DIY TRUCK CAMPER / DODGE DAKOTA / PART 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2021
- Hi and welcome back to our dodge dakota diy truck camper series. It's been a while since part 2 but switzerland is getting rained out lately, so we just gotta wait for the clouds to clear sometimes. Since part 2 the following has happend:
-waterproofing the whole cabin from floor to roof with epoxy/fiberglass (very sticky and tricky stuff for firsttimers like we are, but we got better every layer)
-cutting holes for our 4 side and 2 roof windows and installing them
-finished armaflex insulation inside and started putting the cotton fabric with sprayglue on top (be gentle)
-Finn, my 2 year older brother, working his magic on all the electrical..he's a perfectionist for sure, working on the job since almost 15 years.
-the banks, kitchen table, dinner table and some wooden trim had been painted, you will see in the next video..
stay tuned for PART 4.. the cabin is ready to be lifted on the truck :)))
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Great job! I am making one too, framed in steel, then plywood, then fiberglass and then from the interior removed most steel used to curve the wood. But of course removing the frame increases the resin/frp/cloth costs. Thenk you for posting!
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Looks amazing good job!
I have watched all your videos.
That is Awesome Beautiful 👍🏻 I have a 2005 Dodge Dakota that I have been looking for a shell for NO Luck 🤦🏼♀️ I came across you looking never ending search again. Thank You for sharing this with Us 👍🏻
I have the same truck that's the same year. I've looked for something for a long time and finally decided that to do it, I'll have to build it.
Beautiful camper, all the family helped out. 💕 that 👍
I like the tip-out windows which can be left open when it's raining. Thanks for sharing.
True man i've been in this situation many times aleady i love them 👍 and they're fairly cheap windows actually
What windows are those? I can’t seem to find them anywhere. Thank you.
@@alancordell8782 carbest is the brand, i bought them on campingwagner.de (german website)
Great job!
That is awesome!!!!!
I have watched all your videos and I wish they'd put that send button in a different spot! I like that back door. I like how you built the side real strong. I have had a camper before and I guess I'm used to what I'm used to. If I were to make my own camper like that it would be long enough for a shower and toilet. Thanks for posting this for us.
Hey, you did it. You did it. I'm from Poland, I'm also going to do something like that, if it was very difficult.
Pozdrawiam Mariusz
Keep up the good work.
looks great -
Bravo👏Bravo👏Bravo👏...now come to Phoenix, Arizona and build me one!! 👍
I was going to say "amazing" but somebody already beat me to it.
That thing must be HEAVY!!
Job well done. I like the time lapse, possibly cuz i have attention disorder, or something :)
Subscriber 295 😁
Genius idea for rear door and steps….
Need a bigger tank for the heater if your going into cold weather or outback !
sweet home
Amazing! What is the blue canister you installed on the truck bed? Can't wait for Part 4!
Its the diesel heater, on the other side is the diesel tank. Since i have a gas engine i can not hook up to the tank of the truck.
you did a great job. My only question is weigh. I'm working on plans for a camper built with rigid insulation for the frame and a 1/4 inch plywood skin covered with 6oz. fiberglass the weight has to be under 600 lbs. mine won't be half as nice as yours, but it'll do.
Wonder what they will use on the exterior?
Olá boa tarde.
A qui é do Brasil.
Feliz ano novo...
O que você usou para proteger a madeira da chuva?????
Excellent job!What was the total cost and is it road legitimate in Switzerland?
What resin did you use? I'm very curious.
I think putting that diesel heater on the outside was a bad choice, when it's really cold it will be drawing in really cold air, which means, more diesel will be needed to bring it up to the correct temperature.
awesome build, bro. i loved your shelves next to bed and cloth over insulation. terrific job. i assume u used fiberglass? on my build, i'm trying a new technique called 'poor mans fiberglass'.
Thanks alot :)
the cloth over insulation job wasn't too much fun haha. but we got it done.
We used epoxy and fiberglass that's right. I've heard of poor mans fiberglass but did not find any of that in switzerland.. i would give it a shot if i could
@@TruckHomeSwitzerland huh, I am surprised that you don't have "poor man's fiberglass" in your country 😳
This a great build with plenty of room. I know that you have build this to your specs. I ask is there a way to make it lighter. Like the top half fiberglass?
Replace wood frames with metal such as stainless or aluminum. Acp for walls. Use aluminum and acp for max weight savings but it's gonna cost more.
hello! I am interested in what kind of coating (substance) you used when painting the surface. Thanks.
Where can I purchase the windows and the moon roof?
Very nice.
Windows very nice -- your source?
Explain the cloth glued to foam - will there be a coating on top of that?
Your brothers electrical is great.
Cheers
Hey Patrick.
All my windows are from a brand called carbest, ordered on a german website for not too much money.
The cloth glued to foam is only done to make it more comfortable and cozy to life in. The cloth is the finished look and there will not be a coating on top of that. I did it this way instead of using wood to save weight.
Yes my bro really did a great job!! i already tested all the lights, plugged my cooler in, heated up the cabin with my china heater and charged a couple batteries.. works really good so far :) cheers
@@TruckHomeSwitzerland
Thx for the info -- I have found someone else doing the cloth over the foam as well - I will do this method as well.
Cheers
@@patrickmckowen2999 i stole this method from ENDGAME on youtube, he does fantastic work
I've never seen epoxy colored, did you mix a coloring agent or did it come like that? I'm going to make a camper for my flat bed ute, out of marine ply and glass and I was just going to lay the glass and epoxy it, (like I've done with boats) then once cured I was going to paint it with an epoxy paint. But your method seems quicker as 2 steps can be achieved in one step. Anyway great job, I'll be coming back to get some ideas from your build. cheers
Love the build and cant wait to start my own. My only question is the bed over the cab. How much weight can that hold since its only made if 2x2's?
Thanks. Not exactly sure on how much weight but we never had any issues but i gotta say the flatbed camper i'm working on right now has a much stronger cabover.. Learning by doing ;)
did you use paint with the fiberglass instead of resin?
Looks great! how much epoxy and fiberglass clothed did you use ,thank you
thank you. a little over 50m of fiberglass, around 14l of epoxy and 5l hardener. 1 square meter of fiberglass weights 165g.
@@TruckHomeSwitzerland Great job. What epoxy did you use? Thank you
what type of fiberglass sheets you are using, I'm using Poor mans Fiberglass, But I'm planning on making improvements in the near future. Thanks
Where did you buy the armaflex insulation? Where did you buy the fiberglass/epoxy?
Out of curiosity what is the total of your expenses so far?
If you would be so I cloned would like to hear how much each component cost from how much for the amount of what type of screws, adhesives, foam insulation, lumber, plywood, fiberglass, windows, clear plastic vent type for vent for roof, and etc...?
In addition, how many hours you've put in so far for this type of build?
And what about links to any of the parts you bought?
I know I'm asking a lot but I'm on the fence trying take this task on aswell so any advice at all will be greatly appreciated.
Hey harris, cool to hear you wanna start your own personal build :) i will make a video about the total cost of the camper soon. So i can't tell you yet.. But i can tell you how long it took in our case:
With the help of my dad we worked around 35 days on the camper. 6 to sometimes 10hrs a day. My brother who did all the electricals maybe worked for 4 8hrs days..
So if i did this only by myself (which is almost impossible in my opinion), it would take me around 70-80 days of work at least.. 🤔
Looking good so far. Are you adding air conditioning to it??
Thank you, no ac planned so far.. I will mostly travel north with the camper so heater is more important for us :)
Do you have a weight estimate?
I like your methods. Looks good.
Fully loaded its gonna be over 400kg. I was on the scale without having anything than the china heater and my brothers electrical installation in it and i got 360kg.
Hi, very good video !
What is that plastic film that you put on the wet paint and then painted over ?
Do you use normal acrylic paint?
Hi, thanks! This is not plastic, it's fiberglass. The paint is not just paint, it's epoxy/hardener mixed with special epoxy paint. At the end you have a super strong, waterproof surface.
Good job! What wood did you use and how much weight?
albasia light plywood 8mm, this camper was around 500kg
did you guys paint on fiberglass?
As tu installer des feux de gabarit ou et de position?
what is the dry weight?
Ou t’as acheter le bouchons pour passer ta main pour attacher au camion ?
Muy bonito camper, alguien puede decir el nombre del papel para impermeabilizar la madera y el nombre de la pintura
Hey can you send me please the name of fiberglass sheet and glove or pants what it is thanks waiting .
What’s the blue box in the bed
What did You use on the outside was it fiberglass cloth and what else ? Like what did you use ?? I appreciate your time the built looks amazing btw I'm watching every episode now 😁
Hey thanks for watching. Fiberglass cloth and resin/epoxy, call it what you want.
Awesome thanks for responding I appreciate that
Do you know the weight of the camper?
It's surely mentioned somewhere but what is the finished weight? My truck payload is 1600 but that is to include 250 lb me and other people/things. I assume fibreglass on wood is lighter than even thin alum siding and same as poorman's fiberglass (glue on canvas plus paint). Is there other colors but gray for epoxy to avoid separate painting?
Hey brad. My camper weights around 500-550kg. Im sure you could build the same style/size like mine even lighter.. Fiberglass on wood works great. I don't think there's a huge weight difference to aluminium. If i build another camper in the near future i would do it in 2 steps: fiberglass/epoxy and then color. The color beeing mixed directly with epoxy does not seem to be a very nice longterm solution. Color gets washed off by time..
@@TruckHomeSwitzerland thanks, that weight would be just barely okay but still with weight of my wife and I plus camping gear it may be too much. So hard to have a slide in camper with a mere 1/2 ton......I had no idea at the start that it would be an issue. Nice to know it's better to just paint after vs mix color in the epoxy. Lots of work ahead of me but it will be a labor of love and these videos of builds like yours make it so much easier.
Will you be selling plans for it ?
I don't think i will sell any plans. Or maybe not yet. I hope i sell campers in future, not only plans 🤔
I just wanted to tell u guys that thanks on ur camper building inspired me to start building our own camper , u can go see it at (Yoel Roque )we still got more to go
What are those sheets ?
C’est quoi la toile et le produit enduit ?
Tolle arbeit ¡ wie viel hat gewogen ?
360kg ohne zuladung
@@TruckHomeSwitzerland excelent !!!!!
@@TruckHomeSwitzerland noch 300 für .....
Hallo, cooles Teil, würdest du mir verraten, mit was du die Farbe aussen laminiert hast. Es sieht aus, als ob du Matten einarbeitest , Gruss aus PLZ 9435
Hallo Tom Cat
Wir haben Fiberglasmatten und Epoxydharz verwendet. Die graue Farbe wird direkt beigemischt beim anrühren von Harz/Härter. Man könnte auch farblos Epoxy auftragen und nachdem es trocken ist mit normaler Farbe den Abschluss machen. Gruss Kaj
was ist das für eine Farbe, in die Ihr das Glasgewebe einlegt??
Das fiberglasgwebe wird mit epoxydharz flachgestrichen, nach wenigen stunden hast du eine sehr robuste absolut wasserfeste oberfläche. Das was du als farbe siehst sind bloss graue farbpigmente welche beim anrühren von harz/härter direkt beigemischt werden.
ich muss euch nochmal nerven...wie viel Gramm / qm hat das Glasgewebe und habt ihr das Sperrholz vorbehandelt? Habt ihr einlagig oder mehrlagig laminiert?
163g/qm, sperrholz angeschliffen, einlagig und mehrlagig je nach stelle.
Quel est le produit fini extérieur ?
Fiberglass/epoxy
Why....very annoying music...not needed.