Such a great channel! No over excited screaming, no click bait none sense, just the perfect blend of keeping it interesting and light hearted. Keep up the great work
These are great little shows. I don't have to be specifically interested in what you are doing. They are always a good watch. Great to sit and watch over a lite snack. Like the other person said. No boring intro's, clickbait, unnecessary music, laughing, slapstick. Commercials haven't ruined your channel yet. Any chance of some more car rescue videos?
LBG: "I'd like to register this running, driving, completely stock Japanese truck." DMV: "Are you insane? That thing's not safe on public roads!" LBG: "OK, well how about this rusty 70 yr old 8-wheeled monstrosity with no brakes that I built in my yard?" DMV: "Well, glad to see you came to your senses Mr. Lowbuck! Here are your license plates."
I worked in Montgomery Wards paint department in the 1970s. My boss taught me a neat trick to make old paint more usable. About 24 hours before painting turn the can upside down. Gravity will help the solids and the liquid exchange places which makes stirring it back into usable paint much easier
Whenever a Low-Buck video drops in I feel like I won the lottery... except with no money. Ok, maybe it's more like winning an argument with your brother-in-law... except with a lot less gloating. In any event it makes me happy... except with no money or gloating. Happy is good.
Since you've got the plasma table, the easiest solution for the solar panels might be to make new, slotted, link arms. That way you can lower the whole assembly down for transit, maybe onto a couple of tabs that form a basic cradle.
I get a feeling you once worked on aircraft. Any truth to that? I'm glad you decided to do a topcoat for that primer. That Hexavalent Chromium is no joke. Nasty stuff. The camper fits the old truck so well
this is a great channel man. What you are doing here, unironically you might know, is literally helping people like me and people all over the world while being entertaining. You are a gem.
This is just so realistic on how you get the projects done this is my personal opinion stretching the dollar. Using the materials that you have on hand. Fixing stuff is so awesome. Your explanation is straightforward extremely well without interference of music. Thank you for your brilliant ideas. I do enjoy your projects.
always enjoy your videos ... 2 things: spray foam works great as an adhesive to stick insulated foam boards up and the other is the solar panels... I was thinking 2 hinged wings that would fold down along the sides of the camper and you could have latches to hold them secured while driving .. and when camping they could have 180degrees of travel (with adjustable supports as simple as flat bar with a bunch of holes in it that go over a pin to set the angle to capture the sun) or could just be used as awnings.
I love your videos, James. I just wish they were longer! Oh well, I know you have plenty of other things to do in addition to making videos. Just keep 'em coming, please!
Those 14 inch swiveling arms on the front and back of the solar panel rack could be cut in half and somehow hinged at another elbow joint in the middle; Then the whole rack could come down on top of the camper and held down while driving. There's even a hole where the skylight is already. That might make the solar panels fly off while driving but I'm not sure how securely they're held on currently or how fast this thing goes at top speed. If you really wanted to get fancy, the entire solar panel rack could be hinged where the solar panels fold up, and the whole rack could come down with the elbow joints at the same time and be folded up while driving, keeping the solar panels held in place. btw i have binged your entire channel in the last few weeks keep up the good work.
The whole time I was wondering about making that solar panel rack roadworthy. Sorry though, I never came up with a good solution. Seems to me that making it collapsible is the most likely, maybe with an air dam in front to deflect the wind. But even so it'll take a fancy setup to make getting it up and down a reasonable thing to do. It's so tall.....what a fantastic build, tho! So fun to watch. Just gotta admire your skill set, sir! A lot of very incredible solutions being put on display. Very nicely done.
Looks great on that truck, By the way you could have saved a lot of money by welding the plates onto the frame just by welding in the drilled holes. First you spray paint the roof then the sides. Especially in that heat. Painting in the sun not right way to go. Solar panels that wide and that high up will fly away. Why not splitting the panel frame so you have two separate rows? When driving the whole construction can lay flat on top of the roof catch non to less wind. Just styrofoam between the frame is not enough isolation. You now created a warm/cold bridge. Thus the frame needs to be isolated too. May be some sealing kit and wooden strips will help to achieve this.
That was indeed fun and I learned about closed-end pop rivets. Heck, I've been filling mine with silicone to keep them from leaking. So this episode was a win-win for me. Thanks for all the effort you put into these vids!
Love your work...could put an L slot into new brackets for solar frame,could then slide them to the bottom and have frame flush with roof for travelling 😊
Usually is you use a acetylene torch with a small welding tip, you can heat a single pin point spot to red hot and let it cool, then move to a different spot and do the same and keep moving around, the dent will shrink and pull itself out and without hammers. I learned that when I did paint and body for a living. It was an old school lead sled body repair guy that showed me. It works great. Definitely a lifesaver when you are on the clock and you don't wanna use a bunch of body fillers and hammer work. Just food for thought. I have seen guys use a Tig welder to do the same thing, after I showed them with the acetylene torch.
You have just created the ultimate adventure rig right there! At least if the adventure is within driving distance at 40 MPH LOL. As for driving with the solar panels deployed, that's a tough call. On this truck at speed (low that is) I'll bet they are fine as long as you aren't getting crosswinds. Which means they're not fine because of course you're going to get crosswinds. Maybe a rack where they run long ways, and push in on a track system, one just above the other. The top one is always making power, then when stopped you could slide out the bottom one for full power. Anyway, that was a LOT of hours building that camper, but in the end you have a super strong unit that fits your needs, and the pride of "I built this"...KUDOS!
Neat little camper shell. You may be the first person in history to use one as a camper. Growing up we sometimes had one on the stepdad’s truck and I remember him putting it on ahead of a fishing trip because we had a long ride in the bed of that truck to where we were going fishing. We got in the truck while it was still dark out and he threw blankets back there and told us to sleep on the way. Then we fished all morning and into the afternoon until we had all we could transport back. It was an annual event. You have a bed which would’ve been a lot more comfortable.
Oooeh got a tip for you: Make circles when using adhesive.. the enclosed chamber acts as a vacuüm.. sticks better.. Thanks for all you lessons, you're great!
I feel like a collab with Steve Wallis would be incredible. These two seem like they'd get along swimmingly. Also, I think the solar rack might need to collapse for driving. It might just be the angles we're seeing it from, but it looks like it might be easy to have it in the way of the hot exhaust while the truck's running and the heat might mess up the panel. Having it collapse so it's only up while the truck's not moving might avoid that problem.
Mr. Low-Buck Garage, the best thing to do with your plasma cutter is angle your slats. This will reduce slag build up significantly because the plasma will never be hitting the same slat. If you need reference photos or more info hit me up and i can visually show you. I have been training people on these machines and I have vast experience running CNCs/Burn machines. I love your videos keep doing what you do!
For the solar panels, I would look at installing a different linkage so it could be lowered down flush to the camper roof. That would allow it to be anchored to the roof for driving, then moved up for camping. The pivot concept for power generation is excellent.
Make the solar panels fold to *both* sides. In a way to Shield the windows and to get strapped steady on the vehicle sides while driving...? 🤔😉 That was a fun episode. LBG days are good days😎👍
This is the best channel on TH-cam. Thanks for that! As far as your solar rack, I thought adding hinges to the two outside rows so that they fold toward the middle and protect the panels for transport, but also hail. I never thought we would get hail here in the desert, but about six months ago we got a doozy of a flash hail storm which left anything brittle, broken, cracked and sheet metal had some small dents. the hail was about nickle-sized so I'm not sure what kind of damage it would do to solar panels, but the other benefit is to be able to close them up when it gets too hot for solar...which is a thing! Each mfr has a listed usable temp range.
Battery wise you might be able to wire in a trickle charge system off the truck's power system so when you are driving the batterys are getting charged
Power Wagon is all I saw! 😂 Nice work really. Looks a lot better with the bed extended. Maybe a steel arch with slots front and back of the camper for the solar panel rack? Like an adjustment arm on a belt driven alternator or power steering pump. 👍
I was going to head to bed since I want to get up at 4am to go fishing...but then a new Low-Buck video comes out...yep bed can wait! Gotta have my priorities correct.
Loving the design so far! You could stick another hinge section on the solo panel struts so they can then lie flat to the camper body and frankentruck's roof when driving and not in use.
If you drive during the day, you will charge your battery, but if you can rig a system to deploy and angle the solar panels you can maximize your solar capacity with larger array
I subscribed too your channel a little over a year ago and love it ! I would say this is one of my favorite builds go all the way with this one it looks GREAT !!!
This channel is way up high on my TOP 10 list , just wish you would/could upload more videos frequently. I love watching this channel and get idea´s constantly. Thank you, Sir for keeping us entertained 👍
I think to take a little pressure off the steering, drop the 2 outside tires, or maybe go with a couple super singles. Streamline this unit a little. Between you and the Budget Bildz guy's, I stay entertained. 😮😅😅 Fun video......
I’ve always had this idea on a low profile solar rack where it’s got captured rollers on one side and a link bar on the other. And when the link swings in its arc the rollers allow for that but also keep that end low. This way the rack can lay flat and then be deployed up at an angle. The link length would set the angle. The only downside here is that you’d only be able to angle it in one direction.
That thing is beautiful in a very DIY way. Im in love with it. I got a few ideas for the build that could work: - First, the solar panels. I think that the best way to do that would simply be to mount them lower on the roof on separate racks (like a frame box per panel), and use the same type of clicky rail parts that are mounted in couches or fold out sofas to angle them. Basically this will allow it to be lower-set, sturdier probably too and a lot easier to use than having the pivot points. - For the ladder, since you've extended the back tail, i think you could just be able to mount a stubby ladder that folds forwards/backwards right under the extended area. Alternatively , just make it slot into 2 square tubing mounts and be held in place with a captive bolt that you can pull out to lock. - For the underside of the extended area, and thats more of a bonus really, i feel like you would be able to instal some carry space by welding on some thinner steel frames and just make basically storage boxes near the back wheel like some utility trucks have. Nothing huge, but enough to hold some camping tools like a portable stove, a folding shovel etc. Cant wait for the next update, i love this project.
Such a great channel! No over excited screaming, no click bait none sense, just the perfect blend of keeping it interesting and light hearted. Keep up the great work
These are great little shows. I don't have to be specifically interested in what you are doing. They are always a good watch. Great to sit and watch over a lite snack. Like the other person said. No boring intro's, clickbait, unnecessary music, laughing, slapstick. Commercials haven't ruined your channel yet. Any chance of some more car rescue videos?
"An uncomfortable level of doing things correctly." THAT's why I subscribe to this channel.
Me too.
I really do have this same thought many times a day. But when you have kids and a wife things have to work and stay working
I was just about to write the same. What a quote!
@@Scott-kd4gs Me too mate, watching a bit late down here here in Aus, you might have heard me PMSL! 🤣
Same in Oz
LBG: "I'd like to register this running, driving, completely stock Japanese truck."
DMV: "Are you insane? That thing's not safe on public roads!"
LBG: "OK, well how about this rusty 70 yr old 8-wheeled monstrosity with no brakes that I built in my yard?"
DMV: "Well, glad to see you came to your senses Mr. Lowbuck! Here are your license plates."
Completely underrated channel. I’m binge watching. Really enjoy the content and the effort put into the final edit. Great job.
I worked in Montgomery Wards paint department in the 1970s. My boss taught me a neat trick to make old paint more usable. About 24 hours before painting turn the can upside down. Gravity will help the solids and the liquid exchange places which makes stirring it back into usable paint much easier
Whenever a Low-Buck video drops in I feel like I won the lottery... except with no money. Ok, maybe it's more like winning an argument with your brother-in-law... except with a lot less gloating. In any event it makes me happy... except with no money or gloating. Happy is good.
😂 right 🤷♂️
Are you the problem?
@@someguy9422Are there any problems?
Since you've got the plasma table, the easiest solution for the solar panels might be to make new, slotted, link arms. That way you can lower the whole assembly down for transit, maybe onto a couple of tabs that form a basic cradle.
That's what I was thinking for a quick and efficient solution 👌🏽
Let's go, a Low Buck Garage video on a long weekend
I get a feeling you once worked on aircraft. Any truth to that?
I'm glad you decided to do a topcoat for that primer. That Hexavalent Chromium is no joke. Nasty stuff.
The camper fits the old truck so well
I was literally about to go to bed but I have to watch this now :)
You're absolutely CRAZY!!!, but ingenious and fun. I look forward to your videos every week. 👍
this is a great channel man. What you are doing here, unironically you might know, is literally helping people like me and people all over the world while being entertaining. You are a gem.
Just love your content. I learn and laugh! Thank you.
My night is complete. Watching some labor on a Labor Day Weekend
True that!!
that truck look so good with that camper, good choice.
Agreed....
This is just so realistic on how you get the projects done this is my personal opinion stretching the dollar. Using the materials that you have on hand. Fixing stuff is so awesome. Your explanation is straightforward extremely well without interference of music. Thank you for your brilliant ideas. I do enjoy your projects.
6:50 the forbidden mustard
yikes - with a dose of hexavalent chromium to boot
This made my day. Low Buck Garage is just a f’n fun time. And as a famous philosopher, once said, if you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong.
always enjoy your videos ... 2 things: spray foam works great as an adhesive to stick insulated foam boards up and the other is the solar panels... I was thinking 2 hinged wings that would fold down along the sides of the camper and you could have latches to hold them secured while driving .. and when camping they could have 180degrees of travel (with adjustable supports as simple as flat bar with a bunch of holes in it that go over a pin to set the angle to capture the sun) or could just be used as awnings.
I love your videos, James. I just wish they were longer! Oh well, I know you have plenty of other things to do in addition to making videos. Just keep 'em coming, please!
Those 14 inch swiveling arms on the front and back of the solar panel rack could be cut in half and somehow hinged at another elbow joint in the middle; Then the whole rack could come down on top of the camper and held down while driving. There's even a hole where the skylight is already. That might make the solar panels fly off while driving but I'm not sure how securely they're held on currently or how fast this thing goes at top speed. If you really wanted to get fancy, the entire solar panel rack could be hinged where the solar panels fold up, and the whole rack could come down with the elbow joints at the same time and be folded up while driving, keeping the solar panels held in place.
btw i have binged your entire channel in the last few weeks keep up the good work.
Yes!! A new Low-Buck Garage video. Your videos keep me going in this tough world. Thank you for your positivity!
30:00 I was thinking hot tub, on the veranda
What a treat, was hoping you'd upload a new one this weekend. Thank you sir!
Been waiting all day to see this in night keep on dude we all love you
The monologue about doing things correctly and not knowing what I'm doing made me fall out of sofa! Pure hilarious entertainment.
Hexagonal spacers! 🤣
Great work. Love the Errstream
It's a pleasure watching you work sir. I enjoy your channel.
The camper looks really good on there.
my current fav channel. cheers from Chile 🍻
your making the world a better place. we need more like you..
Love this camper build! Enjoying all the use of old still good materials!
Woo hoo! Sunday night low buck!
The whole time I was wondering about making that solar panel rack roadworthy. Sorry though, I never came up with a good solution. Seems to me that making it collapsible is the most likely, maybe with an air dam in front to deflect the wind. But even so it'll take a fancy setup to make getting it up and down a reasonable thing to do. It's so tall.....what a fantastic build, tho! So fun to watch. Just gotta admire your skill set, sir! A lot of very incredible solutions being put on display. Very nicely done.
Yes it's beautiful, ultimate overland rig
I love that you put that on that truck! Too cool! And again! Best fixin stuff channel on TH-cam!💯
Do really enjoy watching you build things - the frame work and skin is really nice work
That is awesome looking already
Looks great on that truck,
By the way you could have saved a lot of money by welding the plates onto the frame just by welding in the drilled holes.
First you spray paint the roof then the sides. Especially in that heat. Painting in the sun not right way to go.
Solar panels that wide and that high up will fly away.
Why not splitting the panel frame so you have two separate rows? When driving the whole construction can lay flat on top of the roof catch non to less wind.
Just styrofoam between the frame is not enough isolation. You now created a warm/cold bridge. Thus the frame needs to be isolated too. May be some sealing kit and wooden strips will help to achieve this.
That was indeed fun and I learned about closed-end pop rivets. Heck, I've been filling mine with silicone to keep them from leaking. So this episode was a win-win for me.
Thanks for all the effort you put into these vids!
That's a cool camper Mate It'll go anywhere. Now you can have a snooze when you get there. Win Win I dig this channel 👍🇦🇺👍
After watching all this riveting, I think Panel-Bond would be the way to go.🙂
how do you tell a u.s. ufo, from an alien ufo.... we use rivets, they dont..
This was one of your best videos. Bravo.
This video takes me way back when my dad converted an old 1936 Chevy school bus into a camper. It was a sight to see!😂
Love your videos they make for an enjoyable evening's entertainment...keep on having fun!
That looks like it would be a great Burning Man vehicle.
Always enjoy your videos.
This is my favourite truck on the channel. So happy to see it get some attention.
THe good thing about this camper is that it can also double as a bunker
Here in Australia we would call you a bush mechanic making functional stuff out of scrap
Love the content 🇦🇺
Love your work...could put an L slot into new brackets for solar frame,could then slide them to the bottom and have frame flush with roof for travelling 😊
God, that truck is so cool with the contrast of that bed, having solar panels and all 😂
👍👍looks good👍👍
Love that truck
Usually is you use a acetylene torch with a small welding tip, you can heat a single pin point spot to red hot and let it cool, then move to a different spot and do the same and keep moving around, the dent will shrink and pull itself out and without hammers. I learned that when I did paint and body for a living. It was an old school lead sled body repair guy that showed me. It works great. Definitely a lifesaver when you are on the clock and you don't wanna use a bunch of body fillers and hammer work. Just food for thought. I have seen guys use a Tig welder to do the same thing, after I showed them with the acetylene torch.
dude you're so lucky to have all these trucks and stuffs
Good call on the color.
Nice work
No problems here, just easy solutions. I like it
Just once I'd like to hear "propane and propane accesories. Love this channel!
looks good
Not sure how you ended up in my feed, but I enjoy your videos a lot!
Always having fun watching such great entertainment.
The truck and camper are bad ass, and who doesnt like solar panels!
totally love that setup on the ol chevy!!!!!
being able to drive with your solar panels working is a huge benefit a eight hour drive while still charging your batteries is great.
Love this channel ! Thanks for the new video tonight .
You have just created the ultimate adventure rig right there! At least if the adventure is within driving distance at 40 MPH LOL. As for driving with the solar panels deployed, that's a tough call. On this truck at speed (low that is) I'll bet they are fine as long as you aren't getting crosswinds. Which means they're not fine because of course you're going to get crosswinds. Maybe a rack where they run long ways, and push in on a track system, one just above the other. The top one is always making power, then when stopped you could slide out the bottom one for full power. Anyway, that was a LOT of hours building that camper, but in the end you have a super strong unit that fits your needs, and the pride of "I built this"...KUDOS!
I love your take-it-easy attitude and make do with whatever you have available. You always make it happen.
Neat little camper shell. You may be the first person in history to use one as a camper. Growing up we sometimes had one on the stepdad’s truck and I remember him putting it on ahead of a fishing trip because we had a long ride in the bed of that truck to where we were going fishing. We got in the truck while it was still dark out and he threw blankets back there and told us to sleep on the way. Then we fished all morning and into the afternoon until we had all we could transport back. It was an annual event. You have a bed which would’ve been a lot more comfortable.
Oooeh got a tip for you:
Make circles when using adhesive.. the enclosed chamber acts as a vacuüm.. sticks better..
Thanks for all you lessons, you're great!
I feel like a collab with Steve Wallis would be incredible. These two seem like they'd get along swimmingly.
Also, I think the solar rack might need to collapse for driving. It might just be the angles we're seeing it from, but it looks like it might be easy to have it in the way of the hot exhaust while the truck's running and the heat might mess up the panel. Having it collapse so it's only up while the truck's not moving might avoid that problem.
I absolutely love this project, I’m truly inspired by this one
Mr. Low-Buck Garage, the best thing to do with your plasma cutter is angle your slats. This will reduce slag build up significantly because the plasma will never be hitting the same slat. If you need reference photos or more info hit me up and i can visually show you. I have been training people on these machines and I have vast experience running CNCs/Burn machines. I love your videos keep doing what you do!
For the solar panels, I would look at installing a different linkage so it could be lowered down flush to the camper roof. That would allow it to be anchored to the roof for driving, then moved up for camping. The pivot concept for power generation is excellent.
Be carful the excellent quality of your work is showing.
This is the channel for the "everyman"! Well Done sir!
I was hoping that double dually would get a new purpose. That is one of the coolest trucks I’ve ever seen.
Make the solar panels fold to *both* sides. In a way to Shield the windows and to get strapped steady on the vehicle sides while driving...? 🤔😉
That was a fun episode. LBG days are good days😎👍
You are awesome and sooooo funny keep them coming sir. 😊😊😊😊😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅
This is the best channel on TH-cam. Thanks for that!
As far as your solar rack, I thought adding hinges to the two outside rows so that they fold toward the middle and protect the panels for transport, but also hail. I never thought we would get hail here in the desert, but about six months ago we got a doozy of a flash hail storm which left anything brittle, broken, cracked and sheet metal had some small dents. the hail was about nickle-sized so I'm not sure what kind of damage it would do to solar panels, but the other benefit is to be able to close them up when it gets too hot for solar...which is a thing! Each mfr has a listed usable temp range.
Battery wise you might be able to wire in a trickle charge system off the truck's power system so when you are driving the batterys are getting charged
Just did that to my zj to charge the big lithium for the winch and inverter. Works great.
Power Wagon is all I saw! 😂
Nice work really. Looks a lot better with the bed extended.
Maybe a steel arch with slots front and back of the camper for the solar panel rack? Like an adjustment arm on a belt driven alternator or power steering pump. 👍
I was going to head to bed since I want to get up at 4am to go fishing...but then a new Low-Buck video comes out...yep bed can wait! Gotta have my priorities correct.
I would make the solar rack a Tri fold design so the two outside thirds fold into the middle for driving and storage
Why I love this channel, no nonsense approach to build.❤ fold away solar panels great idea less drag when driving😊
This Camper looks like straight out of a Mad Max Production. Thats why i subscribed to this channel.
Loving the design so far! You could stick another hinge section on the solo panel struts so they can then lie flat to the camper body and frankentruck's roof when driving and not in use.
If you drive during the day, you will charge your battery, but if you can rig a system to deploy and angle the solar panels you can maximize your solar capacity with larger array
I love the problem solving, bargain hunting, and making do! I identify with it.\
Nice overland rig man. Love watching these videos. Keep up the awesome work.
I subscribed too your channel a little over a year ago and love it ! I would say this is one of my favorite builds go all the way with this one it looks GREAT !!!
This channel is way up high on my TOP 10 list , just wish you would/could upload more videos frequently. I love watching this channel and get idea´s constantly. Thank you, Sir for keeping us entertained 👍
Nailed it! Rig the panels so each one folds flat against either side and deploys when parked, neat and tidy.
I think to take a little pressure off the steering, drop the 2 outside tires, or maybe go with a couple super singles. Streamline this unit a little.
Between you and the Budget Bildz guy's, I stay entertained. 😮😅😅
Fun video......
23:55 a stiff bristle brush will take care of the fins
I’ve always had this idea on a low profile solar rack where it’s got captured rollers on one side and a link bar on the other. And when the link swings in its arc the rollers allow for that but also keep that end low. This way the rack can lay flat and then be deployed up at an angle. The link length would set the angle. The only downside here is that you’d only be able to angle it in one direction.
Some good Mad Max vibes coming from that truck now
That thing is beautiful in a very DIY way. Im in love with it. I got a few ideas for the build that could work:
- First, the solar panels. I think that the best way to do that would simply be to mount them lower on the roof on separate racks (like a frame box per panel), and use the same type of clicky rail parts that are mounted in couches or fold out sofas to angle them. Basically this will allow it to be lower-set, sturdier probably too and a lot easier to use than having the pivot points.
- For the ladder, since you've extended the back tail, i think you could just be able to mount a stubby ladder that folds forwards/backwards right under the extended area. Alternatively , just make it slot into 2 square tubing mounts and be held in place with a captive bolt that you can pull out to lock.
- For the underside of the extended area, and thats more of a bonus really, i feel like you would be able to instal some carry space by welding on some thinner steel frames and just make basically storage boxes near the back wheel like some utility trucks have. Nothing huge, but enough to hold some camping tools like a portable stove, a folding shovel etc.
Cant wait for the next update, i love this project.
10:19
This is honestly good advice. Is always find myself doing things better during a project the longer the project drags on.