DIY No Weld Aluminum Truck Camper Frame | Overland Camper ep. 1 (Foundation) 

My late Dad was a Sheetmetal worker all his life and he was excellent at his work. He would have been extremely proud of you and your skills and work. Well done.

You aren’t even done and this is already the best build quality of a removable truck bed camper I’ve seen.

NEW SUBSCRIBER, and excited! I don’t know where you have been. I’m 64 years old and pretty darn handy. We grew up dirt poor that’s probably why I know how to work on stuff. I love what you said. I didn’t know anything about XYZ till I started doing it ..something along that line. Superior teaching skills. Learning to do stuff yourselves is sometimes finding the right person on RU-vid that can teach. I just started learning how to rivet and work with aluminum… It is surprisingly forgiving and easy to work with. Thank you and I’m looking forward to learning a lot from your videos, my friend.

I believe YOU can do anything. Looking forward to seeing this through.

"If it's not one thing or another!", Now this creativity has me wanting to contruct my own travel trailer with the exception of the trailer frame, tires, & suspension! Thanks DualEx for all your DIY's projects w/basically detailed instructions!

Thank you for wearing safety glasses. Your setting a great example to the people. Most people don't wear them & they will get a sliver of wood/medal in there eye & then there spending thousands of dollars & time @ the ER. Your a leader of the pack. Great job & Thank you very much, "Chris"tina from Missouri

loving the chill music

Easily one of the most practical, inspirational, intuitive, and instructive videos on RU-vid. Gotta gitterdone on an older (mature) Chevy 1/2 ton. Thanks!

I really enjoy watching this.young man remodeling these vehicles. He is so creative in everything do, it's amazing.

they make an acid flux for the alum soldering that when properly applied it really makes it go easier and a better bond, I'm a retired machinist/repair guy and we had the expert come out back in the day and demonstrate the way to make sure the customer had best possible product, no call backs

damn... this is giving me ideas.. a bed frame made out of 1x1 aluminum with a geometrical design

I'm so happy to see you switching to a different medium material.

I find your method of brazing the joints with the aluminium filler rods to strengthen them in addition to the riveted 'L' brackets to be quite inspired thinking! Your method of filing a vee channel at the joints to allow a greater bonded surface area is also very clever. Likewise, cutting a channel in the sheet metal to bend it rather than shear it gives a stronger, waterproof and neater result. Your meticulously precise detailing and suberb craftsmanship are evident in everything that you have done and are a joy to see. You inspire your viewers to construct for themselves and give excellent and informative information. Thank you for taking the time to produce excellent videos, I will use your riveting and brazing technique in the fabrication of my amphibious bicycle camper (including the use of Sikaflex to bond the sheet aluminium to the frame before it is riveted).

Bud, you are Awesome, what a Marvelous job. My respects to you Sir. It Even is a complement to your nice truck. Wow

Seeing a new upload from you made my morning.

This is exactly what I've been looking for to fabricate a lightweight topper for my work truck. Thanks for making this vid; you've got a new subscriber.

When you said 50LBS ......that definitely makes me rethink getting a fiberglass shell.......btw The dog in the video is essential. Lol DIY mascot.....

Dude is slick...so much talent. Great work

I love to see you work and try new things. Can't wait to see Part 2!

I love the intelligent forethought to your design. I look forward to seeing your progress.

This looks absolutely legit! Sick job so far man. I can’t wait to see what you put in it electronics wise!

Showing how creative you are is exceptional. Just from taking some courses and now offering others to learn. You are amazing!

Fantastic job working around the limitations of tools at hand! I've been thinking about making a camper for my truck and decided to check out how other people have gone about it. Your video is my favorite so far on this topic.

You are fantastic! I will try this out too, thank you so much! I love how you use the file in one direction. So many guys do the filing back and forth, your technique is great.

Dualex we’ve been waiting and anticipating!!! Perfection, can’t wait to see the rest of the series! Well worth the wait 😁

You, my dear, have amazing sic skills…already I can’t wait to see the next videos! It turned out better than I imagined, great job!💕

Super talented individual and I know I'm a crashman and I know I'm a crashman 50 years

WOW! this looks awesome!! I can see you incorporating aluminum in future van/camper builds. Hey, we saw how your progression with wood turned out so it’s only natural to move onto aluminum. At least to keep weight down, if nothing else. AWESOME JOB!

This is borderline genius. I have a couple of projects in mind that will go next level with this technique. Great stuff!

This build is incredible! Pure genius! And you’ve done a beautiful job with the videography and editing. I have to admit that I watched your final walkthrough video first so I know how it ends. Amazing!

Your can do attitude is evident!!! So glad to see young men "stretching" their wings and broadening their horizons and building up their skill set!!!

Dude!! Very impressive! Your understanding of the geometry involved in building the frame and bending the diamond plate so it fits exactly right is impressive. Great start to the build. On to the next video. Thank you!

Dude, your desire to learn and creativity is inspiring. Love it! Keep up the badass learning and growth brother!

It's a little more expensive, but using huck bolts instead of rivets would make it a lot stronger/more rigid. Curious as to how you intend to mount the camper frame to your box - stake hole pockets, or clamps to the bed rails? Also, maybe consider some sort of foam or rubber gasket between the camper frame and your bed rails.

I really liked you before this video, but you learning to braze just moved you up to top of the list. Excellent.

Love everything about your videos. Thanks for putting yourself out there!

Looks great. You may want to consider panel bond for the panel to frame connection in addition to rivets. Will seal and add a lot or rigidity. Great job.

Looking really good can't wait to see more of the build.

Great job looking forward to the next phase to see how it all ends up .

I am planning to build a tiny home on a one ton flat deck. I found your channel and I am impressed with your work. I used to be a welder 50 years ago and I plan to use a tig, but your gas technique looks good. Good luck in the future.

You rock with your creative & industrious abilities -love your builds and am enjoying this concept with a canopy & rooftop tent idea -exactly what I want to do but more of a foam canopy/rooftop camper for my small truck but would love to try your idea of brazing the aluminum tubing & use your methods -thanks for making it look so inviting to try -awesome work 🎉

Nice..... always a pleasure to watch and learn from someone who's learning as well as teaching.....easy on the 👀 too 😏

Love this idea! Don't know if you were planning on doing it but you should also "weld" the corners to help support them since they were cut. They will be the first tings to go after some time. Keep it up and can't wait to see how it turns out

Keep up the great work! Watching with great interest and you work away through your projects.

Really nice work young man, you serve as a great inspiration to all of us that follow your project vidoes. Keep up the great work.

the biggest issue I see being possible is water proof-mess, especially now that you're up north and will have snow/ice to deal with. But looks really nice so far.

DANG! YOU ARE SO SMART, I TELL YOU, EVERY WOMAN NEEDS A MAN LIKE YOU, AND IF NOT LIKE YOU, BE STRONG AND COMPASSIONATE LIKE YOU AT WHATEVER THEY DO WELL, WOW! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, YOU GOT ME SMILING 😃 😊

Love this, I've built 3 wooden campers. 2 tow campers and one truck camper. I'm about to start my 4th and I may just go Aluminum! Great job

So cool. Great job. Always look forward to your builds. Thanks for sharing.

Looking good Dual you amaze me with all your projects and you make it simple snd very understandable thank you it looks great

Thank you for the inspiration to try something new as I an planning something like your build on my Jeep Gladiator.

I enjoy watching you try different methods for building these campers and thought the ultimate bed was great in the first van. Just to throw something out there - the old Rialta RVs had a nifty bathroom that slid out - take a peek at some of the RU-vids on them - each side has a release button, handles, and you pull the wall forward on sliders. Just an idea that may spawn more creative stuff.

Smart. Looks alright in my book. can't wait to see where this goes!

Awesome build! Video gave me a few ideas and incentive to do in aluminum rather than wood. Thanks so much. Great video

Wow, great build. You've got my thoughts jelling. I haven't liked any of the truck campers, toppers I've seen (nor the price). Best build I've seen so far, and looks overland style.

Dude, well done! You gave me some great insight and ideas to use as tools in my own build. Thank you for sharing.

Dude bravo! That turned out extremely well and looks great on your truck. Kinda reminds me of a Diamondback tonneau cover.

Just a small tip. Next time you can cut it all in 90 degree angle like you have done with the roof. That will allow to hide the L brackets in side the tube and then you work your magic welding. Not only only will look industrial perfect but will be much stronger

80/20 for the win. Lot easier and even more configurable for this purpose.

You amaze me, young man! I believe you can do ANYTHING (any skill at all) you put your mind to. 🌞🌛⭐✌💛

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us b

Hey, that’s a great idea for the truck! Keep your creative juices flowing…👍🏽

Man I look forward to seeing your videos bro. Thank you for all your help

Looks amazing, was impressed with the trailer build. this is also great

Sweet. Great job. I am wanting to make an overlanding camper. Thanks for showing your technique.

Very nicely done. I built an aluminum no weld camper using t-slot aluminum aka 80/20, expensive stuff but very strong. Had I seen this video first, I would have used your method.

Can’t wait to see more!

Brother, you are talented as hell , Man I’ve been watching you for a long time now and brother you continue to Impress me. Keep it up

Nicely produced video sir! I learned a lot actually and will apply aluminum as a material to Finnish a project I’ve been scratching my head over. Thanks!

Wow! Awesome approach. It’s cool you work out of a storage unit also. I’ve been thinking of doing that!

This is going to be so sick. Can't wait to see more

This is my first time that I see your channel, you are professional. Good job thanks for sharing.👍👍

I love binge watching his videos because i am learning a lot..

Just beautiful. Lovely work!

Can’t wait to see the finished look 👏👍🙌🙏

Hey man, I probably know the type of rooftop tent you are gonna build. I would suggest getting on Amazon and buying one of those cheap dual-power tig welders. You don't need a lot of power, just run it off 110 at your camper and go in there and weld it up from the inside. That brazing rod is not gonna hold any amount of weight. To "weld" something you need to melt both joining metals together. Using that torch and brazing rod is simply melting the rod and not the joining structures so it's just gonna crack apart over time. What is saving you, is that you did a good design using the aluminum sheeting and bending it around the corners so that is what is actually holding it all together but even that will eventually start failing under load as the rivets will flex and loosen. You really should get one of those cheap tig welders and just run it off 110, even if you have to borrow an outlet somewhere. You have the basic frame built, so you can just go somewhere with power and weld it up with a small welder and will let you learn a new skill. If you don't actually weld it, what will most likely happen, is the joints will slowly flex and start coming apart because of the weight up there on the rooftop tent. Without the tent, this would probably work fine for a no-weld toper, but once you get everything up there and then you are climbing in and out it's gonna put a lot of flex on those revits. They will last for a bit but I doubt it will last long term. You really need to weld this if you want it to last. Aside from that, it's a nice-looking design.

You are so talented, you never cease to impress. 👍🏾👍🏾

This is just what I would like to build for my Tundru!

Your work is great 👍. Thanks for posting your projects ! 😃✌️

I'm always impressed with what you do!

I was just thinking you're missing a trick with not utilizing space above your truck cab and then you mention the roof tent. ⛺ Good work my man!

My favorite DIY builder. Great work man.

Absolutely loved this build, glad I found the channel!

I began to love your work from the beginning. Remember to put a rubber seal between the truck n camper. You can also bend your tubing 90 by cutting a 45 then bend it like you did the metal siding then add a 90 to the inside like you did. I was also thinking of getting a older 8ft aluminum camper n cutting it down. I have a truck like your's.

This guy is awesome. Been peeping this channel for a while. Awesome to see you grow.

Awesome, I was thinking of building one , although it will be taller, and cover it with 1/4 inch or 3/8 plastic.

Great job on the build keep up the good work.

Your fab work is off the chain! Awesome content!

Awesome!!!! My son n law is a welder. I think he would have enjoyed welding those pieces together.

OMG!!! I love, love, love this.

great job. as soon as i get home in November i think i will try making one myself. great videos keep it up.

Looks nice. You have the most creative mind.

Bruh been dying for this video and if y'all don't know IT'S DUALEX 4 A MILLIE

Great job, again !! 👍👍 thanks duelex for giving me inspiration. 🥳🥳

Very Clean!

This is such a great channel. Love your choice of music as well.

I just came across your video and I really enjoyed it! I built my own teardrop trailer, but am looking for something for my truck. You really have a great concept here!! Got to watch the other videos. 🙂

Ánimo! Seguro que queda genial!

Man I’m a contractor been running a company for 8 years and I have to say your work is very very clean!!!! Keep it up and if your interested in building houses and wanna learn some great advice from Larry haun and the you tube channel essential worker!!!

great stuff, love your dedication man. Keep it up