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Thanks for the comments Guys - I appreciate them. To Darryla: Sorry I'm retired which means I can't keep up with myself, let alone others. To make them is easy; Simply have one big hiccup, a couple of files and some sandpaper and presto...... Lighthawk: The mahogany is structurally...

The shell is completed - well for now anyway. It's a 2010 Tacoma double cab 4X4 Bobcat we bought used last year. First I want to thank the WTW contributors for their ideas and help when I needed some information and Mark BC for his kind help as well. The finished camper weighs in at 770 lbs...

Nice photos and your patience paid off. They must have been a pleasure to watch, unlike the flickers that insist on tearing into our shake roof. And I feed the birds too. Murr

One of the things we valued the most in our last camper van was a lock box. And I'm just about to start welding a much bigger one with 2 padlocks no less in our soon to be completed pop up. It is very reassuring to be able to leave cameras and sometimes a wallet in a camper knowing that they...

Great topic 3pin- I hope this thread lasts a long time and expands in different directions too. My current read is Running Dry by Jonathon Waterman. It combines his 1400 mile trip down the Colorado with some history of the river and his knowledge of the present water problems. I found it...

Silicone is of course a sealant - not a great one- but it does work. The main complaint is that when it comes time to re-seal again, nothing - not even silicone - will adhere to it thereby making the seal questionable. Some classify silicone as a 'contaminant' for that trait. To make a...

I have to add that Marty emphasizes that the ATC roofs are inherently waterproof and any sealant used is more for cosmetic purposes than anything else. So in theory it shouldn't matter what is used up there but I felt that at some point down the road (sorry about the bad pun) when it might...

Sealant Synopsis The scuttlebutt is that the Sikaflex 221 is almost identical to the 3M 4200. However the 221 has been surpassed by a newer 295 UV - apparently a better product with superior UV protection. However it can be hard to find - West Marine does carry it. I sent a tube to the ever...

Hi Busboy My post wasn't very clear and I'm sorry about trying to ask about too many things at the same time. I'm planning on making a cooking table that will attach to the back of the camper when we want to cook outside. So the table will stay clean while inside and traveling but setting it...

I also have a very high regard for Sikaflex. When I got tired of repairing a wheelbarrow tire -from blackberry thorns- nearly every time I used it, I covered the tread in 1/4" of Sikaflex and never got a flat tire again. It's amazing stuff but I understand it's not very resistant to UV light...

Thanks for your input John. It sounds like your camper will never leak!

ATC uses silicone sealer as their roof sealant but many RV service places say NEVER use silicone as it doesn't bond with itself - amoungst other reasons. They use mostly Hengs Alkkyd Roof Patch (it used to be called Plasti Kote)or sometimes use Proflex Geocel. We live in the moderate Pac...

No need to ask. I was hoping to keep the whole door clean as that would be easier than just part of it. When you see the build up of either mud or dirt that gets caked on the back of vehicles from miles of dirt roads- in some cases hundreds of miles- then you start thinking about how to avoid...

As I patiently wait for my Bobcat shell, I was wondering: has anyone come with a plan to keep the back door clean on dusty roads? Yes, one drawback of a slide in. I was toying with either 1) sewing Velcro on to a door size piece of material on the hinge side then tucking the other edges of the...

Thanks all - I've ordered a Bobcat shell and am looking forward to it then making something out of the interior.

Thanks everyone! There is a lot of helpful information here and it will make my decision making much easier (I hope). Of course it boils down to how cold it might get when we are on a trip - and we don't know that yet. Keep the thread going please, as it is quite interesting. Today I saw...