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 !!!!
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
@@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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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!!!!
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.
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, 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
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
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.
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.
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😊
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
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.
are you using a wood burning stove? is the truck handling the weight at highway speeds & turns. beautiful - how is the wood doing with elements and road bumps
i Use an ice fishing tent heater when im up in the cold. the wood is doing well. it was all built very solid like a cedar canoe. As far as the weight its a lot lighter than most campers..... 600lbs. I absolouly rally in on loggin roads with a dirbike on the back, no problem. highway speeds.... 120... all day.... turns, I actually air bagged the suspension so it has less body rock but also this is well below a tacomas Max load as factory.
beautiful camper!!!! Did you have to do anything to reenforce the front sleeping area? Does it bend down toward the ceiling of the truck cab at all when you sleep in it? It looks to be about 3 to 4 feet long and only using 2 x 6 as the main "tresses"?
when you fiberglass something the tensile stregth it gives cannot be understated. imagine a surfboard its SYROFOAM but with fiberglass it can take a lof of weight and impact. it has zero flex. no flex zone
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...
@@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.
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
@@ianazariah I had a sneaking suspicion you might be in that part of the world. You can tell not only by the landscape but also your level of creativity and style of build. I am Australian, but I spent about 6 years living in and around vancouver island, with a self built camper, pre pandemic. They were the best years of my life to date. I'm extremely jealous of all the beautiful adventures you're going to have with your beautiful creation. Happy travels, brother ✌🧡
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.
for the most part I actually researched boat building and cedar strip canoe building as there was not a lot of info on this this method. thats why i decided to make this video. Thanks for watching
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.
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
that was a critical part of it as I wanted to be able to wheel a dirtbike into the cap, so the door had to be wide and as well tall enough to get handlebars under
i see you have some photos from snowboarding. How does she do during the winter? I wanna build something like this for the winter to going on weekend snowboarding trips. I'm just concerned with how well the camper holds heat. let me know thanks,
holds heat fairly well but that said plan on having a constant souce of heat. small wood stove or gas/diesel heater would help. but if its not good enough you can always add insulation in many way. personally I like it simple and can just pay the extra heating cost in raw wood or gas for the pleasure of the raw cedar smelll.... also sauna are made of cedar so cant be that bad at holding heat! thanks got watching
Well done, Ian. I like the look of your camper. Some questions - do you have an electrical system? Lighting, heating, charging, etc? Do you have any solar capabilities? Is there anything you would change? Maybe tweak the design to be more useful, or easier to build?
Hey! so if enough people are interested I will probly do a walk thru on my set up, and go more in depth on the interior and detials! it is very basic as its more of a road trip weapon and not a home get all the power I need for my trips from battery banks (goal zero - or just USB) we do not have solar ect. so far as heating goes I actually just use an ice fishing tent propane heater for when me and the homies are hanging out after a mountain session.
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"
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
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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 !
I thought that just from the thumbnail. Well at least he'll not need to buy one when the time comes.
This isn't a camper. It's a work of art!
“I’m not a professional carpenter”…..but my 7 friends are.
😂😂
😅 jajaja
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 !!!!
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
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!
There's no bed, no storage, no bathroom.
Turn that bad boy upside down and you have a boat!... no joke! Looks amazing!
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! ☺️
By far the coolest DIY camper build , the round windows everywhere is such a great look.
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!
Awesome build, simple but oh so stylish. I wish you had more video adventures to share. Sending good thoughts, positive energy and groovy vibes!
This thing is so coool!!! How much did it weigh?
What a beautiful build, how much do you think it weighs? Thanks for the video
beautiful camper build and congrats on being in the book
thanks so much that was a huge honor
Everything is very beautiful! Great woodworking! Its going to get quite warm & cold without insulation though. Again, beautiful! Thanks for sharing.👍
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!
That’s what friends are for. Very nice!
i mean who else is gonna follow you into the pit of insanity
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
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
That’s a nice camper!
Enjoy the use of it!
Drive safely, smile often!
thanks man! apprciate everyones enjoyment
what a COMMUNITY event!! - thank you for sharing this will all of us.... sweeeeeet project!!!
took the whole gang
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.
It is piece of artwork looking amazing
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
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!
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
well done.... both the camper AND the video
thanks so much!
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
Very cool. Nice job on camper and video. Thanks for sharing.
thanks so much means a lot how stoked everyone is
It looks great
thanks so much appreciate it !
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...
Very impressive build it looks great. Thanks for sharing. God bless you and yours.
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
What an awesome build! Happy Trails
thanks for watching ! appreciate it!
Beautiful camper brother . Congratulations to you and your friends.
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
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!
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.
What an incredible amount of work. Very interesting camper. Great job!
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 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.
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
Really cool looking build, you have awesome friends👍
thanks so much I could not of done it without all of them and there support!
Nice job with cedar wood! VERY NICE JOB! 🤩👏
thanks so much, I love cedar and its smell. plus its light and strong
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
Bravo, beautiful project! Thanks for sharing!
thanks so much!
Awesome build and such a wholesome watch. Well done!
thanks so much its feels good to give back to what taught me so much
6:01 - blink and you'll miss it 😂
ahahah fact
Excellent video, bruv! Camper turned out real nice.
thanks man! could not of done it with out youtube!
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.
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.
Great job. That thing is beautiful!
thank you so much! hope others decide to have a go at there crazy ideas after seeing this !
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
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
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
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.
are you using a wood burning stove? is the truck handling the weight at highway speeds & turns. beautiful - how is the wood doing with elements and road bumps
i Use an ice fishing tent heater when im up in the cold. the wood is doing well. it was all built very solid like a cedar canoe.
As far as the weight its a lot lighter than most campers..... 600lbs. I absolouly rally in on loggin roads with a dirbike on the back, no problem. highway speeds.... 120... all day.... turns, I actually air bagged the suspension so it has less body rock but also this is well below a tacomas Max load as factory.
Gorgeous!
Thanks so much! the response has been unreal!
beautiful camper!!!! Did you have to do anything to reenforce the front sleeping area? Does it bend down toward the ceiling of the truck cab at all when you sleep in it? It looks to be about 3 to 4 feet long and only using 2 x 6 as the main "tresses"?
when you fiberglass something the tensile stregth it gives cannot be understated. imagine a surfboard its SYROFOAM but with fiberglass it can take a lof of weight and impact. it has zero flex. no flex zone
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 !
Followed!
my dawg
AMAZING BUILD!
Thanks so much roger, Really stoked on how much people have enjoyed watching us make this.
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
Great job, it really looks nice.
Beautiful! Nice work
thanks appreciate that a lot!
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!
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.
Really nice camper hopefully you get lots of fun times ahead
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
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
Beautiful build and a beautiful setting. What part of north America is this?
I am located in Vancouver BC Canada!
@@ianazariah I had a sneaking suspicion you might be in that part of the world. You can tell not only by the landscape but also your level of creativity and style of build. I am Australian, but I spent about 6 years living in and around vancouver island, with a self built camper, pre pandemic. They were the best years of my life to date. I'm extremely jealous of all the beautiful adventures you're going to have with your beautiful creation. Happy travels, brother ✌🧡
Nice. Has an expensive quality look. Maybe it was expensive. Nice look. 👍👍
well tell you this much it was a lot cheaper to build then than it would be now so i guess thats a win!
would do it again no question
Outstanding build I Love it! Thanks for sharing
thanks so much john! was a huge effort with massive reward.
GREAT BUILD!! What is the interior height ? What would you do different now that you have time in it?
great question: I would of had the "ribs" cut from a CNC machine (closed dude to covid) and ahhhh not a whole lot....
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
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.
Amazing work!!! Do you have any links for other useful channels for building a camper?
for the most part I actually researched boat building and cedar strip canoe building as there was not a lot of info on this this method. thats why i decided to make this video. Thanks for watching
Is there any type of wood that works best?
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.
Beautiful, brother! It like building an upside down boat. Summertime only though, eh?
honestly mostly researched boat builds when making it
Dude, that's pretty sweet, nice work.
thanks man hope others give it a go too!
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
Mastercraftsmanship excellent build.
thanks I feel like doing this filled me with confidence and now I am near confident I could make almost anything
Awesome looking you have very great friends great luck to you.
Thanks for putting this up! Very inspiring man
thank you my dude. Hope that it gives others ideas, confidence and inspiration.
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
Love the massive rear door!
that was a critical part of it as I wanted to be able to wheel a dirtbike into the cap, so the door had to be wide and as well tall enough to get handlebars under
Very nice - I'm wondering if you added any airbags to your suspension. How much does it weigh?
it only weighs 600 Lbs , and yes I added ride right air bags
i see you have some photos from snowboarding. How does she do during the winter? I wanna build something like this for the winter to going on weekend snowboarding trips. I'm just concerned with how well the camper holds heat. let me know thanks,
holds heat fairly well but that said plan on having a constant souce of heat. small wood stove or gas/diesel heater would help.
but if its not good enough you can always add insulation in many way. personally I like it simple and can just pay the extra heating cost in raw wood or gas for the pleasure of the raw cedar smelll.... also sauna are made of cedar so cant be that bad at holding heat! thanks got watching
Damn. Blows my build out of the water!
Everyone should be stoked because they did it there way it aint a contest im just hoping to help show others its possible
Well done, Ian. I like the look of your camper.
Some questions - do you have an electrical system? Lighting, heating, charging, etc? Do you have any solar capabilities?
Is there anything you would change? Maybe tweak the design to be more useful, or easier to build?
I would like to know as well. Great build!
Hey! so if enough people are interested I will probly do a walk thru on my set up, and go more in depth on the interior and detials!
it is very basic as its more of a road trip weapon and not a home get all the power I need for my trips from battery banks (goal zero - or just USB) we do not have solar ect. so far as heating goes I actually just use an ice fishing tent propane heater for when me and the homies are hanging out after a mountain session.
@@irislavender5889 answer is above!
@@ianazariah I'd be interested in seeing that, Ian.
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
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
it´s absolut amazing unikat... congratulation...
This is a lot better than towing, u have it molded 2 the truck as a one piece, looks lot better also
Well done! Beautiful! Enjoy the adventures. Cheers ontario Canada.