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At the end of January we built up a frame on the interior with a modular setup that allows us to sleep sideways or lengthwise. The skis fit nicely along one side and the cooler fits down the middle. Sent from my iPhone using Wander The West

Over the past week we've finished the flooring by putting down a 1" layer of foam insulation, a 7/32 underlayment and vinyl. Sent from my iPhone using Wander The West

Given that we just bought the reflectix the day before we didn't have time to put any Velcro on, which is what others have done (see the link above). Instead we used two heavy duty clips at the top and bottom of the seam. We also didn't experience much for wind but in general the reflectix is...

The reflectix worked great, the condensation on the inside of the canvas was very minimal. One of the mornings was even down to -5 and overall I felt the reflectix made it feel a little warmer. Sent from my iPhone using Wander The West

Thanks for all the kind comments! Just picked up a roll of 24" X 50' reflectix insulation this morning and plan on copying RicoV's idea of an exterior thermal pack. Moving the temperature gradient (i.e. the vapor gradient) outside of the canvas makes a lot of sense to reduce condensation. We're...

With the exterior all cleaned up and the trim removed we moved on to painting the camper. Of course it doesn’t make sense to paint the camper just any old color unless you have a good name for it. While on a 4-day backpacking trip we were tossing around all sorts of ideas and the one that stuck...

This was our first project and like any project, KEEP IN MIND IT TAKES MUCH LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED! We initially planned a weekend where Saturday would be devoted to the roof and Sunday would be for the floor. The roof took the entire weekend, a few weekdays, and a lot of beers to complete. But...

Before getting into our rebuild it’s worth mentioning our motivation for going the route we did. My wife and I are backcountry skiers, and love to travel! After we finished college in WI we moved to CO and took a year off before I started graduate school. She found work in her field and after a...