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Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
Добавлен 24 май 2023
I’ve been slowly reducing our carbon footprint for many years now, and I wanted to extend that to camping. The F-150 Lightning electric truck is the perfect tool for it. But the all-electric, low-drag, lightweight camper I wanted for the Lightning didn’t exist. So I designed and built my own. I call it the “Lightning Trail”.
How I built my My F150 Lightning pop-up camper
Some details and images of designing and building my tiny F150 Lightning pop-up camper.
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DIY F150 Lightning slide-in camper
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I designed and built an all-electric slide-in camper for my F150 Lightning electric truck
Very well done. I love your use of space and the thought you put into this. I hope my camper next spring is half as well done as this.
Good luck
Very nicely thought out lightweight camper! As a mechanical engineer, I appreciate practical real world solutions! Great!
Beautiful! What’s your range (in miles) with camper loaded up?
I have an ATC brand pop-up camper and all I can say is "WOW". Your camper is absolutely amazing!!
So nice of you to say that.
looks amazing
You sir are a mad scientist! What an awesome build! I agree with everyone on here, would love to see your ingenuity and craftsmanship shared by a build video! Thanks in advance!
Thx! I guess I should have included a link to the build video: ruclips.net/video/8831HTFbsP8/видео.html
How wonderful it is! The thing I wanted to make.
Dont suppose youd give me these plans?
Thank you for sharing your works and ideas to the world.
great job! Would love to see the construction videos, especially the canvas part.
Thx! I guess I should have included a link to the build video: ruclips.net/video/8831HTFbsP8/видео.html
This woodworker, furniture maker[retired] and an EV owner--applauds your fine build
Thx!
What did this cost you to build?
Do you have any videos of your trailerable houseboat? Keep up the fun and innovation inspiration!!!
Working on it!
Thank you for your design/build videos. Would love more build vids. Thanks for having a carbon reduction mindset. I had a career in energy efficiency, solar thermal, PV, and batteries. Looking forward to the unleashing of full blown V2everything. Let’s take advantage of these big batteries for more than just driving. Load shifting, grid support etc. Cheers
Great job! Did you make the tent portion yourself?
Thx. I did. Check out the build video ruclips.net/video/8831HTFbsP8/видео.html
Great Build. I assume that the walls were nominal 1x2 which allowed 3/4” hardboard insulation in the walls. How thick was your roof insulation?
Thx. I ripped all the "studs": 1.5"x1" for the sides, and 1.5"x1.5" for the roof. So the sides are insulated with 1" foam board, and the roof with 1.5". Creating straight studs was the most frustrating part of the build. Dig through lumber piles to find straight 2xs. Then watch the piece you're ripping warp like crazy as it comes off the saw. 1" aluminum square tube would be much easier if you know how to weld it.
Gives you a place to nap while you spend all that time charging. Wonder how many miles it gets with this on it. I know it doesn’t do very good towing. I just don’t see any reason to downgrade.
I took about a 15% range hit with the camper on vs off.
how much does it weight?
Just over 700 lbs.
Would you be willing to share a bill of materials with links to where you bought all the parts? (It would make it easier for the rest of us who also want to lower our carbon footprint by doing something similar)
I have a spreadsheet with that info but don't know how to include it in a reply (sorry, I'm a youtube noob). Any suggestions?
@kjhall80550 You could copy the cells to a Google Sheet and make access to "view only" available to anyone
Good suggestion. The sheet below lists the major components. Note that I'm not recommending or promoting any of these items, they are just what I happened to use. Lots of other parts not listed, including lumber, foam, etc. Let me know if this works and/or if you need something else: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jAc85O-LVSRMvM4bGibV2-yBYA1MEJRw5si_RK1Tw1k/edit?usp=sharing
@kjhall80550 This is great! Thank you for sharing the build
so now you have a camper on a pickup that can't leave the city limits? did you read about the canadian who tried to drive from winnipeg to chicago and had to leave it somewhere in minnesota and rent a car to get the rest of the way?
FWIW, just took the truck and camper on a 2,000 mile trip from Colorado to Oshkosh and back. Last fall took the truck and four adults (no camper) on a 4,000 mile trip from Colorado to the east coast and back. In February took the truck on a 2,000 mile trip from Colorado to Phoenix and back. Didn't need a tow, and didn't "abandon" the truck on any of those trips. Cross-country charging definitely needs to improve dramatically. In the mean time such trips require some planning and patience. These are early days.
Hint, OP/Believe not every anti-EV story you read. Or any 'news' for that matter; unless you believe that J. Biden got more black votes than Obama, or COVID was just about a disease or---or the last two hundred years of the Press lying to us. Hey, I also own an EV
ok so he bought an F150 lightening electric pickup. what else to you need to know to skip the video!
Thanks for sharing this! I was a little surprised you used wood and not aluminum to save weight but I guess wood is cheaper/easier/more sustainable?
Yes, wood is all those things, and I have the shop to support wood construction. And I don't know how to weld aluminum!
SUPER impressive!! One of the nicest and lightest builds I’ve seen, you’d easily sell many I suspect.
Thx! Still considering options along those lines
Amazing use of space and I love how you use that Max Air fan
Thx! The fan was the easiest way I could come up with to bring the roof down. :)
That is amazing and I love how you made this video, so direct and to the point. What would you estimate was you cost? Only curious because the ones available for purchase seem crazy $$$ My dream would be to build this type of thing using aluminum framing and exterior panels and then carbon fiber interior panels with CC Foam as the insulation. then 1-2 residential solar panels on top.
Just over $8k. If you can weld aluminum, that would probably be an easier way to go.
@@kjhall80550 wow that is amazingly cheap, I see these for $20+K
$8k plus a year of my time (including CAD design time). So with your $20k figure I made about $6.00 an hour :) But the camper I wanted didn't exist, and I'm retired, so I built it. No regrets
Very Nice !
Thx!
Very nice, super professional looking. Maybe a short on how you designed the roof. The struts, their placement and ability to support and lifespan. Roofs seem like the hardest part of these builds.
Thx. I'll think about how to share some of that information, but I'm sure there are a million ways to do it.
Do you have a cad file for this that you would share?
I'm still considering my options, so probably not ready to share the file for free
Thanks for sharing,great head work!!!
Thx!
Why would you want to reduce your carbon footprint? Plants gotta breathe in something!
Beautiful home built camper. Love to see the construction video.
Thx! I guess I should have included a link to the build video: ruclips.net/video/8831HTFbsP8/видео.html
Very thoughtful build. Not to mention inspiring. Definite thumbs up!
Thx!
Why not a 12v compressor fridge? They use a lot less power than inverting for a 120v and aren't that expensive. The Truckfridge/IndelB T130 is the same size as yours and is very efficient at about 3-4 amp draw. Nice build! You've improved on a lot of truck camper designs such as keeping the tailgate.
A 12V fridge would definitely be more efficient without the inverter. But I had trouble finding ANY fridge that would fit the dimensions of the space available aft of the F150 wheel well. Many are close, but when you read the actual dimensions, VERY few fit in the 3D space I had. Having just returned from a week-long test run, the solar panel handles the inverter and fridge just fine, so efficiency isn't a show-stopper. However it's clear the camper could use some additional venting when the top is down for the heat the fridge and inverter put out. FWIW, I used a marine 12/24V compressor fridge in my trailerable houseboat design, but the $1,600+ I paid for it is hard to justify compared to cost of the "dorm fridge" I used here. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Next level! Thanks for sharing.
Very impressive! Great craftsmanship and attention to detail. I would love to see the construction videos. I’m very curious to see your process and what types of materials you used for your build.
Thanks! See the construction video here: ruclips.net/video/8831HTFbsP8/видео.html
Super cool dose it stay warm in bad weather?
I haven't had it out in cold weather yet. I do have a small electric heater on board, and I can add another insulating layer to the vinyl pop-up section if needed. The rest of the camper is well-insulated. But I'm mostly a summer camper anyway.
@@kjhall80550 cool dude thinking of doing a build myself
I was wondering if your 700 lb weight included when loaded for camping, including gear and water tank fill? And how did you arrive at the camper weight? I’m currently camping in a similar camper from a comercial maker. I calculated the added weights of my camper plus typical full camping gear weight and came up with 950lb on my truck bed. I’m driving a 2005 F150 with 240k miles, so the life expectancy is coming to an end and I was considering a lightning to replace it. Also where did you get the awning? I would love to have that! I appreciate any info you can provide. Thanks! ❤
Awesome video and camper build! Would love to see a video of you camping in it and how it all worked out real time! Cheers.
Thanks. I'll try to do that. I'm planning a cross-country trip with it in a few weeks.
Hi there! I'm just starting to build a topper for my F150, and I'm planning to use XPS foam board with carbon fiber for the roof. I noticed that you mentioned having a problem with roof bow, and I would greatly appreciate any advice you can offer: 1. My intention in using XPS foam and carbon fiber is to avoid using an aluminum frame. I have already tested the strength with two layers of carbon fiber and found it to be sufficient. However, I'm unsure if I should add an additional reinforcement beam to prevent bowing. What are your thoughts on this? 2. I've sourced some foamular 600 XPS board, which has a density of 60 psi compared to the standard 15 psi for 1" thickness and 25 psi for 2" thickness. It is also 60% heavier than the 15 psi option and comes at double the price. Do you think it's worth investing in the higher density board? Thank you for your insights!
FWIW, I'm not actually experiencing roof "bow", just waves in the Filon due to thermal expansion. First, I'm not a licensed engineer, so take this all with a grain of salt. But I have built a lot of things with CF... I don't think you'll have much bow with a full carbon fiber over foam roof. Done correctly, it should be super strong and lightweight. If I were doing it I would create an outside wood frame around the foam, to provide an edge for hardpoint mounting and attachment, and then CF over all that. (1.5" foam works pretty well with 1.5" lumber) From a structural standpoint, I believe there's more benefit to thicker foam vs denser foam. Depending on what thickness CF you go with, you might have more shear strength in the CF than the foam anyway. Just make sure you get a good bond between the foam and carbon fiber to avoid delamination.
Awesome build!
Thanks!
I love that you designed it within the box and didn’t mess with the tailgate. Nice build brother.
Thanks 👍
Awesome camper, I look forward to the build video. I’m interested in building something similar myself.
Looks really good! Best from Germany 👍
Best build yet. Congrats sir! Would love to see utilization videos later.
Thx! I'll try to get some out. Have a cross-country trip planned for July (Oshkosh Airventure!)
Wow! Very innovative work. This the kind of “out of the box” or should I say, “in the box” thinking that is needed when new technology vehicles are becoming common place. Please keep us informed on the build sequence. Thanks for sharing this with your video which is very well done and to the point.
Thx!
Bring on the construction videos. I’m in the process of designing a similar, but a little larger, minimalist camper for my F250 6’-8” bed. It would be interesting to see your method of walls, attaching canvas, etc. , and materials. She looks good.
ruclips.net/video/8831HTFbsP8/видео.html
Where do you get the canvass topper .. Thx
I bought the vinyl coated polyester material online from mytarp.com. Then cut and sewed it together as shown in the video.
Great job. My hats off to you Sir.
Thx!