A tip to get a smooth finish on the fiberglass is to lay a sheet of clear vinyl (bought at a fabric store) over the wet epoxy and then add a sheet of plywood and extra weights until it dries. You will end up filling the fiberglass pores and leaving a glass-smooth finish that requires very little sanding. Big, Big time saver.
Great job guys! Good to see that you fibreglassed the exterior, water leaks can be brutal and expensive to fix. This is one of the best builds I have seen, keep up the great work.
Great build! Working on a similar shape one as well. I'll be sure to try to document it as well. Thanks for doing the build sheet as well, always useful!
Nothing wrong with a add or two. I don't know why some thinks it bad to monetize a video. Great build, going to look forward to see how you water proof the doors and windows.
Just curious, I see people building their camper and having the side sit flush with the frame they sit on. Wouldn't this allow water to sit on the frame edge and eventually soak in the wood sides? Would it be better to hang the sides over just a little for water to drip off? Like your video.
We thought through this and having the sides overhang the frame was certainly an option, we ended up using 1/8" spacers between the camer and the frame so there's actually an air gap between the wood and the metal frame. We believe this is adequate for drying and it preserved the look we were going for!
Those were just some scrap pieces used to join the 4' x 8' pieces of plywood. The overall trailer was 5' so those blocks were built into the floor for a place to fasten the seams.
We chose the zip system for 2 primary reasons: 1) comes in 10' lengths so we didn't need a splice lengthwise. 2) the integrated WRB. With that said, I'm not sure we'd use Zip for this application again and baltic birch certainly sounds like a good idea!
What is the measurement for your spars? 1x 2? Also, lets say you used 1x2, which direction did you use when attaching to your walls? I mean, if you look at the spars from up top, do you see the 1 inch side or the 2 inch side? Im asking because if you see the 1 inch side from the top, then that would mean youre using the 2 inch more for support. It would also mean that your cabin would be smaller. That would mean that your cabin height is roughly 45-46 inches give or take? (48 - 2 inches= 46). Im trying to figure out my dimensions for my build.
@@live.laugh.lowe.9008 2 inch thick or 1.5 inches roughly. The height would be roughly 46.5 inches or approximately around there depending on floor/ wall configuration. How does it feel? Enough room to sit up etc...?
The walls are not insulated, multitude of reasons but largely because this camper was designed to primarily be a 2 season camper. It is only used when the weather is nice.
Sorry for the late reply, I don't know how I missed your comment. Those are just blocking pieces to give us a spot to fasten the 4' wide flooring to. The trailer is 5' wide so they just give something solid at the flooring joint.
Do not touch the glassed work with bare hands as it tends to get fish eyes. Always use latex/nitrile gloves.
A tip to get a smooth finish on the fiberglass is to lay a sheet of clear vinyl (bought at a fabric store) over the wet epoxy and then add a sheet of plywood and extra weights until it dries. You will end up filling the fiberglass pores and leaving a glass-smooth finish that requires very little sanding. Big, Big time saver.
Thanks for the info!
Is this the same process as peel ply?
@@jwiereng Very similar but it leaves you with a smoother surface. Much less work of filling and sanding. It is not perfect though.
Geat share, many diffetent designs and interpretations...
Thank you!
Great job guys! Good to see that you fibreglassed the exterior, water leaks can be brutal and expensive to fix. This is one of the best builds I have seen, keep up the great work.
Thank you, fiberglassing is definitely the way to go!
Great build! Working on a similar shape one as well. I'll be sure to try to document it as well. Thanks for doing the build sheet as well, always useful!
Good luck, can't wait to see it!
Nothing wrong with a add or two. I don't know why some thinks it bad to monetize a video. Great build, going to look forward to see how you water proof the doors and windows.
The doors and windows were installed with butyl tape and then sealed with a pro flex rv sealant
Just curious, I see people building their camper and having the side sit flush with the frame they sit on. Wouldn't this allow water to sit on the frame edge and eventually soak in the wood sides? Would it be better to hang the sides over just a little for water to drip off? Like your video.
We thought through this and having the sides overhang the frame was certainly an option, we ended up using 1/8" spacers between the camer and the frame so there's actually an air gap between the wood and the metal frame. We believe this is adequate for drying and it preserved the look we were going for!
Hey, so are the plywood sides 4ft or 5ft? Trying to decide if 4ft is tall enough.
Awesome build! Thank you for sharing. What size mat fiberglass did you use?
The fiberglass came on a roll - 5ft wide x a long length I can't remember! Haha
Just a note - this is CLOTH not MAT. Mat is actually used to get a smoother initiall finish - you have to use POLYESTER resin w mat.
when you showed the floor at 3:42 what are the 2 extra frames there
Those were just some scrap pieces used to join the 4' x 8' pieces of plywood. The overall trailer was 5' so those blocks were built into the floor for a place to fasten the seams.
When you say double coat, is that double fiberglass and resin or just resin?
Just a double coat of resin - one layer of the fiberglass mat.
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Why using OSB for the floor? Baltic Birch Plywood would do a so much better job, especially when its time to screw into it.
We chose the zip system for 2 primary reasons: 1) comes in 10' lengths so we didn't need a splice lengthwise. 2) the integrated WRB.
With that said, I'm not sure we'd use Zip for this application again and baltic birch certainly sounds like a good idea!
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What is the measurement for your spars? 1x 2? Also, lets say you used 1x2, which direction did you use when attaching to your walls? I mean, if you look at the spars from up top, do you see the 1 inch side or the 2 inch side? Im asking because if you see the 1 inch side from the top, then that would mean youre using the 2 inch more for support. It would also mean that your cabin would be smaller. That would mean that your cabin height is roughly 45-46 inches give or take? (48 - 2 inches= 46). Im trying to figure out my dimensions for my build.
They're just 2x2's so actually 1.5" thick in each direction
@@live.laugh.lowe.9008 2 inch thick or 1.5 inches roughly. The height would be roughly 46.5 inches or approximately around there depending on floor/ wall configuration. How does it feel? Enough room to sit up etc...?
Yeah, you can definitely sit up in it, it's certainly small but that's the point of a tiny camper @@macbethdemilo7253
@@live.laugh.lowe.9008 awesome!!
Nice build! Did you fiberglass the exterior with 1 or 2 layers?
We only did 1 because we ran out of time - we would have preferred to do 2 coats and that's what we'd recommend.
i realize I am kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good place to watch newly released movies online?
@Reed Van Yea, been using Flixzone for since april myself :)
@Reed Van thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) Appreciate it!!
@Luis Dominik you are welcome =)
Are the walls insulated ?
The walls are not insulated, multitude of reasons but largely because this camper was designed to primarily be a 2 season camper. It is only used when the weather is nice.
Why build them so low? So much better to be able to stand up at least a little bit. And you need bigger windows!
That's the great thing about building your own, you can build it exactly the way you want! Good luck on your build!
@@live.laugh.lowe.9008 Yep, gotta have head room and windows!!
How many gallons of epoxy did you end up using?
The kit we used came with 2 gallons of the epoxy and 1 gallon of the hardener - we had a little bit left!
@@live.laugh.lowe.9008 So what's the mixing ratio? Nice build. 👏
@@mehmetalibalci2238 It's 2 parts epoxy:1 part hardener
Not all epoxy's are the same though so be sure to read about whichever you may use.
@@live.laugh.lowe.9008 Thank you for the reply. Have a nice day. 🙏
when you showed the floor at 3:42 what are the 2 extra frames there
Sorry for the late reply, I don't know how I missed your comment. Those are just blocking pieces to give us a spot to fasten the 4' wide flooring to. The trailer is 5' wide so they just give something solid at the flooring joint.