Foamie Camper Build: Walls part 1
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Use foam adhesive and wooden kabob skewers to "nail" foam together
I have watched almost every "foamie" video that is out there, and I am glad this one seems to be the last, because what a perfect wrap up. I am impelled to try the poorman's fiberglass, but know based on previous projects that anything which can absorb moisture in the PNW will eventually decay. Foam really is the only way to go, and personally I am going with rolls of flashing, a 3ft roll of galv steel for the exterior and 24" aluminum roll for interiors and sides. This way it will weight somethnin g but be zero maintainance and have zero potential for decahy, except where screws go in.
I will go with the notched out 2inch foam so it goes together like a jigsaw, glut it, and probably have a hot nail go in where I want to glue in a dowel. then use cedar fenceboard ripped into 1-2" strips for any framing or attachment of paneling required in the build. The whole thing will essentially be a "sauna" but be lightweight enough to unload and have act as a shelter/sauna.
Thanks for watching!
Nails work
Need to watch some sailboat hulls out of foam and fiberglass. Also Stonecoat Countertop will give you some ideas.
Very nice
Toothpicks to hold them together, glue if you want, the foam isn't structural. It's the poor mans fiberglass or real fiberglass on each side that creates the strength of the "sandwich".
Some of the van people use window screen and gripper paint to strengthen foam. Use might also try to contact runaway trailers to see if they can incorporate it into a runaway trailer. I like povray as you don't draw.
Yeah they do it to save money. I didn’t want to go cheap. I don’t personally like that method.
you could spin thinner dowels with a drill into the foam and cut off the ends. why no 3" foarm?? I have in Green.
How flexible is it? Also how do you attach it to the wooden base
So what are you doing with that S X battery pack? What will you do for battery management system and cooling?
how do you attach it to the wooden base?
Wow, watching my videos from only a month ago make me not want to ever do this project. I have accomplished so much work in only a month. The thought of doing it all over again scares the crap out of me.
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Thank you for the comment.
I'm brainstorming on a similar project on a GRAND scale: Extruded aluminum frame foam core sandwich either with fiberglass, carbon fiber, or Kevlar and 3D printed corner parts.
Dont know if you guys cares but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can watch all of the latest movies and series on InstaFlixxer. Have been streaming with my girlfriend for the last weeks :)
@Keagan Carson yup, I've been watching on InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
other youtubers that use this stuff to build campers and furniture use painters tape to keep the pieces together while its drying
Good progress.
I am posting a video tomorrow that will show the floors. The resin is curing now. Should be done in the morning. :)
@@JamesKlafehn Nice. Are you able to keep the garage warm enough for the resin to fully cure?
JRP3 yeah. I have a kerosene heater.
Hi James, like what you are trying to do here. Even videos where your ideas don't quite turn out, help those of us who might attempt to do something similar, so thanks for sharing your ideas. You said the foam would not drill nice, what if you took a piece of rebar about the same diameter and heated it up with a torch. Then just inserted it to create your holes.
Thank you! That sounds like it would work but rebar is heavy.
@@JamesKlafehn I think the idea would be to use the rebar to make the hole and remove it as it wouldn't be the fastener... You'd use dowels as you originally planned
@@justintraer5181 The foam expands as it melts. I dont think it would be any better than drilling. It would definitely be WORSE because you would be emitting horrible smelling chemicals into your lungs.
@@JamesKlafehn ah... I see. That wont work then. Thanks for sharing that!
@@justintraer5181 happy to help
Jeez my plan was to use dowels I'm glad you did it first
Happy to help!
I have just pushed in nails or tooth picks to hold things while the glue or epoxy sets up.
A tip to drill foam use a pipe the size y ou need and sharpen the end to an angle
boss arch the front wall to gain best airo it will cost minor bit of room at front inside but be worth
it in so many ways.
Its designed to fit closely behind the towing vehicle. It doesnt need to be any different. It works great.
What ype of fiberglass and epoxy are you you using that doesn't melt styrofoam?
Fiberglass is just glass, you could use that on anything. But you have to use Epoxy resin. Anything else will melt foam.
Use bamboo shish kabob skewers not 1/2" Dowling. IF you need to drill you first need th drill a smaller pilot hole; followed by the larger size. A normal drywall screw will hold the foam together until the adhesive sets up.
Try cores dry screw
There’s got to be some kind of foam board that looks nice for the actual finish, that you can screw to and that you don’t have to cover with wood isn’t there? Has anyone tried HDPE as the actual, finished shell?
Eps foam
XPS FOAM IS WHAT YOU NEED FORGET ABOUT ALL THE OTHERS 50MM THICK (2 INCH )
I am curious how the gap between the car and trailer affects aero. Surely there is a lot of turbulent air there. Perhaps, though, similar-sized tow vehicle and trailer would promote eddies that would keep the main airstream from mixing?
Ned Funnell yeah, you want as little a gap as possible. I am going to get it as close to the car as possible but still leave enough room to partially open my rear door.
I am also going to shape the front of the camper to match the rear of my RAV4 EV
@@JamesKlafehn With a little Kammback?
Ned Funnell I didn’t know that word. I had to Google it ha ha. Yes something like that. I am going to build a rear door that has the same shape of a Trailer Tail. You can Google to see what they look like
Ned Funnell I didn’t know that word. I had to Google it ha ha. Yes something like that. I am going to build a rear door that has the same shape of a Trailer Tail. You can Google to see what they look like
How much can you extend it without hurting your turning radius?
Learn more about aerodynamics. Wind follows the contours of your car, including the trunk. You can minimize wind restriction, but it is not directly in the shadow of your car.
Are you an Upstate New Yorker?
I’m wondering if finishing nails would work with Air Nailer?
To what? Hold the foam walls together? I doubt it. The nail would fly right through the foam.
@@JamesKlafehn You set the air pressure to a lower pressure.....
If you want angel you should have made your side first this lay it down on the other side and trace those semi trailer. Rear end there trying to copy a bullet been reload my bullets.the high end bullets have tapered ends but they move at 4000 fps some of them. I world not do that you lose space for little gain
Strap clamp
I'm trying to get some ideas for a full camper build. Your spending a lot of time looking at the aerodynamics to fit your current vehicle. What happens in a few years when you change cars?
I have changed cars 3 times since building this. The basic outline has been great for all cars. Because the trailer is low to the ground, it still fits in the shadow of the tow vehicle. When I bought the Model X I did reshape the nose. ruclips.net/video/X15vYWP0lKQ/видео.html
Wow, I hope people don't change cars that quickly. If so, that's something that needs to change.
@@tmb9126 people's needs change, so designing for aerodynamics of your current vehicle could have impacts on future vehicles
@@ImGumbyDangit I certainly understand that sometimes we have no choice but to get a different vehicle, like for example, a couple ends up having children, so they need to upgrade to an SUV or a mini van, but it our society has become a disposable society and we always want the latest and greatest instead of taking care of what we have and valuing mother earth. I certainly understand your point though about aerodynamics comment. Peace!
@@tmb9126 myself,bi typically buy new and drive it until it does not drive anymore. Currently on a 2013 Escape with 280K. I hope to get a few more years out of it. That's why I was interested in the aerodynamics design.
I think bunggie straps woulda helped
dude heated wood screws & use heat gun to heat edges right before screwing together throw in some of the glue thinly as a sealant
Everyone has their technique
Foamy camper build: How to make the walls. Take a 3 inch thick by 4 ft. by 8 ft. insulation board and drill half inch holes 2 inches away from all 4 corners. Drill 2 more holes 2 inches from end of board to center so you have 3 holes drilled on each side of insulation board.
You want the holes to look like "a five" on a pair of dice. Use 8 holes to drill. Take masking tape and tape the holes on one side of insulation board. Pour in holes Devcon plastic steel.
Let dry 24 hours and take tape off. After it dries then you scrape on Devcon plastic steel over the entire insulation board. Put a 4 ft. by 8 ft. corigated plastic sheet on one side and let dry for 24 hours. After it dries then do the other side of insulation board. THE BOARD is very strong and very lightweight. Use Devcon plastic steel to make Foamy cabinets inside the camper. MY plan is to make a 5 foot wide by 7 foot long by 6 feet high Box on an aluminum frame So I can pull it with a E-bike. I have a make up of the inside plan. I will have a shower pan stored on the ceiling in one corner where the Small freezer sits. When I want to shower , all I do is take down the shower pan place it on the floor next to the kitchen sink
A hole in the floor where the pan drains with a rubber seal on bottom of pan and on the ceiling I will have a bracket where the shower curtain can be put on. I will make a Hose that connects to the sink faucet and use the sink dish sprayer to wet down on other end of hose.
I will make a bench seat 36 inches tall back and the kitchen countertop will be 36 inches tall. One will be on one side of inside box and the other on the opposite side. I will have A panel board with 2 by 3 wood boards screwed to the back of panel board to make sturdy for the BED. The BED sits on top of the kitchen countertop and bench seat back on one side , and the door on the other side wall. The bed is 30 inches wide and is stored against the wall between the bench seat and kitchen countertop by a piano hinge and a closet cloths hanger bar under the bed. The cloths hangers will move with the bed when it goes up or down so the cloths will ALWAYS be hung up. So I call it the bed and closet all in one. Above the kitchen countertop I will have foamy cabinets to store things in. I will get a small portable coleman stove to cook my food or a solar cooker. In the bench seat I will make a toilet seat with cover to put the cushions on. On the top of box I will have 6 inch diameter pvc pipes to put water in them for the sink. I will put 2 large 200 watt solar panels on the roof on top of pvc pipes. I will get a 3000 watt inverter with 2 batteries. My tiny portable house on wheels.
If a guy is going to complain about spending $3.50, one of the cheapest glue. This thing is going to fly apart going down the highway.
I complained about buying glue? Its been over a year and it hasnt blown apart. Thanks for watching.
Would have been easy to make a add on spoiler to the car.
I dont see why I would need one. Plus that would make the front larger creating more drag. Its better to fit behind what is already there. Unless you drive a big truck and dont care. But to me efficiency was important.
If you didn't trash your clamps you could have maybe traded them for the larger clams and maybe a little extra cash
I seen a guy temporarily hold the foam together with fine drywall screws
Yeah that could probably work too. Maybe some 3-4" screws.
3 " and just leave em in not much weight I'd use coarse threads better grip
Looking great! What's the special "Foam Board Adhesive" you used to connect the foam board to the plywood? Did you test different brands? I can't believe the care you took in the fabrication! Excellent work!
Tape
Tape?