Building a DIY wooden truck camper In 10 minutes - Full time Lapse
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Showing you the entire process start to finish of how I built my dream camper on my 2004 Tacoma TRD.
RUclips taught me so much when I was building my camper, I wanted to give back by showing everyone exactly how I did it.
Thank you everyone who has come up and shared kind words with us about the camper it really means a lot.
If you want to see the build in more detail, you can check my Instagram story highlights, which have much more detail:
@ianazariah
If you would like to order a copy of Rolling Homes follow the link below. I highly recommend it if you are considering a DIY 4x4 overland camper build of your own.
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Thanks again for watching and I will try and get back to as many questions in the comments as I can. 
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“I’m not a professional carpenter”…..but my 7 friends are.
😂😂
😅 jajaja
Looks a big like a coffin for Hagrid from the top, but hands down one of the most beautiful campers I've seen online. Gorgeous.
I thought I'm the only one seeing it.
That's what I thought. Hilarious 😂
I immediately thought it was a massive casket (not a toe pincher coffin) driving down the road overhead. Amazing build.
@@johnsilvers5883 ME TOO !
This isn't a camper. It's a work of art!
Wow, dude how does this not have more views? this is the best camper build on YT! Put out more vids!
its only a day old! but if it only helps one person Ill call it a win
@@ianazariah how did you get the engine to run on granola?
Lol no it's not,this thing is not aerodynamic at all!
don't ever let me hear you say that you are not a carpenter or a tradesman ever again, got it? You kicked this things ass in a big way, hats off!!!!!
eye eye captin' but the term I like to use these days is craftsman. sure I might now have a specialty but ill figure it out and make it awesome! thanks so much for the kind words! I checked your page, where is the angry camper i wanna see a video!
@@ianazariah Right on, I am just about to start a FWC project M build and going to birth the channel with that build, so soon I will be doing videos :) thanks man !!!!
That’s what friends are for. Very nice!
i mean who else is gonna follow you into the pit of insanity
I've been doing research on building one for the back of my ranger, super glad I found your vid!!
this comment right here is why i made the video. I wish there was something like this when i was starting so I decided to make it happen for others!
Heck yeah man haha that's great! Very unique design compared to the rest I've seen, what was your inspiration?
@@Ty-nc9ew initially it was the first edition of lloyds book as well as really loving the work of Jay Nelson who makes incredible campers. essentially seeing others do these amazing things and thinking. why not me? I could do that with enough focus and effort. and so I did.
That's totally freaking awesome! Hell yeah bro 🤣 I hope I can make one soon! I'll come back and comment and leave a link if I do! ☺️
Turn that bad boy upside down and you have a boat!... no joke! Looks amazing!
beautiful camper build and congrats on being in the book
thanks so much that was a huge honor
This is a very nice build. A tip just so the viewer can hear YOU better, no music. But what great ideas!!
thanks so much! thought id add something cause I sure dont like listeneing to myself.
Agreed…music background is distracting.
Wow !! Congratulations to you and the team for all the learning to make this "home". Many adventures I am sure.
Thanks so much we worked hard to make it happen!
Wow great job and thanks to all of your friends who helped you building it
thanks so much! building things with friends is my fav!
Sweet build man. I’m now inspired to build one myself. Wood is such an awesome material for it and looks great. Great video as well. Sweet camera angles. A lot of hours work condensed into one ten minute video.
This is beautiful craftsmanship
Thanks so much man everyones stoke on this is about to push me into making a few more videos as its undergoing a bit of a transformation right now
I have seen this video three or four times now. I find it very amazing that you and your friends Were able to accomplish that project not only that it’s very beautiful. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and yours.
Hell yeah!! Awesome, creative, well crafted build. Loved the montage of Travle pictures at the end.
ehhh thanks so much, thought it would be good to show it doing its thing in the wild. aint no pavement princess!
You picked a tricky shell design but you made it work like a pro. Well done and thanks for sharing.
I love a challenge, if its easy its a pass for me
Very unique build, happy the algorithm led me here. Wish you many happy adventures with your new camper.
Ehh the algo can do wonders sometimes gald you found it!
That’s a nice camper!
Enjoy the use of it!
Drive safely, smile often!
thanks man! apprciate everyones enjoyment
I’m back to watch this again!
my dawg, we out here at 50k now, once we hit 1000 Subs the internet owes me money
I can't express how much I love this via text, but.... I LOVE IT!!! I'm heading overland/off grid for the next couple years and building EVERYTHING except a trailer frame and Costco 10x20 "carports" I'll be working under. I am sooooo stoked I found this vid!!!!
thanks so much!!! I made this just for people like you as this is what i wish i could of found when i started
It is piece of artwork looking amazing
This is amazing i want to do something like this for my truck
Your craftsmanship and camper is insane brother ..
thanks so much. working on editing 2 other projects to toss up here so consider subscribing. as soon as i hit 1000 you tube pays me and you best believe Im motivated by checks so help a brother out!
Philip will be lamenting once again that he had to sell his 2006 Tacoma to buy a family size truck to accommodate a partner and two boys. Awesome work Ian. Tremendous learning curve for you via RUclips but a first rate product!!!
eveyone has a vehicle they swear they should of never sold. the good news is you can still go out and buy another 2006 tacoma! in fact i Just got a 1981 Toyota Hilux 2.2L Diesel so there is a chance another ridiculous build is possible.
Great job. That's something special you you built.
thanks I treasure it, if you stick around for the next video I am about to make one about the lengths I am going thru to ensure It can be used for many years to come
Beautiful job. I am building a gypsy camper. Scared to death! Saw a couple great ideas here. Ty!
so in my experience I find if something terrifies you then your on the right path. when we are least comfortable we learn the most.
well done.... both the camper AND the video
thanks so much!
Just found this. Just WOW! I am 62 years old, Widower. Wife of 41 years passed away 2 years ago. Just bought a 1994 GMC 3/4 ton, long wheel base Truck. One owner, 74,000 original miles & it will be 30 years old next year! I am planning to hit the road & travel (hunt/fish) the USA. You have definitely inspired that Dream. Thanks for sharing this video. Wish me luck!
This is one of the most heartwarming comments I have gotten! Sounds like you have set yourself up right do some some exploring and to get out in the world. I’m sorry for your loss but I hope that in creating a mobile rig to truck around the ole USA You will find everything you are looking for the the places you least expect. I wish you all the luck but something tells me that your the kind of person who creates there own luck and you just need to let it all happen!
Happy trails wherever the road takes you
Do it man
Love the simple interior with technical emphasis on the windows and doors. I have a similar setup in my 3rd gen 4Runner
awesome! I had a second Gen 4 Runner I built a rooftop sun canopy on that breaks down. like the sun beds at resorts, it was awesome. 3.0 V6 5Spd manual. incredible unit
This is a lot better than towing, u have it molded 2 the truck as a one piece, looks lot better also
The triangles are called gussets my man. And really nice build. I like it
right on. now that i build more and more stuff im getting my terms better. but even if i dont know what to call it I know how to make it
Very cool. Nice job on camper and video. Thanks for sharing.
thanks so much means a lot how stoked everyone is
Great build. Definitely taking some ideas.
That's the best comment ever, love when a video gives me an idea, hope you can take your dreams and make them a reality. and hey maybe time lapse it so others can learn from it as well.
what a COMMUNITY event!! - thank you for sharing this will all of us.... sweeeeeet project!!!
took the whole gang
In all my yeasrs of woodworking and building kayaks, canoes and tear drops this is one of the best designed and built camper shells I have seen. It looks well built especially using the strip style and stringer layouts used for building kayaks and canoes and yacht interiors. WELL DONE.
Wow, for a man with no craftsmanship pedigree you have done a marvelous job. And you obviously have some awesome friends/mentors when it comes to tool usage and structural engineering! Kudos to all of you. (you might get each of them to sign a "build board" (about 8x10 inch plaque and then laminate it) and mount that somewhere inside as a thankyou/tribute to their help.)
it took a village but now i might go so far as to call myself a competent crafstman after this one. I will take that into consideration as I will be redoing the rear doors and interior
Very cool 😎. Been looking to do something like this with my 2010 ranger
Wow amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it, congratulation to all of you.
sure is. Ive got a few other friends projects I just need to cut up and make complete.. Custom sauna timelapse next
Beautiful! Nice work
thanks appreciate that a lot!
Great job, it really looks nice.
The camper is beautiful Ian...thanks for sharing...Cheers from Victoria
Thanks! Victoria as in Victoria BC on the island? if so might catch you in a ferry line one day. say hi!
yes...will do...
Beautiful build! I’m building my own truck camper at 68 years old and wish I could find knowledgeable help. I’m learning so much for sure! Thank you for sharing your process😊
you will find the way to do it once you are there dealing with it just take the leap of faith and start
"Best camper ever!" -Termite Travel Journal
hahaha well good thing we dont worry about them to much in this part of the world. and if it come to it such is life, nature always wins
Well done …. I just got a Jeep Gladitor and looking do same … cheers
awesome man! dont overthink it and just get started its easier (for me at least) to solve the problems as they come. good luck on the build!
I hope to be able to do this quality of work one day 🙏
Thanks so much for the inspiration my man
my dude! its the very reason I decided to take the time to make it so this comment makes me so stoked! hope this helps give you some ideas and confidence for your build!
@@ianazariah My build had to get put on hold. But it will get finished up in the spring. I'll send you updated pics. A lot has been done since the last photos I sent you
Oh,so stressful? You have access to a freaking shop,tools, and lots of help! If that's the case, then everyone could build one!!
Love the insight. so valid. not like I spent months learning new skills and doing thing off camera over 3 times to get them right. but alas it all cause I had access to a space and tools anyone can purchase.
Awesome looking you have very great friends great luck to you.
Very inspirational!! Thank you
Thanks so much! really stoked that people are seeing the video and enjoying it! I know there were a few videos i found when making this that was v useful
Great job....The main catcher is the organic built and the heart yiu seem to put in to it....👏👏👏
thank you! a lot of love went into this build thats for sure!
What an incredible amount of work. Very interesting camper. Great job!
Thanks for putting this up! Very inspiring man
thank you my dude. Hope that it gives others ideas, confidence and inspiration.
very good your videos. I'm building a camper and the information is very important.
this makes me happy as thats why I made the video !
The only thing I would suggest Is that a front window driving on the freeway in the rain you are approaching hurricane force weather beating on far longer than any big money storm window system in Florida will ever take .
Hey not sure if you heard near the end there that the camper has been on the road for 2 years now, and that i used high tensile silicone to put them in place. So I think that its good to go as I done 120 in rain storms a number of time. but you are correct that if someone is not thinking things thru they could be in trouble... we on the other hand are fine.
Great Video Ian, it’s inspiring to watch. Your talent reminds me of when growing up in the late 60’s in Santa Cruz Ca.
thank you brother, there was a lot of talent and way of seeing things that came out of that era that we are missing today
What an awesome build! Happy Trails
thanks for watching ! appreciate it!
Nice due! Well executed!
Ehhhh! So awesome for you to stop by and watch. I actually watched a few of your videos before I started my build so it’s rad to see the community here.
Also aren’t you in the rolling homes book as well?
Big fan of your rig as well I will build on a diesel rig next
Also just *finally* subscribed to your channel, as now I suppose I’m seeing that matters 😂
@@ianazariah yeah man, I think I made it into that book, haven't seen it in person yet lol. Maybe cya on the road and good luck with the diesel find!
VERY impressive, and VERY sweet how you had so much assistance with building it! I have wanted to do something similar for MANY years, but I would be totally on my own.
Dude, that's pretty sweet, nice work.
thanks man hope others give it a go too!
Thanks for sharing, the best idea I got from this build is getting another window that's the same as the truck cab for the front of the front of the camper.
awesome! glad you got an idea out of it. thats how I made this one happen. an idea here and idea there. consider subscribing ill be releasing more videos here soon and if i make it to 1000 you tub has to pay me!
Beautiful camper brother . Congratulations to you and your friends.
Cool camper
thanks man! was stoked to build it and love seeing other Rigs like yours that are DIY
@@ianazariah same here ! 👍🏼👍🏼
It looks great
thanks so much appreciate it !
Outstanding build I Love it! Thanks for sharing
thanks so much john! was a huge effort with massive reward.
Very impressive build it looks great. Thanks for sharing. God bless you and yours.
AMAZING BUILD!
Thanks so much roger, Really stoked on how much people have enjoyed watching us make this.
Awesome build and such a wholesome watch. Well done!
thanks so much its feels good to give back to what taught me so much
Strong first video!
Thanks man! its that kind of encouragement that will get me making more. Just got a 1981 North American Hilux with a 2L diesel engine thats flatdecked so mabey another build? sauna, rolling workshop? whos to say
it´s absolut amazing unikat... congratulation...
Gorgeous!
Thanks so much! the response has been unreal!
Really a great looking build, I love the look of wood with fiberglass on it . Great job 👍
true classic is what i love
Super inspiring build. Way to dive in and make something happen. I subscribed because the world needs more of this. Keep doing life your own way.
thank you so much. working on putting in some more videos of some more projects to come !
That is simply amazing 👏 thanks for sharing.
thanks ! hope it inspires other to build something even more wild!
Bravo, beautiful project! Thanks for sharing!
thanks so much!
Very nice shell camper.
Wow, really impressed with the build. Most DIY camper builds look DIY. Your unit looks terrific.
Thanks I really tried hard to make it very well done, there is much research and learning and multiple versions of the same thing you do not see in the timelapse and glad it all paid off
Mastercraftsmanship excellent build.
thanks I feel like doing this filled me with confidence and now I am near confident I could make almost anything
Great job. That thing is beautiful!
thank you so much! hope others decide to have a go at there crazy ideas after seeing this !
Cute camper, well done.
man this thing is a beaut. love the window design
thanks so much might make a video on how to make them its not to hard
That is a beautiful work of art! Amazing craftsmanship, refreshing to see your camper in the sea of metal truck canopies around
thanks so much, after being inspired by some builds in the first edition of the book I wanted to try my hand at building my own. Lloyds books have many amazing builds
That is some great craftsmanship. Glad you have good friends. I would like to do a build of my own one day when I can afford a truck. Right now I'm rehabbing an old house and its been a journey...
hey once you rehab that house its one less things to think about in terms of what you need to live! then it can be mobile dojo time
beautiful build
Really nice camper hopefully you get lots of fun times ahead
Beautiful camper, you did a fantastic job. I especially like how you used the same window as the truck. I'm gonna have to steal that idea when I build mine.
Thanks for the video
just so your aware this in itself caused some problems / more work.
it was curved slightly to match the truck... so I had to frame it in as a curve
Awesome build! love it! hope you have a thousand more videos, of you traveling and living in it!
With encouragement like that ill have to make a few. I actually am working on an update as its undergoing some changes
Really cool looking build, you have awesome friends👍
thanks so much I could not of done it without all of them and there support!
Subscribed at first time caller.. love it.
Hard coated Plexiglass / acrylic or even better Polycarbonate / Lexan would have been a better choice for the windows, more expensive but with much higher scratch resistance. Also, the epoxy degrades from UV radiation and needs spar varnish for protection. This is the most beautiful truck camper that I have seen, much like the gorgeous cedar strip canoes and kayaks. A work of art! Thanks for the video.
The shaving down the sides and frame is called fairing, just like a boat.
ah OK good to know im not the best with the terms i just do it
Nice job with cedar wood! VERY NICE JOB! 🤩👏
thanks so much, I love cedar and its smell. plus its light and strong
Excellent video, bruv! Camper turned out real nice.
thanks man! could not of done it with out youtube!
Nicely done. Lot of work in camper.
thanks it was a marathon of effort but has inspired me to take on more and more challenging projects, have a few in the cooker
@@ianazariah Have done a wood framed aluminum skinned 4 season camper myself. Should have taken some video. It is addictive. Want to do a Alaskan style telescoping one next.
Nothing short of amazing and inspirational thanks for sharing Ian
Glad you enjoyed it
Super sick rig!
Ive waited one month to respond. its now clear to me you set the algo' on fire. hope your doing great man!
@@ianazariah I’m glad I could help dawg.
Love your build. In the process of doing my own and there aren't many topper\campers out there. I'm going to be doing my first fiberglassing as well. Hope mine turns out half as good as yours. See you on the road!
this was my first time fiberglassing as well. the internet was very ominous about it "oh its hard" "hire someone" I actually found it fairly straight forward. one thing you dont see is Id advise wrapping your corners rather than cutting them off. we live we learn
@@ianazariah You've hit my biggest question squarely on the head. I am using 1708 and wondering how I can either "tape" the edges\corners or just overlap the cloth. I just don't know how to keep it tight on the corners while it cures. I'm thinking peal ply and tape? Will be interesting to see how it works. I need to try some test pieces, like you did.
@@airlandsea YES test it out and test out the corners... so id advise just running the sheet long when you "soak" it in like when you see us do it BUT when you see us come back the next day and we cut off the overhang THAT WAS A MISTAKE we should of done was when we soaked the fiberglass we should of wrap the edges well wet and went over it agian with the next sheet and should over overlapped seams, you want to "glue" or "tape" then that is the way. glad this helps. i will have to make a video perhaps of "what i learned"
@@ianazariah I think I'll be doing some tests over the winter and be ready for warmer weather in the spring. Thanks for the advice.
@@airlandsea no problem, and I found out while doing repairs in nov once that epoxy takes a LONG time to cure when cold
Love it man , she's sweet, I love the wood and epoxy , just beautiful inside, like you were in an upside down viking ship . I love how happy you are with your lovely home on wheels. I feel exactly the same about mine and I just love hanging out in my space . Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 one ❤ from 🇬🇧
Thanks so much Sarah! there is def something spcial about hanging out in somthing you made. consider subscribing im about to release another and if I get to 1000 subs you tube has to pay me
@@ianazariah aw bless I'll subscribe ☺. Can't wait to see the next vid. Do you have an email I could write to you on? I'd love to send you some pictures of Ivy the bug out battle box 😆. It's a real feeling of pride in the finished article isn't it, and then the fun starts , I spent hour's and hour's just sitting, looking around at what I'd done and that was three years ago and I still sit and get lost in her , lost in my thoughts of how lucky I am to have her . I've told all my rubber tramp friends that when I die, just put me in me bed and set alight to the old girl with me in it , a Viking/ gypsy funeral 😆. One ❤ brother
@@BRITISHANDPROUD2023 ianazariah@gmail.com love to see it
Nice build! I have an early tundra.
Inspiring? Yes you are. Great job!
my dude thank you for the comment, I hope somewhere out there someone has gotten in over there head and is learning as a result of seeing this