DIY Squaredrop Pod Build: Pop-Up Roof, Insulation, and Weatherproofing Advice

[here4fun183]

Depending on where you are with your build/plans, you might be able to use a couple of ideas from my latest clamshell build, although it's a TD not an SD: "saddleboxes" to extend WOA from 48" to 62", and walls that go up with the pop-up. It also has slideout bunks-- doable, but yeah, a lot of work.

Happy Clamster do you have any pictures of your latest build? I would love to see your clamshell design.

 

[Happy Clamster]

I didn't do much by way of documenting the construction process, but here's a couple of shots that illustrate the main exterior features. First is last year's edition of the Clamster, starting its maiden voyage. Second shows the clam opened up, and the slideouts slid out; also reveals the unsatisfactory oil-canning of the original polywall skin. Third shows the new skin acquired over the winter, with the main roof raised but the auxiliary roofs and walls yet unslid and unraised.

 

[Scott Strausbaugh]

For sliding the "pod" on and off the trailer, incorporating PVC "boards" instead of wood. When I was doing my build, I used PVC pipe as rollers, but PVC boards, (you can get them in 1/4 inch I believe) are very slick and will never rot.