Month: September 2019

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Out the Door

This is the Big Day. We brought the camper out of the basement and mounted it on the truck for the first time. Fit-up was perfect and I couldn’t be happier. We’ll finish up the last of the interior details and then share a few inside pictures.

Overall dimensions are 16.5′ x 7′ x 7′. Production models will be semi-custom to fit your truck and flatbed dimensions. Door and window placement will also be up to the customer.

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Finishing Touches

The camper is structurally complete. We’re putting the finishing touches on the camper now – just a bit more sealant then windows and doors.

Here’s a bit more detail of the steps I glossed over last time.

49 angle pieces will close out all the seams and structurally tie the panels together. All the 90 degree angles are made from Strongwell Extren pultruded fiberglass profiles. The rest are custom formed aluminum.
18 aluminum corners tie the angles together.
Applying beads of Sikaflex 255 adhesive with the sweet Makita cordless caulking gun.
First angle installed and clamped in place. Note the generous radius to avoid stress concentrations.
TIG welded corner pieces came out really nice and edges sealed with Sikaflex 221 give everything a sharp look.
The interior has white angles. Most of the corners don’t get caps but will all be sealed with white Sikaflex 221.
Rivnuts are installed in the fiberglass angle to anchor the camper jacks. Electric camper jacks will be an option but the base model will include these Rieco Titan manual jacks.
That brings us up to today. Running lights are installed and powered up!