikaflex 221 Adhesive Sealer along the steel frame and outer sheathing, you've hugely improved the rigidity and bonding over the 3M VHB Tape alone, as the beads of Sikaflex 221 will act as the epoxy fillets on a Stitch & Glue construction! Your meticulous precision and high standards of workmanship, together with your attention to minimise weight and your interesting materials and construchion choices make this a *rivetting read... *Sorry about that! (o: I'm looking forward to your updates!
Great build , I use to build buildings with the same materials, the type was ACM but have used diabond, it’s what all car dealer facades are made of and you can route them . Routing them use a point bit cut the tip off with a grinder . I made my camp kitchen rear pa el delete with the ACM materials
Great stuff. why didn't you use Dibond sheeting on the inside versus plywood? Could you use aluminum sheet on two sides of 1 inch foam and get something similar in one panel?
Looks great man. Another adhesive working checking out is 3m panelbon. Goonzquad uses sometimes where an aluminum body panel joints to steel etc with rivets or other areas of auto building/repair
A few questions 1) how did you attach the wood to the insulation or the metal? 2) how did you make the main door/window (would love to see a video on this!!)
Really nice build. It's been a trip watching you start from your first project to now. You've got some really cool ideas and your fab skills have progressed quickly.
Good day mate. I love this camper. Was only able to sew part 1. Were you able to upload the other parts of the video? It would be nice if you can share the plan. That would be greatly appreciated.
Nice build, thanks for sharing your hard work. I've seen many people who are concerned about rust issues (galvanic corrosion) when aluminum metal comes into contact with steel. Any thoughts?
It's been so long, I'd swear you were much younger in your previous video. :) I'm building something similar but it is intended to be fitted to a 8' x 5' trailer rather than the flat bed of a truck. Similar construction by the looks of it too except the frame is aluminium because I already have it from a previous life. One major difference (and something that is causing me huge problems) is I raise the entire roof rather than just hinging one end.
I hate to tell you this but i do sign installs for realtor's and they use that material and in the hot sun it warps badly the larger the sign the more it warps, Hope it works for you, maybe with all the attachment points it wont warp.
Hey dude just one quick thing I discovered on the clamshell RTT I built (video soon!). You probably already did this, but if not, make sure to incorporate mattress height in to your angle of your lid's lift. I didn't anticipate the exped mat height to be as tall as it was and my toes touch my lid just slightly enough to be annoying haha.
Wow, great build! Love all the details you share, love how you go over all the materials you use and your reasoning as to why you used them, thank you for that! Hope you can help me out, i'm trying to find the Dibond/Alupanel at a reasonable price however, everywhere i look it's at least twice as expensive as you mention. I live in southern california, can you share the "Local sign making shop" where you purchased your panels at please?
It looks great brother but dont use rivets. It will make it look cheap. Use red 2 sided tape or other type of aerospace bonding material. Keep it looking streamline. Again, great job!!! Enjoy it!
Sick man!! I'm planning my GFC style camper build. I've been thinking 80/20 like Ripcord did on his, but I'm getting my uncle's welder sometime soon, so I am thinking I might build most of it out of steel to save cost and I'm not really sure I NEED 80/20. I may change my mind, but I think I can build it faster and cheaper w/o 80/20. Question - what is the angle on top of the frame? It looks like a L bracket. Is that what you're going to be attaching your canvas to? Looks money man! (I've got a '17 F150 5.5' bed). The master plan is to have the truck pull a travel trailer to head west on longer trips and have this to do short day trips, haul and securely store MTBs, ski resort home base, etc...trucks are freaking awesome!
Hey man, excellent work on the camper. I’m planning on starting my diy camper this summer. One question, do you have a link to the VHB tape your referring to? I can’t seem to find it.
good looking camper. you can buy a circular saw blade for grooving the ACP or use a V groove bit in a router, for bending the ACP. you 'might' have found that a bead of SIKA is all you need? in some brands of ACP you can get large panels (eg: 4m or 13 feet long)
this looks awesome, like how pragmatic but nice this turned out. I need help with hardware, need a lock for the camper-door which I can also lock from inside but needs to be heavy duty, what did you use?
