Drove by this setup a few weeks back. Had to flip a bitch to see it again and snap some pics. Really cool to see all the work that went into the build on a fair budget. inspiring
Nice man! You did it again! We just sold our bus. We live on a boat in Seattle now. My parents just made a pretty basic truck camper with a shell on screw jacks so the whole shell raises up when you camp.
There's so much to like about this, I'm a fan of not building out a floor. I'm looking at doing a lightweight build and just using the truck bed is a great way to cut some weight out
I love your build, but I’m a petite female and want an emergency escape route. I need to be able to get into drivers seat without getting out of camper. I love this so much!
If your vehicle has a slide back window and you get or put a sliding glass window in your topper or whatever you may have, I'm talking a full size truck not sure bout smaller trucks, but you can open both and get from camper to truck. I'm 5ft 5 and I can get through mine with no problem. I locked my keys in my truck one time and I had to try it out and I had no problem. I seen a window today on a topper video and the window didn't only slide but you could unlatch 2 latches at top of window and the whole window lowered down and I would like to get one like that for mine. Your petite you wouldn't have no problem! Hope this helped! Have a great camping time!
Bad ass! I've been wanting a WINTER build, including a wood stove ... OBVIOUSLY! living in Northern Ontario. So far I have my wood stove, a cot, and an "ice hut" it is Almost PERFECT, waterproof, and Insulated, I need a few things there for a power source, blah blah blah lol
@@kcajmortsnnew1488 the ones with a silicone base like henry tropicool are rubber and work really well, last a long time and can be repaired/recoated when needed.
Spared no expense!! I'm at $400 with springs, shocks, and complete wood shell camper. I'm going to fiberglass wrap the shell and live in it cause covid ... 😂
That's rad man! Maybe meet up with ya for some whitewater kayaking this spring, driving down from Alaskan and gonna try to hit the west coast and Cali in early May with the truck house:)
Some similarities to my setup. I bought a slide-in fiberglass utility shell with an overhead attic like his. It has barn doors and is built like a boat with gel coat and stainless hardware. I put a deck at bed level so I have a basement and then a queen size living area above it. The plywood deck is ripped down the middle so that I can reconfigure the interior for half or full floor. It rests on three 2x4 joists. It didn't have any windows at all so I had round portholes installed in the rear doors and a large port hole leading to the opening of the sliding window of the truck. It maintains stealth that way. I'm using clear hatch covers that screw in from the inside so if somebody tries to open them they're just going to fall inside. I can lock myself in but still be able to get out by releasing the latch bars. It was in a gen 1 Tacoma first and now it's in a 2008 Gen 2 with a v6 and 4 wheel drive. I had a huge thread on CheapRVliving.com but the photo hosting site blocked all of my pictures so the thread went from 100,000 plus views to nothing. I need to start getting it back into shape because I'm retiring next year and I want to start traveling in it. This video is giving me more ideas of what I can do with mine. 👍
@@trailandsummit7621 I'll have to dig them up on my usb drives. It was a long progressive thread on CRVL in the truck camper forum. It's still there, here's the link: www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=34023
Like the folding hand grips... ie steps to the roof... Killer set up!! Where ya store your tools? Saw n axe? Nice work!!! Hit the scales!!! Better safe.. like extra gas!!! Peace!!!
Awesome build! I love that you get to stand up in it, and those windows!.. Wow, you really get to enjoy those views even while making coffee in the mornings! Great talent 👍🏼
I love your camper, I like how you didn’t build a base for it to keep it light weight. Next time maybe you should use only 8 inch thick wood on the outside and cover it with a coating of polyester resin and fiberglass mat. I am building an off road camper to pull behind my jeep, and I only used 8 inch thick plywood on the outside, with polyester resin and fiberglass mat, then I coded it with bedliner. It’s very strong and light weight.
Great job bud. During the quarantine I just purged and burned much of my belongings following a divorce. Going from a 4 bedroom house to living in a warehouse and now obviously looking to build a camper.. stay single.
I want to build something like this, I have a 2015 chevy silverado nice blue in color. I think it's either a 6 or 8 ft bed, I'd like to have the Minnesota lakes and the north shore incorporated along side the camper and the front half of the roof cap
Very similar to what I'm building, square frame bolted to the rails and not slanted/conforming to the cab. Mine won't be over the cab, and only 40" tall. I'm 5' tall so I'll just be able to stand almost completely straight up. I'm at the point of figuring out the door, thinking along the lines as what you have. My only concern is being able to open the tailgate and not trapping it shut with framing. This looks like you have no problem there, gives me confidence that I can do it 😁 Great job, love it!
That Tundra won't break a sweat at 500lbs in the box. Even my old pos half-ton chev would handle that with ease. Knew an idiot that put a 5000-6000lb piece of oilfield equipment in his 90's Ranger box for a delivery when the company truck was down, couldn't believe it myself.
Nice Job... Looking at your build, I see some similarities in what I am doing. I looked at your channel but didn't see a step by step process??? Would have like to see that! How did you clamp the shell to the bed rails? Great Job Tobias
I particularly liked your tailgate canopy, excellent for sunshade and rain cover, offering great views and bringing the outside inside. Your ergonomic fit out has everything nicely configured and the rear kitchen and stove are well placed and make good use of space. Excellent table/study desk/guest bed, too, and the interior wood is really lovely. I think you've done a great job and your Travel Cabin is airy and uncluttered, with neat open storage secured with nets, and that huge underbed storage tray! Original exterior artwork is great and I find your Travel Cabin to be elegantly simple and simply elegant. Subscribed.
What’s the rough weight on that? Did you consider building an aluminum frame with signpanels for walls. Reason for or against? Did you consider a slide out extension.. either side or end? Reason for or against? What was your rough cost? Time to build? Thanks a bunch! Nice build!
2 inch framing skinned with plywood both sides is incredibly rigid when assembled correctly. keep in mind you never use nails in something like this, screws and glue only.
90% of these “home made” slide ins with over a 3’ overhand always sag. Of course when I build mine I’m planning to mount roof rack’s on top on truck & secure then to them as well. Insuring no sag & will keep it from moving around ALOT MORE. Watch some of these guys hit a pothole in GA. Your rig shouldn’t wiggle around when your having rough roads.
@@vincentlawson6920 the proper way of doing it is with a reinforced cantilever tied into the overhang floor, tying it into the sidewalls. most builders use heavy timber like 4x4 post or 2x6 or even 2x8 on edge when building with wood.
Very impressive the only thing to save space & weight would a butane stove that takes butane canister $6 to 7 bucks from the dollar store for 4 canister's the stoves cost $15 to 20 bucks . Propane is heavy takes up space I had it leak on me
Just do a little research on basic framing then make a frame. Finish material is up to you but the easiest (and cheapest) way to cover it would be a diy "concrete canvas" as opposed to Tobias' "poor mans fiberglass". Simple concrete canvas formula: 1 part cement mix 1 part water 1 part fine sand 1 part latex paint (has to be exterior paint with high latex content, not cheap stuff). Mix all together in a pail and brush or roll it on your canvas in multiple coats. After first coat it will harden like rock so make sure all your canvas (painters dropsheets work well) are in the form/shape you want.
Nice build! Small projects like put struts for the underbed storage? Housing for controller? Love the woodwork, inset lighting, upper decking cross beamed, and solared. Quite possibility of small custom business for yourself, because you'll always have the wood grain lovers. Go for it man. Thanks for the inspiration brudda. *Aloha
Ok I have some questions please! I am blding a nice TC Bld of my own! I just also blt a nice little platform insert in my OLD extra cab Chevy to turn the backseat of the cab into a sleeper cab! And doing a portable insert wooden floor etc.... Anyways!? Does urs sit rt on the bed rails and I see it is very tall! So HOW DID U SECURE IT SECURELY TO UR BED RAILS TO MAKE SURE THE WIND ETC DONT TAKE IT OFF??? CAN U PLEASE TELL ME SHOW ME?? HOW U SECURED URS ON THE BED RAILS??? I am doing 2 halves! My wooden self bld on the bottom half and the back wall with a full walk thru door and a window for ac etc I am blding for the entire back wall which will extend to the topper which will set on my bld and be used for the upper half! I am planning on securing my bld half with nice strong PONY C CLAMPS! In the old days when nice good size TCS were actually made out of real wood and good wood!! So I love seeing folks bld their own esp wooden TCs!! I am using 2x4s for the bottom half of my camper and for the frame for my back wall! And 3/4 NICE GRADE PLY for my side panels and front/rear tc window panel! Mine is gonna have window doors on all 3 panels so I can either open the entire WD panel!? Or just leave it locked and closed and just open whatever windows I add later! The CAB WINDOW AND THE TC WINDOW OPENING TOTALLY LINE UP!! AND I PLAN TO MAKE IT PASS THRU! Will close my window door when parked or parked or doing so! Open when moving! When I find my topper I will pop the bottom together then go get my topper! Which will be a White Aluminum topper with windows all the way around! It will be light!! Cooler! And the surround windows on both half will all be open for tons of ventilation!!! AND viewing scenery driving etc.... Mine will be a fully opening bld! I have a pack/dogs and hell rt now we been gettin 100s 105 etc....and qhen we r moving or not we will have no running ac!! TIL I get solar going for my bld! I will have it so when I am parked anywhere I can access power I will have it and have running ac etc! But won't have it running or any off grid shit!!?? The topper being light and white...will keep the top weight dn!! Anddd overall weight!! But my TC bld part must clamp or be fastened to my truck RAILS! Andd then the topper be clamped to my bld!! Just like it would the rails!! Which will of course be my 8ft 2x4s! Which will sit rt on rails...then top of panels with 2x4s same width as bed rails of course...will have the topper then clamped on to it! So will I need to add anything tp hold on besides 3 clamps per rail per half!? In the old days we held the old wooden TCSs on by C CLAMPS!! THEY WORKED FINE!! In addition to that to help hold in place!? I am thinking I will drill/sink a hole the size of the clamp circle...for the round of the clamp to set dn in! As I am thinking that if it sets dn in a drilled indent it will prevent any possible sliding!!?? I would like to know if this will work well or if I will need to add any other ways of securing them dn!? My part and the topper!? Anyway sorry I just wanted to kinda give a general ideal so maybe my question of securing could be best answered!? Thanks!!
I wonder how good a seal from old suv hatches would be or even some larger trunk seals for the doors on alot of these builds ive seen many asking how to seal the doors on these build an figure if it works on cars an such it has to be a workable solution on these builds
Check out the build on IG: instagram.com/stories/highlights/17870253247651519/ and follow Tobias here: instagram.com/tobiasscottc/
I was a little girl in the 1950s and helped my Dad build an airplane using the same canvas technique. I can still.smell that airplane dope. Nice job.
My Dad built an experimental aircraft in the 1960. Bowers Fly Baby. I was in the 2nd to 5th grade during the build. I understand.
He’s back and better than ever. Seen all the videos on my man Tobias hopefully I see him out there this year!
I knew this man was a boater within the first 10 seconds. NRS straps everywhere :)
The ingenuity of people amazes me. Nice work brother, really like the wood burning stove!
Drove by this setup a few weeks back. Had to flip a bitch to see it again and snap some pics. Really cool to see all the work that went into the build on a fair budget. inspiring
I haven't heard "flip a btch" in 10-15 years. Reminds me of home ❤
😂 haven't heard that in years
Your description of what you did and what you have is great. But who's ever holding the camera concentrated on you instead of the camper.
You are correct.
You comment is nice but whoever typed it sucks.
Not really a comment if you have to add but
Maybe the camera man or girl has a crush on him 🤣🤣?
Nice man! You did it again!
We just sold our bus. We live on a boat in Seattle now. My parents just made a pretty basic truck camper with a shell on screw jacks so the whole shell raises up when you camp.
james, any pics of your parents build?
Hands down the most informative build video yet - thanks!
Awesome build!!!!! I’d love to see how you did the frame work. This is looking like the plan for me.
I admire this. Design, execute, success. Way cool.
Perhaps the cap... bolt on either side something that looks like a coat hook with metal ...that lifts and slides branches over top
thanks to videos like this, saved me tons of money. Was gonna do a tow behind but the truck mounted IS the way to go. Thank You
There's so much to like about this, I'm a fan of not building out a floor. I'm looking at doing a lightweight build and just using the truck bed is a great way to cut some weight out
Dud thats a cool camper..I like the ample space, large windows and rear door. Very nice indeed. Very practical and well thought out build.👍
Glad you liked it!
I love your build, but I’m a petite female and want an emergency escape route. I need to be able to get into drivers seat without getting out of camper. I love this so much!
They make escape windows that pop open approx 30”x22 n yes, I think every build should have one.
If your vehicle has a slide back window and you get or put a sliding glass window in your topper or whatever you may have, I'm talking a full size truck not sure bout smaller trucks, but you can open both and get from camper to truck. I'm 5ft 5 and I can get through mine with no problem. I locked my keys in my truck one time and I had to try it out and I had no problem. I seen a window today on a topper video and the window didn't only slide but you could unlatch 2 latches at top of window and the whole window lowered down and I would like to get one like that for mine. Your petite you wouldn't have no problem! Hope this helped! Have a great camping time!
why cant you just climb through the back window of the truck???
Bad ass! I've been wanting a WINTER build, including a wood stove ... OBVIOUSLY! living in Northern Ontario. So far I have my wood stove, a cot, and an "ice hut" it is Almost PERFECT, waterproof, and Insulated, I need a few things there for a power source, blah blah blah lol
Very nice build, and very nice accessory load out as well.
Great techniques and craftsmanship.
Glad you enjoyed it
The endless summer.. I met those surfers when I was a kid.. in Port Aransas Tx
Well done, function defines form and your smiles. Cheers
You could sell your plans on Etsy. I'd certainly buy them. This looks too cool!
Only at the beginning..totally cool
Looks great, also looks comfortable
It does!
Instead of paint on the roof try using rv rubber roofing, you can paint it on and it dries into a rubber coating.
Great tip!
@@trailandsummit7621 read the label....many "products" are just acrylic paint w/fillers...NOT rubber , just overpriced and no damn good long term
@@kcajmortsnnew1488 the ones with a silicone base like henry tropicool are rubber and work really well, last a long time and can be repaired/recoated when needed.
I love it. Wanting to do something similar
Amazing build. I want to do this on my truck. Lived in a crowded little van for 5 years and it's time to upgrade
Spared no expense!!
I'm at $400 with springs, shocks, and complete wood shell camper.
I'm going to fiberglass wrap the shell and live in it cause covid ...
😂
That's rad man! Maybe meet up with ya for some whitewater kayaking this spring, driving down from Alaskan and gonna try to hit the west coast and Cali in early May with the truck house:)
Overlanders!!! Yall kill it!!!
I like the idea of you going wide so you can sleep sideways that saves a lot of cabin space
Some similarities to my setup. I bought a slide-in fiberglass utility shell with an overhead attic like his. It has barn doors and is built like a boat with gel coat and stainless hardware. I put a deck at bed level so I have a basement and then a queen size living area above it. The plywood deck is ripped down the middle so that I can reconfigure the interior for half or full floor. It rests on three 2x4 joists. It didn't have any windows at all so I had round portholes installed in the rear doors and a large port hole leading to the opening of the sliding window of the truck. It maintains stealth that way. I'm using clear hatch covers that screw in from the inside so if somebody tries to open them they're just going to fall inside. I can lock myself in but still be able to get out by releasing the latch bars. It was in a gen 1 Tacoma first and now it's in a 2008 Gen 2 with a v6 and 4 wheel drive. I had a huge thread on CheapRVliving.com but the photo hosting site blocked all of my pictures so the thread went from 100,000 plus views to nothing. I need to start getting it back into shape because I'm retiring next year and I want to start traveling in it. This video is giving me more ideas of what I can do with mine. 👍
That would be fun to see! Have any pics on instagram or facebook?
@@trailandsummit7621 I'll have to dig them up on my usb drives. It was a long progressive thread on CRVL in the truck camper forum. It's still there, here's the link:
www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=34023
13 grand all in is absolutely incredible. Congrats man, nice job. I pay $2300 a month in rent 😅
@themaskedbandito Vancouver BC
Like the folding hand grips... ie steps to the roof...
Killer set up!!
Where ya store your tools?
Saw n axe?
Nice work!!!
Hit the scales!!! Better safe.. like extra gas!!!
Peace!!!
Right on!
Saw the tour of your last setup with Phil. Interesting to see the progression. Still, a nice setup for weekending out of.
Is that video on youtube?
Down to mob
Like the way the back door opens for sun/rain shelter. One question: mosquitos?
Thanks in advance, Ive got a 93 f250 longbed 4x4 diesel just trying to get ideas
This is perfect, I love it! Thanks for sharing!
This is my plan. Got the truck but right now have a box on it and this might be my gen 2
I've wondered about pulling my truck bed off and going with a flat bed. It would be so much easier.
If not feeling the dry heat you can take a empty soup can fill it with water and put it on top of the wood stove
Awesome build! I love that you get to stand up in it, and those windows!.. Wow, you really get to enjoy those views even while making coffee in the mornings! Great talent 👍🏼
Simple, Functional, Righteous
What a hottie. You need to sell these designs. Clean simple. Great design.
Bless my man. Looking to start building a truck camper for my 2000 tundra. Great inspiration!
I love your camper, I like how you didn’t build a base for it to keep it light weight. Next time maybe you should use only 8 inch thick wood on the outside and cover it with a coating of polyester resin and fiberglass mat. I am building an off road camper to pull behind my jeep, and I only used 8 inch thick plywood on the outside, with polyester resin and fiberglass mat, then I coded it with bedliner. It’s very strong and light weight.
amazing, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job bud. During the quarantine I just purged and burned much of my belongings following a divorce. Going from a 4 bedroom house to living in a warehouse and now obviously looking to build a camper.. stay single.
You've made a NICE camper...! GOOD JOB...! 👣😷
well done mate, thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I want to build something like this, I have a 2015 chevy silverado nice blue in color. I think it's either a 6 or 8 ft bed, I'd like to have the Minnesota lakes and the north shore incorporated along side the camper and the front half of the roof cap
Fantastically developed build and explanation! Thanks, I was learning good info every minute.
Great camper. One of the best I have seen. Should focas camera a little more on the camper. Love the high windows.
Great build. Enjoy.
Looks good man. Keep on keeping on 👍👍
thanks mate. Enjoyed your build and liked your ideas of how and why you did things the way you did.
You sir are very good looking ty for video!
Very similar to what I'm building, square frame bolted to the rails and not slanted/conforming to the cab. Mine won't be over the cab, and only 40" tall. I'm 5' tall so I'll just be able to stand almost completely straight up. I'm at the point of figuring out the door, thinking along the lines as what you have. My only concern is being able to open the tailgate and not trapping it shut with framing. This looks like you have no problem there, gives me confidence that I can do it 😁 Great job, love it!
Just got a 06' chevy express 2500 about to convert into a camper.
Love it!❤ Great job!
That Tundra won't break a sweat at 500lbs in the box. Even my old pos half-ton chev would handle that with ease.
Knew an idiot that put a 5000-6000lb piece of oilfield equipment in his 90's Ranger box for a delivery when the company truck was down, couldn't believe it myself.
Awesome job, I really enjoyed your video
Glad you enjoyed it
Really great job... nice
Nice Job... Looking at your build, I see some similarities in what I am doing. I looked at your channel but didn't see a step by step process??? Would have like to see that! How did you clamp the shell to the bed rails? Great Job Tobias
Awsome build and description....I subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
Awesome rig. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Great!
I particularly liked your tailgate canopy, excellent for sunshade and rain cover, offering great views and bringing the outside inside.
Your ergonomic fit out has everything nicely configured and the rear kitchen and stove are well placed and make good use of space.
Excellent table/study desk/guest bed, too, and the interior wood is really lovely.
I think you've done a great job and your Travel Cabin is airy and uncluttered, with neat open storage secured with nets, and that huge underbed storage tray!
Original exterior artwork is great and I find your Travel Cabin to be elegantly simple and simply elegant. Subscribed.
00:42 "Give ya a lil teur of wuts goin onnn"
That is an awesome build. Good video tour of it also. Great ideas to inspire those of us still researching.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great looking camper love the art work.
GREAT JOB !!
Toilet and drinking water? Is this permanent to truck? Would have been nice to know weight before and after your built. All and all great job.
Good job bro thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you so much for this video ,, very well done man hope it will go well for you on your travels now :-) Mvh from Sweden :-)
Thanks for watching!
What’s the rough weight on that?
Did you consider building an aluminum frame with signpanels for walls. Reason for or against?
Did you consider a slide out extension.. either side or end? Reason for or against?
What was your rough cost? Time to build? Thanks a bunch! Nice build!
I watched till the end.. you mentioned weight, cost, and time to build.
Anything you would add, avoid?
That is very impressive….
Sweet build man
but wouldn't the thin walls and wooden construction make the whole thing flex over one too many bumps or worst case fold completely?
2 inch framing skinned with plywood both sides is incredibly rigid when assembled correctly. keep in mind you never use nails in something like this, screws and glue only.
Nice camper!
Hi, can you tell us how you made the overhang structure stable, where your bed is? Did you do it all out of timber? Thanks!
90% of these “home made” slide ins with over a 3’ overhand always sag. Of course when I build mine I’m planning to mount roof rack’s on top on truck & secure then to them as well. Insuring no sag & will keep it from moving around ALOT MORE. Watch some of these guys hit a pothole in GA. Your rig shouldn’t wiggle around when your having rough roads.
@@vincentlawson6920 the proper way of doing it is with a reinforced cantilever tied into the overhang floor, tying it into the sidewalls. most builders use heavy timber like 4x4 post or 2x6 or even 2x8 on edge when building with wood.
Where did you get that wood burning stove I love it and it’s perfect size for what I need.
Tight. Contemplating something similar here...
Damn nice build
Very impressive the only thing to save space & weight would a butane stove that takes butane canister $6 to 7 bucks from the dollar store for 4 canister's the stoves cost $15 to 20 bucks . Propane is heavy takes up space I had it leak on me
Very cool! We did ours for just under $4,000.
Hope to see you on the road one day!
Job well done enjoy the good life
Very nice camper, I would put wood stove on floor to get more heat, really! ;)
Cool build man!
Does Tobias have any plans created to build this? New to a camper building but would love to have a go at something like this!
I'd love to build something like this as well!
Just do a little research on basic framing then make a frame. Finish material is up to you but the easiest (and cheapest) way to cover it would be a diy "concrete canvas" as opposed to Tobias' "poor mans fiberglass".
Simple concrete canvas formula:
1 part cement mix
1 part water
1 part fine sand
1 part latex paint (has to be exterior paint with high latex content, not cheap stuff).
Mix all together in a pail and brush or roll it on your canvas in multiple coats.
After first coat it will harden like rock so make sure all your canvas (painters dropsheets work well) are in the form/shape you want.
I like how u can fit both kayaks and solar on the roof, does that rack make a lot of noise when driving?
Really enjoyed this video. The build and tour was great , the rig you've built is awesome. Congratulations 👏
Very nice!
Great Job! I hope you get to enjoy the hell out of it!
Nice build! Small projects like put struts for the underbed storage? Housing for controller? Love the woodwork, inset lighting, upper decking cross beamed, and solared. Quite possibility of small custom business for yourself, because you'll always have the wood grain lovers. Go for it man. Thanks for the inspiration brudda. *Aloha
AMAZING BRO...
Cool build!
This my man stove. Yes it’s cute!
Like your camper build. Well done. I would love to build one for my 05 Tundra Access Cab. How much does it weigh.
Thanks
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Great job!
Ok I have some questions please! I am blding a nice TC Bld of my own! I just also blt a nice little platform insert in my OLD extra cab Chevy to turn the backseat of the cab into a sleeper cab! And doing a portable insert wooden floor etc....
Anyways!? Does urs sit rt on the bed rails and I see it is very tall! So HOW DID U SECURE IT SECURELY TO UR BED RAILS TO MAKE SURE THE WIND ETC DONT TAKE IT OFF???
CAN U PLEASE TELL ME SHOW ME?? HOW U SECURED URS ON THE BED RAILS???
I am doing 2 halves! My wooden self bld on the bottom half and the back wall with a full walk thru door and a window for ac etc I am blding for the entire back wall which will extend to the topper which will set on my bld and be used for the upper half!
I am planning on securing my bld half with nice strong PONY C CLAMPS! In the old days when nice good size TCS were actually made out of real wood and good wood!! So I love seeing folks bld their own esp wooden TCs!!
I am using 2x4s for the bottom half of my camper and for the frame for my back wall! And 3/4 NICE GRADE PLY for my side panels and front/rear tc window panel! Mine is gonna have window doors on all 3 panels so I can either open the entire WD panel!? Or just leave it locked and closed and just open whatever windows I add later! The CAB WINDOW AND THE TC WINDOW OPENING TOTALLY LINE UP!! AND I PLAN TO MAKE IT PASS THRU! Will close my window door when parked or parked or doing so! Open when moving!
When I find my topper I will pop the bottom together then go get my topper! Which will be a White Aluminum topper with windows all the way around! It will be light!! Cooler! And the surround windows on both half will all be open for tons of ventilation!!! AND viewing scenery driving etc.... Mine will be a fully opening bld! I have a pack/dogs and hell rt now we been gettin 100s 105 etc....and qhen we r moving or not we will have no running ac!! TIL I get solar going for my bld! I will have it so when I am parked anywhere I can access power I will have it and have running ac etc! But won't have it running or any off grid shit!!??
The topper being light and white...will keep the top weight dn!! Anddd overall weight!! But my TC bld part must clamp or be fastened to my truck RAILS! Andd then the topper be clamped to my bld!! Just like it would the rails!! Which will of course be my 8ft 2x4s! Which will sit rt on rails...then top of panels with 2x4s same width as bed rails of course...will have the topper then clamped on to it!
So will I need to add anything tp hold on besides 3 clamps per rail per half!? In the old days we held the old wooden TCSs on by C CLAMPS!! THEY WORKED FINE!!
In addition to that to help hold in place!? I am thinking I will drill/sink a hole the size of the clamp circle...for the round of the clamp to set dn in! As I am thinking that if it sets dn in a drilled indent it will prevent any possible sliding!!??
I would like to know if this will work well or if I will need to add any other ways of securing them dn!? My part and the topper!?
Anyway sorry I just wanted to kinda give a general ideal so maybe my question of securing could be best answered!?
Thanks!!
So sick! Partly inspired my build 🌀👍
I wonder how good a seal from old suv hatches would be or even some larger trunk seals for the doors on alot of these builds ive seen many asking how to seal the doors on these build an figure if it works on cars an such it has to be a workable solution on these builds