eaglesdare wrote:the reason i am mentioning this again is just to reinforce the issue about some wood supports. when the guys came out to do our build, they showed me how flimsy it was with just foam. they showed me how sturdy it was with those small amounts of wood. you won't need a lot, but some here and there makes a whole lot of difference.
just curious, when these guys showed you how "flimsy" the structure was, did yu ahve the outer skinned already, remember "the strength is in the skin" LOL
I'm actually thinking that when (or if) I get to build mine, I will try using 2" foam for the galley walls too, I bet that would stiffen the sides alot even before adding the skin, but I will add the skin too. I'm even thinking of a foam core floor, I had a trailer frame last summer that still had the flooring of the original camper, it was 3/4 or 1 " foam, with an aluminum skin on the bottom, and a 1/4" plywood on top, the flooring was plenty strong to stand on. I want to do this for insulation, I do some fairly cold weather camping a couple times a year.