Well, it's been a busy summer, both in foamie construction and away from it. Lots of progress, especially this Labor Day weekend, so let's jump right in...
Back in June my wife and I covered Campy McCampface with several sheets of HF canvas dropcloth, a process that went far, far better than I had anticipated. The only problem I really battled with was stray threads getting away from me (and there are a LOT) but from 15 feet you'd never know. I covered the canvas with two coats of Glidden Gripper, and decided to buy really good paint to go over that. Of course, when I bought the really good paint, it was emblazoned with big signs saying "NO PRIMING NEEDED!" Oh well, I suppose it can't hurt.
My wife is a far better painter than I. I wanted a gray color and was pretty surprised that it came out less gray than I had anticipated.
I had previously glued old hotel bedsheets to the inside with Titebond 2. I confess to doing a less-than-perfect job, but OTOH it isn't there to be pretty, right?
Not long after the paint job I was pulling wire thru slots in the foam for both the trailer lights and 12v LED interior lighting. This was really not much fun at all.
It was pretty exciting to see the trailer lights working for the first time. (The front marker lights were not wired in yet, but they are now.)
I decided the easiest way to get a decent interior was to use carpet squares. I used my Gorilla-Glue-and-Anchor technique to screw 1/4" fanfold foam to the walls so I could remove it if necessary and stuck the carpet squares to that surface. Interestingly, while the squares stuck to the foam like a scared kitten, they wouldn't adhere at all to the sheets I had glued to the interior with titebond2, even after it had been dry for two weeks.
Note the Fantastic Vent in the picture. It works fine.
The carpet squares were quite successful, but while I had originally planned to put them on the ceiling as well, I changed my mind. It would have looked like an actual cave in there if I had continued down that path. Suggestions for a good ceiling surface? 12' x 6'4", hopefully light-colored and not a total pain to install, please...
So here we are now, it's Labor Day, and labor I did. This weekend I installed the framing and preliminary surface for both the front and rear bunks. This is the rear...
...and this is the front.
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There will be two slide-out drawers under each bunk, and you'll notice that the front bunk folds up into a couch. The passenger side under-bed compartments will have cargo doors open to the outside, and will be insulated with the leftover 2" foam from the main construction to keep out at least some of the cold.
I don't have any pictures of installing the four windows, but I gotta tell ya, butyl tape is the BEST. Now that I have all the plywood inside for the beds, I'm thinking of installing the main door soon.
So: What remains? Before I can even think of road-testing I have to bolt down the Techline cabinet (thru the floor and directly through a crossbeam on the trailer.) Also need fenders, and I'm having a surprisingly hard time finding a fabricator. Inside I have to find drawer slides for four units and then build the drawers. I have to sort out the inside electrical, and farther down the list is installing the air conditioner. I have a question about electrics I'll post in that section, but it boils down to: DIY or buy a commercial, prebuilt unit that has all the functions you need (lithium batteries, 120v and/or solar panel charging, and built-in 120vac, 12vdc and USB outputs *plus* all kinds of metering). Not free by any means, but it is compact and comes with a warrantee...
Example:
http://www.goalzero.com/p/165/goal-zero-yeti-400-solar-generatorHope that wasn't too overwhelming... but I can feel the open road calling!
by GPW » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:46 am 
For those who have never experienced just fabric covered foam , it is Quite Stiff ...
