foamie

I am building a small (5x8x4) foamie with 2" XPS foam with an R-10 rating. Based on some calculations I would need about 1k BTU to maintain a 50 deg F differential temp. Most small heaters (diesel/propane) are in the 5k-6.5k range. Something like this will put out so much heat so fast it will...

I'm building a foamie teardrop and would really like to add a fixed window to the front "wall" to let in more light. I'm thinking a 12" x 32(ish)" window (seems to be a somewhat standard size for cargo trailer applications) would work without interfering too much with the curve of the front. 1...

Hi! Starting on my first camper journey, want to do a foamie! I've got a unique idea that I'd like to get some input on. The main design parameter is that it should comfortably fit 2 people and a dog. I found a few posts about people building a 5x10 camper on a 4x8 by going a foot out on the...

A few pics of my experimental foamie build. It's made from a Foamular shell, all 2" thick except for the side walls which are 1-1/2". Covered inside and outside with PMF, glued with Tite-bond 2 and 5+ coats of paint. Roof is reinforced with a pine "I" beam for strength, holds my 170 lbs when...

Apologies if as I imagine this is a FAQ, but I tried searching city water and shore water and mostly got for sale posts. I am building a foamie and am thinking mostly about boondocking but occasionally will be camping at camp sites that may have water. How do you make the connection into an...

Start with a harbor freight trailer and build a 5‘ x 8‘ platform which was larger than the 4‘ x 8‘ trailer that extra foot makes it better for two people to sleep. I use 2 inch pink foam from Menards. There’s two types there’s a type that has a scribe cut line-don’t use that or there’s a type...

This might become my dumping ground for my build. Anybody build their foamie with Insulfoam? I'm planning to build a hi-lo foamie similar to the build below. Could Insulfoam R-7.7 2" thickness work for the bottom walls? Or would Owen Cornings Foamular NGX F-250 R-10 2" thickness be better?

Hello! I'm new to DIY and wish to build a hi-low foamie camper. Any tips, tricks, links, photos, etc. that anybody is willing to share with me would be much appreciated. -Kaida

Hello. I have been lurking for a while, looks like all roads (links) eventually lead back to tnttt, which is great as far as a 'good' focused community. I have been wanting to make a tiny camper for many years and finally mustered the time/effort/$$. It seems that the majority of builds use a...

Hello (for my first post)! I've just made a video showing part 1 of my foamie trailer build, and my friend making his at the same time. I read through countless threads on this forum about foam builds as I was prepping for and working on mine. An awesome community of builders here. I built...