I'm Building A (Pop-Up Hard Wall) Slide In Camper DIY Camper Full Tour EP:14
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- This is a full tour of the completed DIY Slide In Camper. The camper has been on the Toyota Tacoma for over 5 months, and it's been really great. We have had several nights camping in the camper and have loved it so far. Thanks to everyone who has followed along with the build and thanks to all of the subscribers out there. Much appreciated! #diycamper #FourWheelCampers #Tacomacamper
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This is arguably what's best about TH-cam... you get to see folks do some truly incredible and creative stuff. I freak'n love this build. So cool.
Thank you! Glad you liked the build and videos. Thanks for watching and the great comment, it is appreciated. Stay safe out there. TbT
I was thinking the exact same thing. I love to see people build cool shit. I’ve learned so much over the years.
Thanks ! Much appreciated. 🍻
This is exactly what I want. Extremely good for highway driving.
Yeah not too bad. Upgraded the leafs, tires and bump stops to help carry the load. Shocks were already upgraded. Lost about 3 mpg, but that’s not too bad.
I have to say that if you built this, you should seriously think about taking orders. Awesome job. Wow
Haha. Thanks.
I also love how this is a "hard side" build !!
Thanks.
Nice, glad you are fighting back at high priced truck camper
Thanks. 🤙🏼
Yeah 17k-90k for a slide in is insane.
Hands down one of the best design with hard side pop up. Thanks for sharing and giving me the motivation to build my own. Your fabric stabilizer is a simple and great solution. I'm going to expand that idea by putting rollers on the corners of the front and rear folding panels. The rollers will slide on the tracks attached to the roof panel. This will provide stability to the system with only up and down motion and no side to side motion. To collapse, fold the two side panels down first then pull the front and rear panel down. As the front or rear panel goes down, the rollers riding in the tracks will pull the roof down with it. Attach straps to the middle edge of front and rear panels so you can fold the camper top completely by one person from inside camper without the use of the fabric stabilizers.
Thanks. I thought of trying that idea and may retrofit mine like that someday, it would be a cool upgrade. Good luck with your build and thanks for watching and commenting. Tbt
One of my favorite builds I have ever seen. Kudos man for making something so practical yet innovative.
Thanks, much appreciated.
I've watched this entire series a few times and I'm definitely going to start building one in April when the snow here in New Hampshire finally melts. I have a 1997 Ford Ranger, 2.3L 5 speed 2wd. I have been looking around at truck campers and they all basically weigh too much for it. Your build series has given me the hope and confidence that I can do something similar for my truck and keep the weight down and still be able to tow my light weight boat. New Hampshire has a small population, but there's a lot of beautiful land and lakes to explore and as a public school teacher I'd love to spend my summers doing just that. Thanks for being a huge help and inspiration!
Thanks! Good luck with your build. Just an fyi I upgraded my leaf springs, bump stops and have e load tires to help carry the weight of my camper. You could save some weight by doing a Project M 4WheelCamper style or make the pop up a wedge. Just my 2 cents…good luck. I’ve never been up that way, I’m sure it’s awesome out there. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Wow!!! This is a great series. I marveled at your skill and ingenuity. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Hands down the best diy hard side out there
Thanks 🤙🏼.
No chance of building these for others?
I just don’t have time, I have a full time carrier too. Labor cost is pretty high as well. Material cost is only about 5k to DIY it. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
@@TravelingbyTacoma should you ever decide to sell this one please let us know.
I’ve got 40k budget to put my rig together. I would love to build it but don’t really have the time.
Sounds good. Thanks. Check out Smalltruckcampers on Instagram, he lists used campers on his site…Some good deals out there. ✌🏼
I was embarrassingly excited when I saw you’d put out another video. I’ve been dying to see the completed project. Very awesome build, super impressed man. Good work. 👍
Haha, that's cool. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Thank you for the wonderful series of videos, awesome outcome, managed to binge through all 14 videos in one go 😁, true inspiration for many out there who dream of building their own camper.
Awesome, and thanks for the binge lol. Hope you enjoyed it and got some good inspiration and ideas. Thanks for commenting and good luck. TbT
Excellent job on the camper and the build videos! I have been following along since the beginning and was so inspired I just completed building my own camper . I used a lot of your build techniques but did not make mine a pop top. Thank you for all the effort you put into putting together these videos!
Thanks ! Glad you enjoyed them and they helped with your build too. Have fun out there. 🤙🏼 TbT
Absolutely epic! This is the dream build
Thanks!🤙🏼
Nicely done, I really appreciate you sharing your kindness and knowledge.
Thanks. Thanks for watching and commenting. ✌🏼
Awesome work I’m gonna have to go back and watch the build series now
Thanks! ✌🏼
NICE !!!
I’d Love to have one for my 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road, double cab, long bed (6’).
Thanks for watching. ✌🏼
Great job! Thanks for sharing! Hope you get many years of fun use.
Thanks! 🤙🏼
Thank you for the wonderful series of videos, awesome outcome, managed to binge through all 14 videos in one go. excelent
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed them enough to binge. Thanks again for watching and commenting, it’s appreciated. Stay safe out there. TbT.
Awesome job!
Thanks !
Nice job Miller!!!
Haha Thanks Harv. Long time..I guess you still talk to Baker eh. Hope you’re doing well. 🤙🏼
Sensacional! Parabéns pelo idealização do projeto ! Ficou show ! Agora é só viajar !
Thanks
Oh cool, I'm glad to see another video. I started working on my shell camper. I hope to make a fancier one like this after building a simple one for this cold season.
Nice, good luck with your builds. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Well done, Love the build.
Thanks!
Hello from mexico!!! I been waiting for this chapter!!! Love it!!!
Hello. Thanks, glad you like it. 🤙🏼
Nice projetc, simply perfect ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! 🤙🏼
What an awesome diy project,very nice.
Thanks!
Great job, looks good!
Thank you! 🤙🏼
Congratulations!! great job. Your work is a complete inspiration and support (I will use some of the procedures you took) for me as I´m just beginning the develop of my own truck camper. Thank you
Thanks! Good luck on your build. Thanks again for watching and commenting. TbT.
This looks awesome! Watched every episode. Thanks for showing that a quality build can be done in your own driveway!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the series. Anything can be done if you really want it to. Thanks for all the views and for following along. Much appreciated. TbT.
@@TravelingbyTacoma Also did I miss something or did you not say your final finished weight for the camper?
Finished weight is right around 750 dry. Fully loaded for a trip with gear, food, water me and my girlfriend is right up to the line on my trucks GVRW of 5600lbs total weight for my truck. I added E load tires, powerstop brakes and sumo spring bumps to help with the full trip weight load. Empty (no gear or water) it drives pretty great and I get about 18.5 mph on average.
Awesome job! Hope to get mine usable by late fall.
Thanks! Good luck with your build. 👍🏻🤙🏼
Just stumbled upon your channel. Your Tacoma looks awesome. Clean and simple. Refreshing to see what a 2wd can do. Also it took me a few minutes to figure out what your video style and narration reminded me of but it’s Bruce Brown in the first Endless Summer! Music, camera angles, narration, very similar. Love it.
Haha, thanks. That’s a real compliment. I’ve tried working on my monotone delivery. I grew up on that movie and loved it. I actually lived right under Mike Hynsen Jr at Wind n Sea for a few years in the late 90’s. Yeah my truck has taken us and gotten us through some hairy spots for a 2wd for sure. Lots of weight helps traction for sure. Thanks for the great comments. 🤙🏼
Nice build.
Thanks!
That was fast considering you put work as a priority. Those paychecks do come in handy though. The camper turned out GREAT! Don't stop now, keep the camera rolling you're good at making vids. Some Traveling by Tacoma adventures in SoCal or where ever. Nothing like 7K viewers nosing in on your weekend, who knows could even be more. Anyway hope you don't ride off into the sunset, it's been fun watching these 14 episodes. Stay safe & counting to 10 ✋🤚at the end of the day Mr Carpenter.
Ha! Yeah. Ended up having the long weekend free with nothing planned and the weather was nice so I decide to bust out the video while I had time. Thanks, glad you like it. We’ll definitely be doing some adventure/camping videos with the camper as well as any mods or additions to it along the way. Thanks for following along and commenting. It’s appreciated. TbT
Congrats! Your project is too amazing!
Thank you. Much appreciated. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Maravilhoso! Parabéns! Forte inspiração! Valeuuuuuuuuuu!
🍻✌🏼 thanks.
Loved the build videos...this build was epic !!! thanks for sharing !!
Thanks! Thanks for watching and commenting, glad you enjoyed it. 🤙🏼
Congratulations on your build!
Thank you. Loving it! Thanks for watching and commenting, it’s appreciated. TbT
What I like most is the simplicity of the furniture, prioritizing functionality. Perfect! Do you have any idea how much it weighs and when it is ready to go?
Thanks. My goal was always to keep it simple and a light as possible, but useful. It weighs about 750# dry. We have been using it for a few months… we did a 2500+ mile road-trip in July to Oregon and a few local camping trips since then as well. Loving it. Can’t wait for the desert to cool down and get out there. Check out my Instagram page for more pics. @travelingbytacoma ✌🏻
Brilliant. 👍👍
Thanks! 🤙🏼
Very, very nice job, impresive work
Thanks 🤙🏼
Nice! I see a self-contained diesel heater mounted to the outside rear panel in your future. 👍
Thanks ! Haha. Maybe. We live in SoCal, so it’s never really cold enough for a heater. The fully insulated camper is amazingly cool in hot weather (compared to our RTT) so we’re thinking it will be plenty warm for our winter desert trips. We have a little buddy heater too …just to warm up the tent/camper, but we don’t keep it on when we’re asleep 😵💫. Thanks for watching and commenting TbT.
Been following along for quite some time now. Dropped by & come to surprise, it’s complete! Looks & functions fantastic! Like how you made a pass through as well. Wished the Tacoma came with a large window like the Tundra. Tried to come up with several solutions, from having rubber material mounted in between the camper & cab window, although I deemed it to be unsafe to crawl through such a tiny space. Really considering just removing the window altogether, though don’t want to deal with installing it again if need be, with the seals & all. Glad your camper’s rolling. Safe travels!
Thanks! Yes, the build is a never ending process, but that's part of the fun and experience. Thanks again for following along , its appreciated. TbT
Te quedo increíble! Congrats!
Thanks! 🤙🏼
This build looks totally professional. There’s only one other DIY camper. I truly love as much as this one and it’s all around the fact that you have a Tacoma short bed like I do so you really have to be creative on the little space that you’ve got, but you made it huge. The other guy who did a Tacoma build is from my neck of the woods, Massachusetts, and he did the same thing on his short bed to coma. This inspires me to start doing something better than the soft topper I’ve got, which is really hard to camp in a 5 foot bed as it is I’ve had to use pvc pipe and tarp material just to cover the tailgat so I could get 6 feet of laying space. Well, I got time to think about this over the winter and start fresh in the spring to start a build. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks! Can you send me an Instagram link to the other camper? I'd love to check it out. Good luck designing/building yours. I sketched a million designs before I came up with mine...and a lot changed as built too lol. Having a good base plan will help, but give yourself plenty of time and be ready to adjust your design on the fly. You wont regret spending a few more hours/days doing right when you're out there in the wild. Thanks for watching and the great comment, it's appreciated. Good luck and stay safe out there. TbT
Pretty nice and functional congratulations enjoy your equipment.
Thanks!
Such a nice built truck camper! If I hadn’t known I would’ve sworn it was a manufactured one! I’m planning on buying a Northstar 850 SC soon to go onto a 2024 GMC 2500 HD 4WD CREWCAB 6.6 LITRE DURAMAX DIESEL AT4. Happy trails and safe travels! ~Jim~ (Houston,Tx)
Thanks! That’s gonna be a beast of a rig. Sounds like fun. We just got back from Texas (first time for me ) we went to the Hill Country-Boerne, Lukenbach, etc. Beautiful area this time of year. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤙🏼
I’m trying to see how you lock the roof to the fold up sides once it’s all up.ooohhh, regular door latch, simple and effective
The walls kind of lock each other in place with friction when up and then I lock the side walls when vertical with these simple slide locks. I don’t think I showed that process very well in the videos. amzn.to/3THfd9Y. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Fantastic Job !! It's been fun watching the progress. Maybe a few odds and ends down the road.
Other than that . Enjoy !!!
Thank you. Much appreciated.
Job Well Done!!
Thanks!
Like the awning brackets need to make some of them.
Thanks. Super easy to make and super cheap. Aluminum just cleaned up and bent. Plenty strong for my awning. 👍🏻
Never mind, I subbed, and skipped forward, watching now. REALLY nice build, well done sir. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Thanks
What a great outcome. I followed the build and marvelled at the techniques you developed along the way.
In hindsight, it seems to me that you may have made the front part with the mattress longer going over the entire Tacoma cabin so you wouldn't need to unfold the bed. I guess supporting the extra length would be a problem as would the extra roof length you need to lift and manage.
A wedge on the front with the same rake as the windscreen may have helped with mpg?
Perhaps you could add this with to the current build with a wedge of appropriately shaped foam? Be interesting to see if this actually improves mpg.
Thanks! I kept it the size it is weight and strength like you said. Also wanted the side panels to be one piece with no seams that could crack or leak eventually. I think a roof rack with a custom aluminum (DIY of course) wedge air deflector will really help mpg. At 65 mph I get about 18.5 to 19 on basically level roads, but on our road trip coming home on the 5 south 65 is a no go, you have to go over 70 or you’re in the way 😂. That dropped out MPG a bit. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Enjoy it mate.
Thanks. We are. Cheers 🤙🏼
An interesting value proposition.
Thanks. I agree. 🤙🏼
Very interesting! Hi from Russia!!
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Clever
Thanks.
Great build. not sure how I feel about the blue interior but you do you
Haha, thanks. We wanted to be able to sleep in there (we're old and any light wakes us up lol) and I didn't want it to look like an operating room (bright white). My truck is pretty much all grey and black so we wanted some color pop for fun as well. Blue is our color. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
impressive
Thanks !
Outstanding video. Long awaited completion. I will rewatch the series as I plan my build for this winter. Great work with the solid upper walls. Your build has helped with the what and how to do process. Clean and effective design. My hats off to you.
Thanks!. Yeah, we're super happy with the full thickness upper walls... makes a big difference for sound and insulation. May not be the easiest design for deploying/ popping up the walls/roof, but thats how it goes sometimes. Small price to pay for a great result once popped up. Good luck with your build and thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Well ive just watched all episodes back to back over last two days , i must say most impressive mate , i know you have made most of it up as you have gone along but its turned out the Dog's Nut's so much so i am thinking of building one for my Isuzu D Max enjoy it bud 😎🍺😁🤘🤘
Haha thanks mate. Those D-max’s are pretty rad … I watch 4w24/7 and that Dmax they have is pretty rad, I’m assuming you’re in Oz. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤙🏼🍻🍻🤙🏼
Thanks for putting out the videos! So stoked to see you can make something so solid and light by yourself. We are planing on a similar build for a ram 1500. Are you in SB or Carp area?
Thanks! I’m in SoCal. Appreciate the comment and views. Good luck with your build. TbT
Excellent work! Subscribed and binge watched this whole 14 episode series lol. Is the rear suspension all stock on your Tacoma? The camper sits perfectly on the truck!
Thanks for the sub and binge 🤙🏼. Glad you like the build. I upgraded the leaf springs to medium duty TJM leafs, added sumo spring bumps and I needed new tires anyway so I went with E-rated Toyo OC3’s to help hold the weight. It drives pretty good, the camper is about 750lbs dry. Thanks again. TbT
wow, u r amazing
Thanks 😊 ✌🏼
Thankyou. for documenting your incredible project. I have been on the fence about building a camper on my 2020 Silverado 2500, but now I'm gonna do it. I won't have the top open like yours, I will have a fixed height one piece unit. My intention is to have something comfortable to sleep in while hunting and fishing for a few days at a time. I don't think I'll have all the luxuries that you have built, but lights, a few windows, and a large bed for sure for now. The one thing I will do is to remove or install the slide in camper with pallet forks on my skid steer, closing the tailgate after installation for towing. Thanks again for all your great work, ideas and fantastic video series.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Scot from New Hampshire.
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you too. My last truck was a Silverado, my son drives it now. Love that truck.. almost 250k miles on it too. Good luck with your build and glad my videos were inspiring. Stay safe out there. TbT.
Nice and well thought out build, i like using the hard material the prevent wind noise while sleeping on windy days.
If you don't mind, how much did this camper project cost you so far?
Thanks. Yes the insulated hard walls makes the camper sooo quiet it’s pretty great. Over all the camper was right around $5k… $1000 of that was the professionals made cushions for the bench and the bed. My sewing skills are pretty sad lol. I tried to use as much Re-claimed materials as I could (the interior cabinets are almost 100% built with free found/salvaged wood). I also was lucky enough to get a sponsor for my fridge and battery system so that helped too. Thanks for watching and commenting. It’s appreciated. TbT
I need one for my jeep gladiator
Anything is possible. Thanks for watching and commenting. ✌🏻. TbT
Very cool build. What does it weigh?
Right around 750 dry. Fully loaded for a long trip we’re butt right up against the GVRW of my truck which is 5600lbs.
Nice work! I think I recognise that area off Ortega... If so i'm local
Thanks. I filmed that in San Diego at Corral Canyon Campground out East. Looks like Ortega HWY area though. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT. 🤙🏼
Excellent job on the build. My one question is, if you were to lift the rear section of the roof first and then tilt the rear wall up next would that provide support enough to eliminate your fabric stabilizers?
Thanks! Not for my build, but if I was a better builder/engineer I think you could connect the back and front tilt up walls to the roof on some sort of track that lifts them as the roof went up and locked them in place once they’re vertical. Maybe in another life I’ll do that design lol. I just want to camp for a while. This works well enough for us and our weekend warrior type travels. Thanks for watching and commenting, it’s appreciated. TbT.
I know what you mean. Some of my best ideas come after I’ve already built them! 😂
So true. 😂
bellissimo
Thank you.
Nice work on the shell.
i hate the interior build out.
Haha. Good I didn’t build it for you then 😂✌🏼. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Hi Jason. Congrats on your build. It looks really sharp! Nice finishes touches and colors are great. What are those things on the driver side on the camper... leveling blocks or a shower maybe?
I know what you mean by doing some tweaks to it. I'm at that point also. I took mine out a few times and I was pleasantly surprised with it. Of course I did different things to mine as I have a bigger box (F-150 5.5' box) but in general everything worked well and my wife and I were very comfortable. The only big issue is that the roof leaked so I put on RV tape on all the seems.
I finally decided it's time to add struts to help lift the roof. It would make the experience so much better. I see your struts are angled differently at the front and back. Does it really matter which way they are angled? Like you, I need a way to stabilize the roof when it's up and I think I have a solution. What size struts did you use?
Take care and happy camping!
Greetings, hope you are well. Those are tractions boards (low cost version of MaxTrax ) for when you get stuck in mud, sand or snow. That's great your build is working for you... When you're the design, fabrication, service, warranty and driver of your camper it's a part time job at least lol. Bummer on the leak, hopefully you get it resolved. I don't think the strut layout matters too much as long as you have room for them to collapse and they open fully when your roof is popped...it works fine for me with my config. My struts are 40lb, there is a link to them in the video description. I started with 60lbs, but they were too strong. If you can send me a picture or your rig someday, that would be cool, maybe DM me on Instagram @travelingbytacoma Good luck and have fun. New video out at the end of next month...Camper mods/additions - Stay tuned and thanks for watching and commenting. :)
What did you use for the fold up wall panels for rain and water protecting at the fold points
I think I linked all (most) the parts I used in the video description. All of the seams have either foam tape, neoprene rubber gaskets or rubber weather stripping. I tried to show those in the Full Tour video as best I could. Thanks for watching and commenting, it’s appreciated. TbT
Amazing bull thank you
I've looked and haven't been to find a product list. Any chance you have one? Great looking unit for sure. Thanks
If you go back to this video and in the description click …more it lists most of the products I used with a link. Hope that helps. Thanks and thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Awesome build! I have a short bed Tacoma also. Wondering if you have any measurements for the build. I.e. walls, hang over etc.? I’m going to give it a go on building one. I have watched all your build videos and I am inspired. Thank you!
Cool. Good luck. I made mine 8’ long so I could keep the side wall a single sheet for shear strength. My camper is probably a bit too narrow if you want take it on and off a lot. I would make it wider if I did I’d over as it would make using my lift jack’s easier for taking off and on. At lease as wide and my fender flares on my truck. I built the upper fold up walls to my height 6’5 so when I’m in there I can stand up. If you’re shorter you can save some weight by making them shorter for your height. Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck plan for a long build. Took me a year and I built my own house too. 🤙🏼
Wow! Incredible, thank you.
One last question. Did you add anything to your factory truck suspension to accommodate the camper?
I already had bilstein 5100 shocks, but I upgraded may leaf springs to full leaf pack TJM, E rated tires (strongerside walls for the weight) and sumo spring bump stops. I average about 18.5 mpg when the camper is empty and about 17 when full for a trip. Check out my Instagram for more pics too. @travelingbytacoma. 🤙🏼
Your camper is fantastic. The aluminum trim finishes it out so nice, but how did you stop the water from getting between the wood and the aluminum trim?
Thanks. All of the wood is sealed with marine grade plywood sealer and all of the seams are sealed with sealant (like Sikaflex) then the trim got a bead before install along with another bead (smoothed out) on all the edges after install. No leaks so far and “lots” of rain …for Socal anyway. 😂. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Hey it’s my first time seeing your channel this is awesome!! Just curious do you know a rough estimate it would be to build one of these ?
Thanks! I spent around $5k on mine and many, many hours of labor. But I enjoyed that. $1200 of that was custom upholstery for the seat and bed foam and covers since I suck at sewing. I used as much aluminum off the remnant rack (way cheaper) from my metal supply and I built out 80% of my interior cabinets, bench, battery box, etc out of wood I collected over the years ( free basically). Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
@@TravelingbyTacoma you’re so cool for replying so fast thank you so much, I’m going to start saving for it I just started binge watching your videos I’m at episode 7 already just trying to gauge if I can do it and I think I can , I’m going to try to do it on mine once I’ve saved up enough money! Thank you again for the detailed videos I followed you on instagram too have a blessed night !
Looks awesome! Did I miss a total weight?
Thanks ! It’s right around 750# dry.
This is awesome! Do you have a final weight? Even if it's just the full box without the interior build out?
Full dry weight is about 750 with the interior. I have an episode Ep:11 where I go to a truck scale and weight it before I built out the interior. If I remember right just the fully finished exterior was 520lbs.
@@TravelingbyTacoma thanks! I'm going back through now and starting at the beginning.
Awesome, thanks for the views and comments. It’s appreciated. 🤙🏼
I am watching your series on the build. Very impressive!! If you don't mind this question, how much did this build cost you?
Cool. Thanks and thanks for watching. Overall I’d estimate it cost under $5k. $1000 of that was for the seat and bed foam upholstery work. I can’t sew very well so I paid to have it done right. I used as much reclaimed materials and aluminum of the remnant pile when I bought stuff too. 90% of the interior wood is reclaimed cleaned up wood collected for free. Stay safe out there. TbT 🤙🏼
Outstanding! What is your mileage without the camper on, v-6 or v-8?
Thanks. Without was about 21 mph on flat roads / freeway V6.
Sexy camper, we got a Rivian, and building a slide in, cause all the others are to much compromise. Sexy build
Thanks. Good luck with your build. TbT
congratulations, imcrerible. very good
Thank you. TbT
Very nice camper build! In my experience, with 100's of nights in a 4WC. setting your design up during inclement weather (driving rain, snow, high winds) and/or bad mosquitos would not be ideal. Have you had to deal with any of this yet?
Thanks. You’re right on that. I’m not too worried about rain since I can pop it up with 2 people in a few seconds and could wait for a break in the rain, but wind will be sketchy for sure. We had a mosquito night in there on our way to Oregon and it wasn’t bad. A few got in but we have a zapper lol. Free entertainment. I have a few ideas on how to secure the top better for wind I’m working though, but I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I have to. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Absolutely love the build. If it's raining or wet do you avoid taking it down? I'm considering a hard panel build but it's one of the things I'm worried about.
Thanks ! Yeah that’s really the only drawback to this design. We live in socal and are weekend warriors so we kinda plan our trip around weather. It really only takes a minute to close…but in a downpour that would get some water in side for sure while closing…but not a flood. I haven’t had to cross that bridge yet, but I figure I could wait for a lull in the rain and drop the top then and wipe the water off the side walls with a towel before pulling down the roof. For us the warmth and noise reduction from wind compared to our RTT is well worth the trade off. Thanks for watching and commenting. ✌🏼
@@TravelingbyTacoma thanks for the response! Yea the insulation from hard walls absolutely makes sense
This looks like a great setup..How good will it stand up to extreme cold?
Thanks, we live in Southern California, so extreme cold isn’t really an issue, but I can tell you it’s a hell of a lot warmer and quieter than a rooftop tent. We spent many cold-ish nights in our RTT. Thanks for watching and commenting. It’s appreciated. TBT.
Sick build!! Total cost?
Thanks bruh. Right around $5k for all. Used as much reclaimed wood as I could (interior) and my battery and fridge were free from partnerships. The seat cushions/bed cushions were professionally made. That was about 1k. Thanks for watching and commenting. Tbt
How heavy is it? In Australia, we have much stricter GVM rules. A RAM 1500, for instance, has a 850kg GVM. That doesn't allow much for a camper
It’s about 750lbs dry…fully loaded for a trip we’re right at my trucks GVRW of 5600lbs with 2 people , gear, food and water.
@@TravelingbyTacoma I'm guessing you must have leaf rear suspension, not coils?
Yeah. I upgraded to TJM heavier leafs (out of OZ) i think, e load tires, sumo spring bumps and powerstop brakes.
What was your gas milage prior to putting on the camper? Thanks-great job!
Thanks. I was right around 20mph freeway and 18 in town. Now I’m about 18 highway and 16 city. I drive 60-63 mph always too. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT.
Great job. I am very inspired by this project and have watched your whole series more than once. Can you tell me what the significance of the two black stripes are on the front end of your camper (on the driver's side at 2:13). I just noticed them now for the first time and I'm curious.
Thanks, much appreciated. Those stripes are just vinyl tape to kind of break up the gray and add some “style” to the camper. It’s actually a bigger black stripe now lol. Check out my instagram page if you want to see the new striping. @travelingbytacoma on instagram. Thanks again for watching and commenting. TbT
How do you get 17.5 mpg?
I don’t get that on my Tacoma with a smaller camper.
Haha. My truck is an SR5 V6 2wd, plus I’m old and I basically drive 65mph or less. I’m on 32’s and run a higher psi for my truck weight. 55psi in the front and 60psi back. My tires are rated for up to 80psi under load. If I go 70mph or higher it’s like 15mph or less. 64mph is the sweet spot. 😂Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT 🤙🏼
Nice Build! What do you estimate your expenses and weight are for the camper shell (not including the inside build out of furniture/sink/fridge, etc.? Thanks.
Thanks! The camper only (no interior build) was right at 500lbs. See Episode 11 for details. As far as the exterior build, it was about $2500 or so. I have about $5K total into it, but the upholstered cushions on the inside were $1200. Basically the only non DIY part of the camper...my sewing skills are pretty rough. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
What gas shocks are those for lifting the roof, im in the planning process of building a camper similar except im using canvas instead of the hard shell
Thanks for watching and commenting. Most of the stuff I used is linked in the video description if you scroll down there. Lifts are linked. Good luck with your build. 🤙🏼
@@TravelingbyTacoma thanks for all the ideas 👍
If I’m interested in saving up to build one what would you estimate price of materials to be? Thanks!
The goal cost for me was about $5k, but that included custom made upholstery that was about $1100. I tried using as much aluminum of the remnant pile from my metal supply (way less money) and most of the internal build was reclaimed wood. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
What was that used on your roof on those two seams What type of sealant?🎉
It’s called Vulkem. Stuff is bomb proof. Used on houses and boat stuff many times.
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Incredible build !!! What was your total cost? You are inspiring me thats for sure ....
Thanks. Right around $5k but that’s with the interior upholstery which I had made by a shop. That was about $1100. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT. 🤙🏼
@@TravelingbyTacoma Amazing low budget !! And your use of recycled is awesome. I do the same on my projects. My big video on my channel is a chicken coop built from pallets !!
What are the chances you could build me one of these haha? (truly asking)!
Chances are pretty low unfortunately, lol 😂. It took me about a year and about 5k in materials. You wouldn’t want to pay for the labor cost. Building my own camper from scratch explained why prebuilt one’s cost so much money. Thanks for watching and commenting. It’s appreciated. TbT
nice build, what is the total weight and what was the total cost of the build?
Total cost was just about $5k …includes $1100 for interior upholstery. Total dry weight is 750-ish. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT
Hi watching your build and was wondering How much money was it to build this camper ...love it !...?
Thanks ! Just the outer shell complete was about $2500ish for materials. The interior I built with as much reclaimed wood as possible so I saved a lot there, but I did pay for the interior seat/bed cushions to be professionally made and that was $1k…with it. I’d estimate the whole camper was right around $5k for materials. Thanks for watching and commenting. TbT.
@@TravelingbyTacoma I am really impressed with your building skills , and talent and being creative
.Are things out there in California really expensive. more than back East ?..I am in Michigan and building prices have gone down a tad bit ..anyways Great Job I enjoyed your 14 episodes on the camper build !