The thankless grind - 3 days of work that no one will ever see.
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- The foundation work. The thankless grind. The time and effort spent that the outside world will never even notice or ever see. But it's the mandatory work. These are the steps that either set you up for success or failure. No one else will appreciate the 3 long days spent on just insulation and paneling except for me. It's a funny thing to think about because up until this point, 3 days of effort usually makes for some sort of externally visible progress. This one will go entirely unnoticed to everyone but me.
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The foundation work. The thankless grind. The time and effort spent that the outside world will never even notice or ever see. But it's the mandatory work. These are the steps that either set you up for success or failure. No one else will appreciate the 3 long days spent on just insulation and paneling except for me. It's a funny thing to think about because up until this point, 3 days of effort usually makes for some sort of externally visible progress. This one will go entirely unnoticed to everyone but me.
Anyone who has done insulation on their rig knows the true value of your work---and we see it as you've diligently documented it on YT. My ProMaster insulation took a whole week.
I resisted adding insulation to my previous shell, but I finally went for it after a commenter told me I could fully insulate it in "half a day" using rigid board...LOL. It took 2+ days' work, and my little topper was far less complex than your camper. I had to admit it was well worth the trouble though. It's now the first thing on my To Do list for the new camper. I look forward to seeing your process for the visible walls in your living space. I want to finish mine out nicer this time around rather than leaving the insulation exposed, but am still waffling on how I want to accomplish that. Appreciate the videos, nice work Cristin!
Especially for having a black camper/topper, insulation is key! It made all the difference in my black Vagabond camper. I think the dark blue will be similar.. maybe a smidge less intense. Excited to hear you've got buildout plans for your new one! I am also looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I think that Topo camper was a solid move.
Great job on installing the insulation and working with the poly board. It’s widely used as backsplash is and also used in hospitals very durable material. Good choice.
Keep grinding. Don’t rush it.
There will come a day, faster than you think, that you will be parked at someplace beautiful, sitting in your home, big smile on your face and a swell of pride knowing you made this!
Soon enough…….
This is truth! All of the effort, time, and sleepless nights will definitely be worth it in the end. No rushing. One day at a time.
What's about the aluminium structure. It is not isolated. Cold bridge as we call it in German.
@@abumac1963 Standby - It's not finished yet.
We use super 77 to attach headliner fabric to the underside of the lid in our camper. It’s good stuff.
It’s really coming together nicely - gonna be cozy and warm for ya 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 great job
Good job girl! How much of a headache did that 3M give you?
Stay positive. I know exactly how this goes. Being quite a bit older, a little advice. This is who you are and what you choose. In truth, nothing should give you more joy at the end of each day than your daily accomplishments . And one of those accomplishments can be as simple as just being you.
I enjoy watching your progress ❤
Beautiful comment - thank you so much!!
And fortunately no headache with the spray.
Pretty darn excited for you! I can feel that anxiousness from you. You can pretty much see the finish line with all that work you’ve put behind you! 🤙🏽🫶🏼🦾 rock on!
Awh much appreciated! 🤜🏻💙🤛🏻 The end of the tunnel is certainly inching closer at this point and the stoke is back on track. Thanks for following along!
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I can’t wait to see the final touch and it be trailing! I’ll definitely be staying tuned! 🤙🏽
It would have helped if you had used spray foam to fill any gaps or places you could not put foam board. Plus there are some thin sheet radiant barrier type insulation that you could put over the entire areas to help reduce thermal bridging. Aluminum is super thermally conductive. It is like an eighth of an inch thick.
The completion will be extremely rewarding and you will definitely feel proud of your accomplishment. I’m following your progress and looking forward to see the final product.
Well said - thank you so much. Definitely looking forward to putting it through its paces once it is complete!
When you mentioned the interior is the next step I got super excited for you. Watching this build has been incredible! Awesome shell design and love how it’s turning out.
Thank you! Much appreciation for following along so far. And YES, the interior will be the final cherry on top so the stoke is high!
So much skin in the game with this build. You should be so proud of yourself! Just keep plugging along your not far from the end now. Looking forward to the next update. 😊
Looking good 👍
Your rig is going to be epic when it’s finished. Keep up the good work. 🙂
Much appreciated! The long days will definitely be worth it in the end. Just gotta keep going.
Putting 1inch thick foam boards in between 1inch alubars make them sit flush against each over. That means that you get a lot of cold bridges from the alubars. And aluminum has very high thermal conductivity ! And then you have only very thing layer of olastic above it. Have you already had any issues with condensations at these points ? I bet in really cold conditions (well below freezing ) you can even have frost here.
Polywall -website says that it is not good for RV because they cannot sustain very large temp range.
Very nice looking camper anyway :) !
Always get excited to see an update from you. This build is turning out so great.
Appreciated! Thanks for following along so far!
It is what it is, keep up the good work and make your dreams come true. Cheers!
Hey, great video like always. My wife and I are building our pop-up as well and your videos have been helping us a lot.
We are struggling to find the best bed system, what are you planning on this? Keep the same as your old Vagabond?
Thanks for the help, wish you all the best.
Looks good coming from a retired contractor i would have hired you. Its a lot of hard work. 😊
Awh, Thank you so much Jim!
Looking good. Great progress. Keep the motivation and the momentum going.
Much appreciated! One day at a time.
Love your channel and you are bad ass !
You're so kind! Thank you. Cheers!
That spray melted my insulation (same as that) on my trailer build! I wish you better luck. Not exactly sure what happened but some of the panels became pretty warped from it. Not noticeable since they’re covered but I’ve wondered if it affected the R at all…
Can’t wait till this is completed, it’s been a great series to watch!
Funny enough, I noticed that too! It seemed to happen wherever the spray went on really thick. But somehow it's still holding the panels in place.
Spray adhesive? That foam is gonna fly off on the freeway. 🤪🤣😅 Looks good. Was curious to see what insulation was gonna look like in there.
It fits beyond perfectly with the 1" aluminum framing.
Keep it up. Best wishes always.
Much appreciated! 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Super satisfying to watch. Maybe I missed the episode, but it looks like you have a Victron system installed?
*Will have a Victron system. That's a later episode. 🙃
Do you have an idea about what the finished shell weight will be yet?
I would GUESS just the camper shell (with lid) probably weighs around 300 lbs.
That’s pretty good. I want to do a similar build on a power wagon and keep it around a thousand pounds. I probably won’t have a kitchen and stuff though.
What is the budget for this build ? And are you current over or under ?
Yes and Yes.
@@BadassBrunette that provides zero information