Modified Glen-L build (Western PA)

[Hardryder56]

Looking very nice. Have a couple of question if you don't mind.
1. on the over cab bunk, what are the dimensions of the mattress area and what is the height from the deck to the inside of the ceiling?
2. How long are you making the main body of the camper.
I have a short bed Chevy extended cab 1500 and am thinking about building a camper using 2' think foam like the foamies do and just need a few base lines from "real" campers.
Thanks in advance.
Tom

 

[mp43sniper]

I will get you exact measurements the next time I visit that garage. The mattress area is an inch or two wider and longer than a queen size mattress. And the main body is 8' so it doesn't take 2 sections of whatever we use for the exterior sheeting to do the bottom part and also so we weren't piecing stuff together to do the floors and walls, etc.

 

[Hardryder56]

Sniper
Thanks for the info, between this thread and a couple more building threads I am sure I will be building a foam slide in truck camper sometime this year. Would like a "toy hauler" type TT but the way my motorcycle trailer is set up it would not work. Oh well, might be a good reason to have another trailer.
Tom

 

[rebapuck]

Any more on this project?

 

[mp43sniper]

No sorry, I haven't touched it this year due to a race car project. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

 

[mp43sniper]

Just wanted to say that I'm still here. The project was shoved to the back of the garage early in the year and never made it out to where I could get at it. Also, I'm at the point where I need to decide on cabinets, kitchen, and bathroom layouts, and that has me jammed into builder's block. Whenever that happens, I usually ignore something. So I've decided to get it moved to the front of the garage and just start building again. It's worked so far, and I've gone two years without having the convenience of the truck camper which is why I started the project in the first place.

I've been researching like crazy recently and think I can get going on the cabinets. If that happens I should be able to finish them and then the kitchen so only the bathroom will be driving me nuts.

 

[Billy K-TNT]

I'm wondering how it stands .....
Dija git'r done..and go campin ..er,uhm...
Looks good so far...

 

[mp43sniper]

Made some good progress over the last couple months. I need to get a bunch of pictures uploaded and then I'll post them.

 

[mp43sniper]

Most of this progress has been fairly recent - late summer. Decided to go with a normal window ac unit so replacement was cheap, easy, and fast. The door was an Ebay "surplus" piece for a very reasonable price, and the windows are new direct from the vendor.













I now have the (upper) sides done in FRP. I used it because it was cheaper than most other alternatives and I wanted smooth sides. Eventually I will glue it to the framing and then remove the screws and fill the holes and seams, then paint and stripe. The corners need, well corners. What are some good products for this? I can't find corners in anything but steel and I know I used to see plastic corners in the weatherstripping section somewhere. I can't even find plastic corners in white (1" or 1.5" x 8') online. Once we cover the bottoms, we can do the front, under the cabover, and the front part of the roof. I have rubber roofing left over from a trailer project for the top but I'll need to locate the special aluminum strips that cover the edges which has a rubber or plastic insert to cover the screws. Anyone know the name of this piece? Thanks and I hope you enjoy the update. I'm happy to be able to provide one, finally!

 

[Logman7777]

Excellent Build!

I went to Rich's List under the header listing for design resources and found 2 different sources.

http://teardropparts.com/trims-and-mouldings.html

http://www.rvpartsnation.com/category/143/aluminum-extrusions-cut-and-shipped-in-8-lengths

Im sure there are more if you look..

Good Luck with finishing!

 

[mp43sniper]

Thank you for the links logman7777. I keep forgetting to reply but I certainly appreciate it.

Finally some news on the truck camper! I didn't like my FRP siding idea. Exposed screws and joints that I didn't know how to properly seal up made me stop the build. I discovered this material:

Arctic White RV Fiberglass/Filon Siding from RV Parts Nation.

....and it's exactly what I needed. I now have enough to do both sides, the rear, and the front of the cabover. I'm waiting on the bottom and under cabover sections because I'll have some left over after cutting and it's pricey enough to make me wait and see if I can use the extra pieces in these areas. I hope to have new build news soon!

Craig

 

[zkengle]

Interesting build! Maybe we'll run into each other sometime!

 

[mp43sniper]

Well it only took me 4 months, but here goes.

I removed the FRP from the sides of the truck camper last Saturday. It was hard to take off because I was really excited about that being a relatively inexpensive solution to my siding issue that had me held up for a long time and there were a ton of hours that went into it. I wanted something nice that I could install myself and not cost a fortune. But as soon as the panels were on I knew I had made a mistake. There were way too many opportunities for leaks, I had no idea what to do with the seams, and I hated the way it looked with the necessary screws all over the place. After looking around I found the fiberglass siding sold by the foot. That was ordered back in the spring but I didn't even open it up until now!

The other day I decided I actually did want to finish this project before I retired (only 25 more years to go) so I opened it up and laid the 3 pieces out in the sun to flatten out. Then all the FRP was removed and we discovered there was no way to hold up the fiberglass and trace the shape (even the individual pieces were way too heavy). I laid the FRP panels on the fiberglass and drew around them with room to finish cut later. So now we have both sides roughed out and up on the camper.

The right side has been glued from the window back and I'm hoping to have it completely glued tonight. Shooting to have the other side, back, and small front section done by the end of the weekend now that we have a game plan and renewed excitement.

 

[Bikerman-TNT]

Enjoyed your build, has this been finished?

 

[mp43sniper]

Thanks. Not sure it'll ever be "done"! But I'm working on the roof this month. I'd like to be able to use it in October. It won't have much of an interior, no electric or water, no jacks, etc etc, but I need to stay somewhere while pulling a car trailer. So now that I have a deadline maybe there will be some progress.

 

[mp43sniper]

Never thought I'd be able to post this...

 

[mp43sniper]

We were able to finish the outside of the camper just in time (1am the morning we needed to leave) for our October trip. I needed to pull a car trailer and we already had reservations at the campground. In a few days, I installed the sheeting and rubber roof, roof vents, the outside trim, tie down attachments, torklift mounts on the truck, and probably some other things I forgot about already. The inside isn't done, but we got by just fine.

 

[pchast]

Congratulations on the successful trip.

 

[mp43sniper]

Thanks Pete. I had no idea how amazing it would be sleeping in a camper I built myself. I doubt that feeling will ever go away!