Our Unnamed Camper. UPDATE, Camp Ready PICS added

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Our Unnamed Camper. UPDATE, Camp Ready PICS added

Postby rladams39 » Thu May 20, 2010 8:08 pm

We started building our camper in 2009, at the time we didnt think to get many pics.
Have been trying to get it finished up somewhat for the past few weeks, so here are the pics of we did up until now.
Will update as we make more progress...

Te Frame started life as a camper of some sort, then did a stint as a boat trailer, thats how she was when we got her.
Her my oldest Boy is Grinding old welds so the floor framing will lay flat on the rails.

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Then we built the framing and covered with 1/2" Ply.

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A few pics of the framing for the walls and front.

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Starting to skin the front.

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Roof framed and skinned.

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Front skinned, painted, window installed.

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Cabinet, and Fridge test fit.


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Side view with window in.
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Thats how she spent the winter. Just wanted to get her under some paint so she would hold up to the weather a little better. She had to winter outdoors.
After a long cold winter we started to get her finished. putting filon on the outside.
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EDPM Roofing was installed
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And we started insulating and paneling the inside.

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We will be taking her on her maiden camp out, over the 4th of July weekend to Holiday World. She might not be compleatly finished then but she will be really close. for now the exterior sides will stay painted, planning on putting the Filon on a sheet at a time until she is done.

Also in the last pic you can see the cutout for the A/C.
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Postby mikeschn » Thu May 20, 2010 8:21 pm

Hey RL,

If you add a www in front of the mikenchell, the images will show up. ;)

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Postby rladams39 » Thu May 20, 2010 8:29 pm

LOL yea i thought i had it right because they were showing up on my end,
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Postby mikeschn » Thu May 20, 2010 8:30 pm

I see you got it figured out... Good job! :thumbsup:

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Postby grizz » Fri May 21, 2010 11:54 am

Really pleased to see your boys getting in there.

We grew up with tools and stuff from the time we could understand danger.... so it pleases me to see kids learn skills.

keep us updated please.
Greetings from England.

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Hoping to get it all done in time.
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Postby Rigsby » Fri May 21, 2010 5:48 pm

grizz wrote:Really pleased to see your boys getting in there.

We grew up with tools and stuff from the time we could understand danger.... so it pleases me to see kids learn skills.

keep us updated please.


You luck sod Grizz, I had to learn danger, by the extent of the pain :cry:



Great start to the build RL. ope you have fun it your first camp. If it has taken the winter well its campable already
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Postby rladams39 » Fri May 21, 2010 8:21 pm

Rigsby wrote:
grizz wrote:Really pleased to see your boys getting in there.

We grew up with tools and stuff from the time we could understand danger.... so it pleases me to see kids learn skills.

keep us updated please.


You luck sod Grizz, I had to learn danger, by the extent of the pain :cry:



Great start to the build RL. ope you have fun it your first camp. If it has taken the winter well its campable already
Steve

Thank you.
We were trying to get it as protected as we could at the time, knowing it would have to sit outside all winter.
Had some delamination on the roof, we were expecting to replace the roof this spring anyways because we knew we were going to put the EDPM on it.
other than that no major issues, a little delaming on the rear but was an easy fix. With the EDPM, and the FRP on the sides we should be in good shape for a few years.
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Update

Postby rladams39 » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:06 pm

OK we managed to get her camp ready,

Here are some more pics.

Here is where the A/C mounts.
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The power center, 12 volt power supply, circuit breakers and plug in for A/C
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A/C opening from inside, swing out window.
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Fridge and cabinets, A/C window to the left.
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Bed and interior.
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Curbside showing porch light and Table mounts
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And table
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Little A inspecting the floor
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