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Thanks! Thats kinda what I thought of looking at what pics I can find. I thought about using something like this on my build: https://www.amazon.com/smartmarine-Hatch-Cover-Inspection-Detachable/dp/B09W8ZFFL5?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=AD97NREOBV1D1&th=1&psc=1 It would...

The little doors in the floor pack to access the tie downs, do they seal at all, or are they simply trusting the amount of overhang from the camper itself to keep the elements out?

Thanks! That does help. Trying to figure out how to design and build a door for my project camper. I think at this point I've decided to forego a screen door attached to the entry door. I'll probably just do a seperate screen inside the camper at some point. Kevin

Thats pretty cool! Definately good inspiration for my current camper build project! What did you use to seal up the wood on the bottom? Did you sew your own fabric siding? Many people scoff at wood construction, but for campers it makes a lot of sense, espicially home built ones. When I...

So how do they get the screen door hinge around the door seal? For the screen door to open and close with the exterior door, the hinge points must be in the same fulcrum point, which means the screen usually has to reach around the door and I'm guessing at some point its crossing over the door...

You guys and gals with screen doors that are built into your entry door, how do the seals work? Does the screen door have a seperate seal from the exterior door? Or does the exterior door seal to the screen door and the screen door seals to the door jamb, essentially sandwiching the screen...

Is the front overhang still bent down? That would be my biggest concern. If that upper horizontal is still bent, then nothing is going to fit right or "look" right in the end. You might be able to use some chains and a bottle jack to pull it the opposite direction. Short of that, it might...

I'd like to play around more with fiberglass and plywood or foam, but for now I'll stick to what I know. I have done quite a bit of work with carbon fiber and some kevlar so I'm familiar with the processes, but I've never worked with fiberglass or composite structures on the scale required for...

Sounds like a neat idea! How are you planning on finishing the exterior sides? That may drive what you do up top. I actually really like the idea of plywood and foam construction and started down that design path, but realized I don't need the insulation factor and I could build out of metal...

Whats wrong with sheet metal? That's what I'm planning on using. If using aluminum its light, easy to work with, waterproof, and corrosion resistant. It should last a long time. I've considered using the plywood/luan and fiberglass approach. It would work well if done right, better...

I'm not sure what exactly your getting at here? So you want to lease your truck to a company that is going to take it somewhere else and rent it out to other people. In the meantime you'll be responsible for the payments on it and not even able to use it since it isn't anywhere near you. I'm...

Yep. Not sure if that's good or bad. Unfortunately you can never tell with chinese products. It did look like some of the larger Whynter fridges were similar to the Edgestar fridges and those seem to be a bit more common with decent reviews. Kevin

Well I went ahead and bought one. I guess no news is good news? Bought this one...

Anyone with a Whynter fridge care to say how its doing? I'd love an ARB, Engel, Dometic etc...., but I wouldn't use it enough to justify the cost. Kevin

I'm guessing that OVRLND is simply not a big enough manufacturer to be able to get the costs down much. FWC should be able to do better than that but I also doubt it will be much below $8k. We shall see. I am interested to see the interior and what they've done with that or options for the...

It'll be interesting to see how these are priced and outfitted, and of course weight. It seems like a neat idea, essentially a camper shell that pops up. No floor pack weight and it can stay on the truck all the time. I was thinking something like this with modules that slide in would be a...

So the front sliding window under the cabover beds leak? Seems like an odd spot to get a leak being under the cabover. I don't have a sliding rear window on the truck so I wouldn't install a slider anyways. It does sound like a fair number of users like to see towards the back of the truck...

I'm looking for thoughts on camper windows. I'm in the planning stages for building my own camper from scratch and would like peoples thoughts on the windows, window layouts in an FWC or ATC style popup camper? I've heard some remarks about people not wanting the forward most cab window...

I was going to list the OVRLND campers. I'm kinda surprised that these aren't more popular. They would definately save a lot of weight. There is also the old Callen campers or Bel Air campers, http://www.belairshells.com/wood-n-alum. Look down on that page and you will see some that the...

Very nice! I too have realized that buying an old one and making it what I want would require almost as much work as just building one. I have the skills and can't afford to buy new so I might as well. A couple questions though: 1. What is the sealing tape you used on the corners? 2...

Talking about reduced mpgs with more aggressive tires, I found this online when I was looking at cooper tires: http://roadtraveler.net/tread-matters-tire-selection-and-fuel-economy/ It makes since, the further you get from a continuous smooth circle the more rolling resistance you wind up with...

If the camper will be permanently mounted, then I would support the idea of new springs. The catch though, is you really need to invest in shocks that are also tuned to that increased spring rate and truck weight. This seems to be a key factor that is always overlooked. Springs hold the truck...

Thanks for the replies! I actually went and looked at a Six-Pac camper this weekend. The price was right, but the condition was not. Sadly it was just too old. It seemed solid, but being 30yrs old none of it made me want to spend any money on it. I think what I'm looking for and my budget...

I know the site is dedicated to pop-up campers, but thought this might be applicable here anyways since FWC owned Sixpac for awhile. Any info on six-pac campers? Were they metal framed just like the FWC campers? Thoughts? I keep thinking a hardsided shell with preferably metal framing would...

Not sure what this is: https://slo.craigslist.org/rvs/d/morro-bay-8-ftpop-up-camper-for-the/6887199510.html Kevin