Patches - Popup to Roundtop Standy Conversion

[depatty]

Got the kitchen counter mostly done today. Tile that I had to cut got ground down a bit for a better/cleaner fit. Used the belt sander to clean the edges and ends up. Worked fine. Another couple of days work and I think we are ready to go camping.

<img alt="Counter top" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/camperpixcountertop.jpg" width="500" height="375" />
Counter top ceramic tile is mostly done. Will give the adhesive a day or so to dry and then do a bit of touch up here and there.

<img alt="Under Counter" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/camperpixunder-counter.jpg" width="500" height="375" />
Made some changes in the under the counter area from my original plans that I'm not sure that I like. May redo it but will try it this way and make changes later.

<img alt="Ceramic Tile Counter Top" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/camperpixceramic-tile-counter-top.jpg" width="500" height="375" />
Bit better view of the ceramic tile on the counter top.

Still got a bit of trim to put in and need to cut and install a piece of plastic to cover the wall under the water jug. Couple of places I will need to touch up between the tile where I ran out of caulk but mostly done with this part.

More as I get it done...

[Steve_Cox]

Dave,

I've sure enjoyed following the build pictures you've posted. I'm a vardo fan too. Maybe you can bring your new standy to one of the gatherings down here in NE Florida. Sure would like to see it.

[Tcurr]

Looking great. Your really coming along quick.

[depatty]

Dave,

I've sure enjoyed following the build pictures you've posted. I'm a vardo fan too. Maybe you can bring your new standy to one of the gatherings down here in NE Florida. Sure would like to see it.

Steve,

Thanks! It's been interesting building it. Some days that "interesting" is kinda like the old curse "may you live in interesting times" but the build has yet to be boring.

A NE or really any Florida camping trip sounds good to me. Haven't been to the east side of Florida in nearly 40 years. Has the Florida Tearjerkers chapter got a website where they list gatherings? Guess I can do a search on it but am too lazy (not enough coffee yet) right now.

Later,
dave

[depatty]

Looking great. Your really coming along quick.

Thanks! Seems to me like I should be done and camping but so many little details still need to be finished. Getting closer every day though.

[depatty]

Sorry I have been lax with the pix and posts lately but real life has gotten in the way a bit. Haven't got any pix today either, but have still been making progress.

Got the tag yesterday! No trouble, just took money. Ended up having to pay some taxes for the last two years and the tag fee but the total was still just under $25.00 so ain't gonna complain.

Still got a few bits and pieces of trim to finish up inside and haven't got the 12 volt system in yet, but am going to put the provisions and bedding in and pull it down to the campground down by the creek and spend the weekend in it and see how it works out. Will only be about a block from the house but we are hosting an airsoft game this weekend with other folks camping out so figure it will be a good time to work out the bugs before getting out on the road.

Will try to get some pictures for y'all and get them up asap.

And even better, now that this TTT is about finished I can start planning a teardrop...

[depatty]

Sitting in the camper with the laptop. Been camping out in it on our property since last Friday evening. Still got a lot to do to be ready to hit the road but slowly getting all the bits and pieces settled in. Cat got some pictures over the weekend which I will post as soon as she gets them into the computer, but I have been slacking and failed to get any.

Have added 2 dutch ovens (12" and 14") to the CI we will carry. Now to figure out where to store them. Also got my old 3 legged bean pot out of the barn, cleaned it up and reseasoned it. Suspect that I will end up building a box for the truck bed to store this stuff in unless I move the battery location to the rear of the camper. With the 3 CI items stored under the bed/couch the tongue weight is just too much and there is no room further back without fairly major mods to the existing setup. Only other possibility I see right now is to remove the 4 plastic drawers that are under the kitchen counter and build separate storage bins for bases and lids under there. Such is the learning/building experience.

I think after cooking on the Coleman 2 burner stove on the counter top that I'll make a removable shelf above the seat/toilet on the other side to set the stove on while in use. That will open the counter up for prep and cleanup and allow a better height for cooking. Should have stuck to the original plans when building the counter top but that tile kept calling to me and I followed it's siren call...

Headed out to hit the thrift stores for a few odds and ends and more cooking utensils and pans now. Then to figure out where to put it all.

More as I get to it.

[b.bodemer]

Way cool build.....................................................

Barb

[depatty]

Way cool build.....................................................

Barb

Thanks! Now I just got to finish with the little stuff...

[GPW]

Cool !!! What an interesting build ... most Creative !!!

[Weerider]

Very cool build Everything about it is unique... I like!

Is the outside skin attached with screws, glue or both?

Howard

[depatty]

GPW and Weerider, thanks for the compliments!

The skin is held on with screws and has a bit of putty and aluminum trim here and there sealing the edges. The kydex skin overlaps by quite a bit where it wraps over the top and I haven't even caulked the seams there yet, but have had no leaks.

Whole thing started out as an experiment to see how little I could spend and build a standup camper out of the stuff I had on hand and I got a bit carried away. The way it's built, using screws as the primary fastener, almost every part can be taken back apart and changed.

My next build is gonna be a tear and done a bit differently.

[depatty]

Here are some pictures of Patches at the campsite by the creek. Still got bits here and there to do but tis campable with electric available. 12 volt stuff will come soon.

<img alt="Patches set up by creek" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixpatches-set-up-by-creek.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Set up by creek.

<img alt="10 by 12 tarp" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpix10-by-12-tarp.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Porch is a 10 by 12 canvas tarp supported by conduit and fiberglass tent poles.

<img alt="Front porch" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixfront-porch.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Porch and entry.

<img alt="Canvas supports" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixcanvas-supports.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Conduit and fiberglass canvas supports and porch light.

<img alt="Another view" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixanother-view.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
View of other side. Porch light is from a ceiling fan light that was discarded.

<img alt="Enter our dirty camper" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixenter-our-dirty-camper.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Enter the dirty camper.

<img alt="Couch and bed" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixcouch-and-bed.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Couch and bed. Storage shelves above need and will get doors soon.

<img alt="Paper towel holder" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixpaper-towel-holder.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Paper towel holder and holder. One bamboo and one brass.

<img alt="One brass and one bamboo" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixone-brass-and-one-bamboo.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Bamboo and brass.

<img alt="Mounting details" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixmounting-details.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Two screws hold the bamboo and one holds the chain.

<img alt="Shelf needs doors or net" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixshelf-needs-doors-or-net.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
This shelf needs doors or a net too.

<img alt="Kitchen counter" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixkitchen-counter.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Kitchen counter. Set hot stuff where ever you want.

<img alt="Storage and Seat" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixstorage-and-seat.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Storage and a seat.

<img alt="Storage and a toilet under the seat" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixstorage-and-a-toilet.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Storage and a toilet under the seat.

<img alt="Kitty litter works for people too" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixkitty-litter-works-for-people-too.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Kitty litter works for people too.

<img alt="Dutch oven grill fits fine" src="http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/camperpixdutch-oven-grill-fits-fine1.jpg" width="600" height="450" />
Dutch oven grill fits fine with plenty of room to get past.

More as I git-er-done...

[Miriam C.]

Looks great Dave! So how much are you up to. I know you have to pay for storage plastic even if the rest is free.

Amazing what you can do if you are resourceful.

[depatty]

:applause:
Looks great Dave! So how much are you up to. I know you have to pay for storage plastic even if the rest is free.

Amazing what you can do if you are resourceful.

Thanks Auntie M!

Actually, all of the storage plastic (tubs and drawers) is stuff that Cathy had when we got together and were no longer being used so went toward the cause.

I did buy another couple of pounds of screws to replace the ones on the outside. Just didn't like the looks of what I had used. The new screws added another $6.00 to out of pocket expenses so that put it at $25.11.

We bought the stainless steel storage cannisters with glass lids at a flea market for $5.00 and the mixing bowl was $1.00 at another one. Got a small cast iron griddle for $5.00 and 4 small square stainless steel pans for $1.00 at yet another flea market to leave in the camper so will add that in too. Light bulb in porch lamp and another one in a clip-on lamp and one spare, all 3 were about $5.00. Also have several of the cheap plastic food storage containers that will stay in there. Guess we can add another $10.00 for them. For the above items that are not actually part of the camper construction, but were bought for or will stay/ be used in it, come to $27.00 or more than we spent on building the entire thing.

The tarp was one we bought new a couple of years ago and paid about $75.00 for, to use for a sun/rain shade, but it's too heavy and leaks and I am going to replace it with a plastic one and will add the cost of that into the out of pocket total when I buy it (probably this weekend).

Please note that the total is not counting kitty litter, beer or Dutch Ovens.

Later,
dave