DIY Pop-up Truck Camper Build (Part 11) Posts:02

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2 жыл бұрын

Building the posts: part 2
The question is to buy or build, I chose build. Building an overland pop-up truck camper or a pickup pop up as I like to call it. The plan is to have it act like a wedge camper as well as a full pop up. Not doing the vanlife or trucklife so the camper needs to be able to come on and off. It also needs come apart to store in a small space.
More info will be here:
boulderunderground.com/camp/c...
List of all dimensions and materials coming later with the same link
If you need a link to anything about the build, just leave a comment and I will get it added.
#DIYCamper #truckcamperlife #overlanding #tacomacamping #trucklife

Пікірлер: 16

@captainhindsight8779 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic job mate, looks great.

@MikeBabsBC 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found your channel! Currently designing a camper out of 15 series extruded Aluminum. Never worked with it before so I'm pretty much flying blind, but I got a lot of good ideas from your build. Thank you!

@KitCampers 2 жыл бұрын

Love this build! Question for you, why not use any internal fastners like anchors? I have found a lot of stability by using double anchor connectors.

@CampProjectCom 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to check some of those out. I think there are several places they would work well for the build.

@CampProjectCom 2 жыл бұрын

Also, I like your camper build. Looking forward to some more vids.

@ramzizaz Жыл бұрын

Great build! Wondering why you are building the flatbar all the way around if you only need it for only a portion of the top to support the bed. I was also wondering if you thought about making the top overhang longer so that a person could be sleeping while another person was up in the bed and just add a gusset or a support mounted to a roof rack which would only be needed when stationary and not when the bed might be flexing compared to the body.

@CampProjectCom Жыл бұрын

You are right, I don’t need the flatbar to go the entire perimeter of the camper. No real reason. I do have a 1/4 inch gap that I need to fill anyway. I was thinking that the 1 inch flatbar shelf might come in handy but will have to wait to see as the build continues. It does provide some bracing for any lateral forces but I don’t think that is going to be an issue. We will see what kind of forces the popup sides put on the top rail

@CampProjectCom Жыл бұрын

I did want to make the top long enough for someone to sleep and another to be able sit at a table and chair without the bed above. Right now there is about two feet to get off the bed when deployed. I’m planning to revisit extending the front. I ran out of time for a road trip so I kept it shorter.

@CampProjectCom Жыл бұрын

Good ideas on the over cab support. I will try them soon when I get the roof done.

@wespeterson2020 5 ай бұрын

Makes me really nervous for you.. with all the washboards in the country, this should be welded for safety and keeping square in the long run

@ThePlanet_L.I. 11 ай бұрын

Is that a kit you're selling? I dig it 🙂👍🏾

@CampProjectCom 11 ай бұрын

Thinking about a kit but it probably won't be out of 8020. I have a contact in the industry and am planning a meeting to talk about it soon.

@steppen79 2 жыл бұрын

What is your plan for making sure the bolts do not start to loosen as you drive the vehicle? I built out my GFC interior with aluminum and have been having issues with bolts working themselves loose.

@CampProjectCom 2 жыл бұрын

I was planning to use loctite. Not sure what strength yet.