Experimental Foamie Build with rear hatch - comment and ask questions

[NHStokie]

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 sitting on top. 100W solar panel and a 30 Ah battery is good enough for 3 to 4 days lights and Maxfan. It's got a built in cooler, keeps ice frozen for 3 days plus. Northern Tool Ironton steel trailer with numerous modifications. Dry weight is ~840 lbs, tongue weight ~100 lbs. Towing it with a 2019 Jeep Cherokee, averaged about 21 mpg on a recent 5,400 mile west coast trip. I'm happy to share a complete parts list if it would help anyone source parts.

 

[Pmullen503]

Very nice!

 

[Tony Latham]

Great job. Two questions:

How did you do the two joints on the hatch?

What are you using for struts?

Tony

 

[ncw]

Looks great, would love to see that parts list!

 

[NHStokie]

Here you go. I had a bunch of electrical parts left over from a previous project so there are a few things like switches that are not on the list.

 

[ncw]

Here you go. I had a bunch of electrical parts left over from a previous project so there are a few things like switches that are not on the list.

Thanks!

Would love to see photos of the interior as well if you have any, It’s very cool looking.

 

[S. Heisley]

Nice! From the pictures, it looks professionally built.

 

[chopperwalker]

What are you using for struts?

Looks like he is using poles to prop it up in the camping picture

 

[Tony Latham]

Looks like he is using poles to prop it up in the camping picture

Thanks, I missed that. It'll need a system of locking it open so a gust of wind doesn't blow it over, of course.

Tony