I'm doing it by pages on this forum. ***** if you are using tapatalk the page numbers don't mean anything, sorry. If I ever get the time I might redo this all with hyper links to each post******
I like the idea of a foam camper, my next build will be foam, my current plywood build was finished with painted canvas an idea I got from this thread.
I started adding links to jump to the nearest tenth page or so, as the forum doesn't have an easy way to specify what page to go to in a thread this large. You can then jump to the correct page at the top.
if anybody thinks I missed a good tip, let me know what and what page and I will add it. thanks
Page 1
-GPW starts with his poly mixture for perserving wood.
-painted canvas covering brought up
-cotton t shirts, old jeans, tie-dyed shirts for interior lining
page 2
-wood bows and aluminum tube sides, foam skin
page 3
-steel tube frame covered with painted canvas
-canvas fire hose to cover piano hinge
-cammo rip stop nylon covering
-fleece covering like speaker boxes are coverd in
page 4
-pictures of a td being coverd with TBII and canvas, then painted
-painted canvas covered sleigh from 1800's
-TBII glued guitars survived a flood
-Folboats were made with painted canvas originally
-TBII covered cardboard boxes proved waterproof
page 5
-TBII and canvas on modern high end wooden boat decks
-TBII melts foam?
*********Note!************
This effort was done to reduce the trouble it was to find information. Due to the chatty nature of our great members, there is plenty of off topic stuff.
Since this started as an experiment and doesn't have big name manufacturer money behind the effort, you are getting what you paid for, so don't complain.
All of us will be helpful if we can, but please don't come on here demanding help and complaining about the way stuff is presented.
You may think you've come up with a better idea, and you may have, this foamie idea is currently about four years old. Create a thread for your new idea, share the results and we can all learn.
I am now a successful foamie buildeder and have also developed foam kayaks using the same process. You can find the instructions for my own ideas of how to cover nearly everything with painted canvas here http://m.instructables.com/id/Poor-Mans ... -weatherp/ I wrote this based on ideas and builds found here.
the instructions for my successful foamie kayak design can be found here http://m.instructables.com/id/Sawfish-f ... t-wieght-/ the process also was learned here.
I designed and built the kayak to learn how to work with foam, different glues, and painted fabric skin. This experience allowed me to build my Mercury foamie with no plans, no wasted money and no errors.
The kayak cost about $100 to build, a tear will be a thousand minimum.
if you are the worlds best scrounger, start with a free trailer, you might come out cheaper, but don't count on it. Most of us find the rule of two (or three) true, it will cost twice what you think, and take twice as long as expected.
Learning on something cheap (the kayak) that is completed quickly, is the best way I know to build confidence and or convince a skeptical spouse you really can do this.
Trust us, this works
