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DIY projects, fun videos with my kids, and games from time to time
DIY Foam Camper Update: Finally!
The wait is over, DIY enthusiasts!
🛠️ Join me again as I dive back into the world of foam, screws, and problem-solving. In this long-awaited sequel to my original DIY Foam Camper build, I've got some exciting updates to share!
🔍 What's New?
🎨 Fresh Paint, Fresh Look: See how a splash of color can transform a camper from bland to grand.
🛏️ Space-Saving Hacks: Discover ways I've maximized every inch of space inside.
🤔 Challenges & Triumphs:
💡 Bright Ideas: The quirky fixes and improvisations that saved the day.
👨🔧 DIY Tips & Tricks:
📏 Measure Twice, Cut Thrice: Avoid my hilarious misadventures in measuring.
🙏 Thanks to YOU, my awesome community, for the tips, tricks, and encouragement.
👇 Join the Journey!
📹 Subscribe and hit the Bell Icon: Stay tuned for more DIY adventures.
💬 Comment Below: Share your thoughts, ideas, and your own DIY experiences.
🌍 Until next time, keep building, innovating, and inspiring! Let's turn dreams into driveways! 🌟
I promise Updates more frequently.
Full disclosure: I used various AI tools to help write this description and edit the video.
🛠️ Join me again as I dive back into the world of foam, screws, and problem-solving. In this long-awaited sequel to my original DIY Foam Camper build, I've got some exciting updates to share!
🔍 What's New?
🎨 Fresh Paint, Fresh Look: See how a splash of color can transform a camper from bland to grand.
🛏️ Space-Saving Hacks: Discover ways I've maximized every inch of space inside.
🤔 Challenges & Triumphs:
💡 Bright Ideas: The quirky fixes and improvisations that saved the day.
👨🔧 DIY Tips & Tricks:
📏 Measure Twice, Cut Thrice: Avoid my hilarious misadventures in measuring.
🙏 Thanks to YOU, my awesome community, for the tips, tricks, and encouragement.
👇 Join the Journey!
📹 Subscribe and hit the Bell Icon: Stay tuned for more DIY adventures.
💬 Comment Below: Share your thoughts, ideas, and your own DIY experiences.
🌍 Until next time, keep building, innovating, and inspiring! Let's turn dreams into driveways! 🌟
I promise Updates more frequently.
Full disclosure: I used various AI tools to help write this description and edit the video.
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Відео
DIY foam camper build. foamie, poor man's fiberglass PMF. DIY battery.
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A foam camper covered with canvas and wood glue. This is my build experience so far. It's getting close to being ready for a test run!
Sticks need space at Cedar Hill State Park
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I took the boys out to Cedar Hill State Park for an afternoon campfire and lunch. Hotdogs on sticks. We explored the area and found some animal footprints.
Cruz 11th inning Walk-off Grand Slam, ALCS Gm2
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The Nelson (Nelly) Cruz Game 2 Walk off grand slam of the Ranger vs Tigers ALCS series. You can see me celebrating in the Blue Kinsler Jersey. My cusin filmed it and gave me the video.
nice work brother
The geometry is beautiful. Gonna be making my own creatively faceted foamie
22:00 Thanks dude I forgot about oops paint. I searched thinking it was a brand but u bringing up jinky wood should have clued me in. Good info tho 👍👍
Great job!!
Fantastic idea and execution!!
Awesome build. This is very close to what I’d like to build in the near future. What kind of trailer did you use? I want to be cost efficient but I also want it to last a long time and I feel like getting a good trailer as a base is important. What were the dimensions?
Where is part 1 of this series? I’d like to see the full build playlist, trailer measurements, camper measurements, the lights and such. This is prob the biggest foamy I have seen. I’m also looking at moving from tents to something like a foam trailer with the wife/2kids looking at making a double layered inside with base layer being 1 bed and a 2nd board able to flip and create a 2nd layer to sleep on.
I would love to see how to build a battery! I am a foamie builder. Just starting. Built 2 now I’m ready to go bigger
wow you do a LOT of camping. I recommend doing whitewater kayaking or rafting paired with the camping and maybe rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking on the cool downhill trails etc to round out the trips at least as the kids get a little older. But camping and doing nothing but camp and chill can be fun too so w/e just ideas.
if you want perfect finish, use bondo and sanding to get glass smooth at the end.
I like the way you did the nose on the trailer. I'm looking to do something similar.
Hi are your walls made of foam ? And if they are is fiberglass mixed with foam bad for people breathing? Is and what do you use to waterproof, weatherproof the foam walls thank you.
Liked the video keep up the good work. Would like to see a little more hands-on. Looking forward to a solar and battery how too if you could
Build a box for an air handler or distribution box and vent it out past your bed
Could build a foam channel to get the cool air to the end of your bed put a vent up by the front plus that will keep your inverter cooled
your camper with your sexy voice... ))
Sadly 1.5” foam is now $35 😑 I wanna build a truck camper and figured building a foamie would be cheaper now I figure I’d probably spend the same amount in 2x2s and plywood. Granted I’d save so much weight by going foam. 🧐
I know! It's very frustrating. I'd just buy a fixer upper pop up or something now, I've seen them pretty cheap on Facebook marketplace. I'm actually going to home Depot to get some things today for the camper and dreading the prices.
Can you share your Wh/mi when towing with your M3? I just got a Model Y with the tow package. 😄
Great question, I wish I had the numbers but I haven't recorded them. Our next trip is to Arkansas and with very limited charging we're taking our ICE vehicle. If I can find some time I'll take it on my little towing test loop and see what numbers I get then report back. Thanks for asking!
I too would love to know thanks!
Bitcoin miner as a heater...now that's a great idea!
So much fun to watch this! Taking my girls camping when they were little was SOOO much fun and some of their favorite memories now that theyre in their 30s!
I am just so impressed!! I have been researching foam cabinets for a van build and this came up and WOW!! Great job!!
What kind of latches are those for the back door utility area?
Awesome job! love the paint. I’m gonna try to start building mine next month. Still debating if I’m going to film it.
Thanks for making this video. I’m looking to start my own build in about a month.
still nice project
Cool!
I like that you tell what you'd change - very helpful!
Looks like a lot of fun. How did you find a light but durable trailer base to start with? Did you find any bad ones to avoid? How much should someone budget for the base trailer?
I don’t know if you’re still doing these things but how much glue and how large of a canvas did you end up using and do you have any current pictures that I don’t know I’m gonna subscribe and see what’s going on but I’m building one now that’s why I ask
looks good man. i like the angled front but im too afraid to tackle cutting everything at angles haha. is it 900 lbs total weight with the trailer or just the box you made?
Great job ❤
Looks great.. love it.
Nice cookie🤩
Wow! It's coming along. Great job, I'm proud of you!!!
screw poor mans fiberglass go get that bad boy rhino lined on the outside with 1/8" thick coating haha.
Wow I didn't see the original build videos. Checking now to watch that process.
Thanks Josh! I only have 1 other video but I do intend to do a Q&A video and maybe some more as I continue to work on it.
I love these, but I wouldn't put anything on the exterior that someone could just rip off and sell lol. IE i'd use portable solar panels kept inside the camper or some kind of storage.
Try spraying it with 3-M glue they use on vinyl corner bead for drywall then stick your tiles to that. I bet that won't let go. Home Depot where the drywall tools ate
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I have tested the 3M spray glue as an adheisive and it melts the foam. There are foam glues I should probably try though. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@AaronKasten well shoot... thought that might work for ya. I used that stuff a lot when I was drywalling. I'd like to build a foam camper and pmf it
@@Jim-i1r I remember seeing people say these glues work great hotwirefoamfactory.com/glues/ However I found Titebond 2 was more than good enough for all of my needs beyond joining. I really think spray foam like great stuff is the way to go when joining foam to foam. I would wrap edges in wax paperand tape it on tight to prevent the foam from expanding out too much. I used painters tape mostly but it doesn't stick to the foam great so you have to use quite a bit. It helps get much cleaner edges though.
Glad to finally get this out there, sorry it took so long. I already started working on a Q&A script (first scripted video) I'll try to get it out next week.
Where can we see the finished camper? I really wanna see how it turned out.
Wow good timing! I am going to post an update video in the morning. It's made and edited.
First, I commend you on your courage to build a foamie. Next I like your videos very much. As you think through stuff, it helps me to think through the same stuff. Great Job. The views and comments will come. Hang in there. Can't wait to see the next video.
Thank you for the kind words, the recent comments really motivated me to get the update video done and it will be out tomorrow! Jan 11
Could use a follow up on this. Maybe a tour of it finished
It's coming tomorrow, thank you for the encouragement.
you say nobody comment on your video's, dont take it personally because it means that nobody has anything bad to say. anyways how about investing a couple hundred on a second hand roof top ac/heater system, eliminate the one you have and use that area for storage? just an idea that's all.
rooftop AC wouldn't fit in my garage. I also already had the window unit collecting dust.
Hi, I would love to see how you came this far, how you build the walls and I would like to see how strong it is. I'm about to restore a vintage camper, where all the wood is rotten, so if I can replace it with this foam I would get 2 flies with 1 stone. How is everything connected to each other, the walls, the ceiling and the floor? Any estimates on how much weight the roof can handle? Salor panels are not light. Keep up the good work and I will watch every minute! Thanks!
Thank you!, I have an update I am sharing soon. After that I will make a Q&A video.
Cool build. Why not regular fiberglass?
The fiber glass was more expensive and I am cheap! Also (or maybe mostly) I was intimidated by fiberglass, the fumes and all that. I recently purchased some to experiment with but have not done anything yet.
@@AaronKasten I hear you on the intimidation, I’m looking to build my own camper but would really like it to be fiberglass, & I’m intimidated as heck… not too many how tos out there, perhaps I’ll film my own for the world to see. Cheers from Wisconsin
okay so yes we are watching . question, as you are building your own. what do you think of using pocket doors and windows for a trailer build ? I have a tilt bed utility trailer that I am thinking of converting to a travel trailer , and as I don't like commercialy available doors & windows I'm working on a plan to make my own. I have some 4' square bullet proof window glass panels & as they a very thick I figure they will provide good R rating . I will for sure add solar as well as a design I'm working on to add a second skin layer to my tear drop that will use the wind that moves across the roof & between this outer and inner roof layers as a sort of wind jammer to help charge battery bank. The roof mounted solar panels might work to provide the second roof skin for this last idea. I'm planing to build with PMF as well as use rhino liner for under side in black & as well as in green for the rest of the shell as it is very water proof long lasting and easy to apply. I'm thinking about a method of having a queen size memory foam mattress that can be both bed & couch , as well as be suspended from ceiling when not in use to allow for maximum multiple uses of the limited space. I like that enter locking frame design of your bed futon. I will use many of those types of build tricks in my project. well enough of my pontificating . never ask a German or even a half breed German for his opinion cause we will give it to you, lol
I am not smart enough to attempt pocket doors lol. I thought about doing bed liner on the underside but it really doesn't get very wet or dirty so I think I will leave it as is. It is all coated in POR-15 and that stuff is pretty tuff. The way I did the king bed in mine fold from couch to bed also. I hadn't really thought about it dropping down from the ceiling. Thanks for the compliments I like how your German engineering brain works.
I've just discovered PMF and foam so will look over your earlier vids. Do you think this method would work to insulate the inside of a boat hull?
I know boats have been made out of PMF. Something to keep in mind is the glue used. Tightbond brand has three formulas: Tightbond is water soluble. Tightbond II is water resistant and Tightbond III is waterproof. If you're building a camper, you can get by with Tightbond III but for a boat, I personally would use Tightbond III. Also, regardless of whether you are building a camper or boat, I would use a canvass drop cloth for the unseen layer(s then go over that with a cheap bedsheet from a thrift store. The finer threads of linens will result in a smoother finish than canvas provides.
@@matthewcollins4157 All great thoughts. Thanks.
Mathew made great points. I used mostly TB2 but when it was sold out used TB3. I also didn't water it down like so many people suggest. I would spread some glue on the foam. Then lay the canvas over that, then using a spray bottle I would mist the canvas, so it would absorb some of the glue, then I would do glue on the outside of the canvas. This helped fill the canvas gaps.
@@AaronKasten I'm also against watering the glue down. A few additional suggestions, Use more layers, and also use different directions for the cloth orienting it on 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 45 degrees and -45 degrees. The clock is strongest in 0 degree orientation. That is from head to toe on a sheet or if on a bolt of fabric, the length of the bolt. The fabric in this direction will not stretch. 90 degrees is the width of the bolt or from the left to right of the bedsheet. It also does not stretch much but will have a little bit more give than the 0 degree direction. 45 and -45 are "on the bias" and goes from corner to corner, you will have the most stretch in this direction. This is the direction good for going around curves and is the easiest to distort when laying it down so do be careful laying in this direction. Keep in mind that parts of the hull or camper (or whatever) will need strength (0 or 90 degree) but also some parts will need to flex, twist, or give and that you want to incorporate 45 and -45 degree lay up. parts of an aircraft fuselage will use a 0, 90, 45, -45, -45, 45, 90, 0 lay up pattern with regular fiberglass and may have more or less layers depending on where on the aircraft it is (there can also be 30-60 layers in some areas) I am not suggesting that anyone needs to lay up 60 layers of PMF for our purposes, though if you are an engineer you are welcome to figure all of that out and the proper lay up pattern, but if you are an engineer, you are probably not watching UA-cam videos on PMF or reading this comment. LOL Treat the cheap canvas drop cloth like the chop strand fiberglass batting for bulk and the bedsheets as woven fiberglass cloth for strength.
@@matthewcollins4157 More layers would have made it super strong, and would probably make it significantly more resistant to impacts. What you describe makes me think of composite Kevlar body armor. However for my application, I think it is proibably a bit of overkill, my biggest mistake came from a lack of framing in load bearing and moving areas. Had I not backed into the garage with the hatch open on our first use I think it would be near perfect but that little bump compressed some foam and broke my hatch framing lose. I also should have framed the rear hatch itself. As the canvas dried it shrank a bit and now the hatch has bow to it. I'll eventually probably rebuil the entire rear hatch area but haven't been too woried. Even driving about 200 miles in the rain, there was almost no water penetration in the back. What did get in was along the very bottom and wiped up easily with a towel when we arrived at our destination.
Awesome!!
Hey Aaron! Just found you! Are there other videos on the Foam Camper Build?!?!
Hi Ken, sorry for the delay, new update tomorrow Jan 11 2024 just a year later. Sorry I was discouraged and needed to get over myself before sharing more.
Looking good. I am about to start my project.
How's it going? Thank you for the comment