Skoolie Roof Deck Build in Tornado Alley
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- A tornado couldn't stop me from fabricating a roof rack for the amazing Basically Nomads school bus. Seen my Prison Bus Conversion? • Bus Tour -- Prison Bus... #skoolie #schoolbus #roofdeck
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I remember tornado sirens as a kid in the midwest. One scary ride with my mother from the grandparents farm in NW Missouri back to our home in Topeka and we could see the tornado in the distance. Hated going in the root cellar on the farm with all the spiders. Our neighbors in Topeka had a clean basement and that was so much better.
Yeah those twisters are so common out there
I think its GREAT that skoolie bus people help each other out . :-):-):-)
Yeah yeah!!
Skoolie people helping other Skoolie people are the best.
Where in tornado alley are you? I'm passing through Missouri now and watching for big storms
We've been getting SLAMMED with some freaky storms ... this is in Central Illinois ... not sure if it's the real tornado alley or not, but we get a lot of them
It's the real tornado alley. I used to work just north of Grand Rapids and that was at the top. Had a scare or two
Dang man that was really nice of you to help them out 😎
it was a fun one!
Was this something they paid you for, beyond paying for the raw materials that is.
@@caseyprout materials plus some labor costs
dude, that looks awesome! great job!
Big thanks! It was a fun one
Very nice finished product.
Thanks! It was a fun one to fabricate
Good job man!! NICE!
Thanks man
Dude I’m doing a deck on my bus right now! Love your videos!
Oh excellent! You're gonna love it!
Well done my friend you should be proud. Thanks for sharing
Thanks, man. :)
Nice🚌
Absolutely great video 👍👍I‘m thinking as well to install a roof deck for my skoolie and your detailled video helps for making this decision
Thanks for sharing and Greetings from Germany
Wolfgang
Good luck with it!
Looks so good man. So glad we found you on IG! LOL
The old internet comes through! It's been cool getting to know yas ;)
I really like this deck, thinking strongly of copying it for my own skoolie! Don't you feel a little unsafe without proper rails up there though? I just know that one of these days I'd slip and fall to my death....
I think I'll design my version with fold down safety rails! haha :D
Yeah, add foldup tails on pins if you want that comfort. Do it up!!
That is a really nice deck brother, thanks for helping them out with that. Anywho, y'all take care and YHVH bless.
good to hear from you, man ... and thanks for checking out the project
COOL!
Thanks!
Awesome video
Thanks! It was a fun project ... can't wait to do another
Fine job! . . . . . . . . . :) . . . Rog
Thanks man!
I need to know more about those "rib bolts" that you ultimately use to fasten the whole thing. I'm trying to understand the best way to fasten a deck to the roof.
Maybe you're talking about the rivnuts or nutserts? When properly installed they can have some good strength. Another option is to go through the frame and out the other side. Lots of ways to do it
You'll see some other methods and details in my other skoolie roofdeck builds (I did 3 of them)
You have done good work
Thank you so much! :)
Small ones
Getting into custom work now lol helping out is what it's all about
Just a warning If I get the chance to buy n build a bus I'll be looking for you
You've got yerself a deal, man! :)
I love the bus videos please upload more :)
I’m working on one now ... paint!
@@metaspencer Yay!! Finally, Been waiting a while xD can't wait to see the outcome. How much more is left to do? I also think you should add break exit glass at the rear door of the bus. And maybe some smoke alarms ;)
@@budwedge9689 good ideas on the smoke alarms and glass ... yeah, I'm early in the painting process still as there is endless prep work, but it'll get done! :)
@@metaspencer can't wait!! Keep it up :)
Well done..🙂
Thanks!
That's what I was wanting on my truck I added plywood on my older truck and added rod holders. At night catfishing ide go up and set on top and fish and get tired lay down. I'm disabled so can't set long got to lay on my side. Really want to make a trailer just for fishing. Tool boxes place to lay down can set on the side then lay down. Have rod holders and have a rack to set up canopy being I can't set or lay in the sun I blister yea I shouldn't be a fisherman. But I'm disabled I'm stuck in bed 5 to 7 days week I get out 4 to 6 hrs on the weekend then back to bed and major pain. So if I could build me a trailer to fish off of and be able to lay down and get up fast. Plus be able to get out the weather sun or rain. But not rich and no rich friends. But ide trade what ever I have to have something built so I could fish and camp for days. Ok prob said to much sorry. But love your work been watching alot of your videos all great so far. Good job and channel sir. God bless
Oh man, if I lived close I bet we could put together a good fishing trailer for ya: a canopy to get out of the rain and sun, rod holders, and a place for that cooler full of catfish. Sounds like a great setup. Take care man and thanks for checking out my various projects. They certainly keep me going
Spencer did you move to a different place? I wish I could watch all your videos in order!! Seams like I miss some videos! Because now your have a nice BIG garage!!
Yeah we moved a while back ... you can actually sort videos on a channel by date or sort a playlist by date ... cool to see yer still interested
@@metaspencer Love your videos! Enjoy all of them!! Very relaxing thanks!
Spiders don’t bother me
Ribnuts. Any way to break down this process for us a bit more? I didn't see what was inside for them to be secured with...are there nuts on the inside? Thanks again...sorry to be a pest!
Called Rivnuts or rivet nuts, the body of the "nut" compresses when you install it so that a portion of it is bulged out under the steel. Sorry I don't have a vid up with details but you can likely find one. They have a lot more holding power in thin steel than mere screws, but less than bolting to a crossbeam or something like that
Hi Spencer, great video! I was wondering, what gauge of 1" steel tube did you use?
Thanks,
On builds like this I got for lighter stuff, so 1/8th gauge tubing is what I think I used. On a later deck build that you'll see on the channel I used bigger tubing but still thin to save weight.
@@metaspencer Thank you!
Nice video
thanks man!
Spencer, what tubing do you use? Local tubing place won’t commit to the strength, rigidity of their metal as it’s a “liability issue” for the application I want to use...Thanks! And what are the brackets you use called?
I go for the thicker 1" tubing for these projects ... I believe it's 1/4" thick walls (but I'm not good at remembering numbers like that). You could do it with 2" tubing and it would be beefy, but I use 1"
metaspencer Thanks a ton!
My husband and I had a lovely holiday in a place called cheslyn hay near Wolverhampton uk we stayed with my husbands auntie, it was hot weather there.
Sounds like an excellent holiday! I've been to Birmingham but never Wolverhampton
After almost three years, how has your roof rack and the basically nomads rack been working? Anything you'd change? I'm trying to figure out how I want to do mine, and I have seen a lot with rivnuts and unistrut, but I like your design better. Thanks.
Of the various roof decks I've built I think I like this one the best: beefier decking and framing. ua-cam.com/video/RIOrSjkO_WE/v-deo.html ... more weight though, of course
@@metaspencer I watched that one too! Out of curiosity, where do you live? I need to fill the holes in my floor, just watched your video on that. Any recommendations for settings? That’s my next step.
@@HomesteadDad I'm out East in the U.S. these days ... filling the holes can go a bunch of ways. If welding keep it cool :)
@@metaspencer I saw you driving down a country road through corn fields and thought maybe you were in Indiana or Southern Michigan not far from me in Michigan. Thanks for the tips.
@@HomesteadDad Yep, that was before moving out to NY
I hope you've hit your brush hog ( how I got here) with some rust converter paint ... or did you let it rust right through ...
I've gotta do that! My poor brush hog doesn't get enough maintenance!
Hi. Great job! Thank You for sharing the info. What are the nut called you put on the ribs of the bus roof?
Those are rivnuts ... very useful for attaching to sheet metal
You made THAT look easy! Nice Job! I want a deck eventually. What is the total weight on that size one. I'd Need a smaller one (smallerbus) . thanks in advance. Dreadybill👍
Love the decks! You need one! I’m estimating total weight to be ... errrm ... 200 lbs
@@metaspencer right on thanks. So a smaller one prob 150 ish.... Cool. Maybe ill hit you up when I'm ready to consider one😉👉
There are a few ways to reduce weight, like larger gaps between deck boards and limited railings ... and then you could even go with aluminum, so there are options. Take care!
Now that.youve been using this deck style for about a year is there anything youd change about how you did it ?
I'd go with 2x6 lumber if I did another one. Other than that I like the design.
@@metaspencer for the deck boards? Is that to reduce the amount of sag?
@@The3rdDimensionSurveying Exactly. Thicker boards and less flex. Not totally necessary but better with those spans
How much money for the raw material alone if you don't mind me asking. building for a friend trying to get an idea on cost.
Materials costs have gone up a lot. I'm building another one right now, this week, and in my area materials are running $600-$900 not including the welding supplies
I keep waiting to see the LED light strip get mounted under the edge of the top steel angle rail?
Ooooo, I like that idea! You've always got good suggestions for lights. A few are on my list for the truck rack for sure :)
Thanks for a great video! Question: do you have a rough estimate of cost of materials for this particular build? Thanks!
Hey, thanks for checking it out! Once you have the welder, the steel and decking should run around $1k., maybe $800 ... of course, that depends on the size. So it's not that expensive, all things considered
@@metaspencer im 1/4 through your prison bus playlist and it is fantastic! Thanks you!
I gotta ask, since its a mobile structure and lbs cost money to haul down the road why wouldn't you use aluminum tubing to build the rack instead of steal? Not to mention corrosion issues.
Aluminum would certainly be good, though I'm assuming you'd have to gauge up given that it can be weaker. The simple answer is that I used steel because that's what I'm comfortable working with -- I don't have experience running pure argon on a MIG setup. I'd love to see an aluminum roof rack, though!
@@metaspencer you could get think wall square tubing in aluminum with proper bracing like steal it would be just as strong. I live in south florida and they use aluminum on big boats for tuna towers and pole racks,thats why it would be my first choice in material, i would assume availability in your area could be a concern, also it would be an opportunity to toss in a new skill.
@@phantom629 It's a great idea and I've been thinking for quite a while about adding some gear to my shop (a TIG welding and/or a MIG spool gun) ... definitely something to think about as I've been making more racks lately. :)
Not clear how you secured the boards to the tubing. Can you elaborate? Thanks...just about to start mine and it’s scary!
Yeah, sorry about that: predrilled the board and the tubing, then affixed with beefy screws meant for tapping steel.
Thanks Spencer. Man, can’t believe this has only a couple hundred views!!! Impeccable info. Do you have a welding tutorial? Haven’t done any sjnce metal shop in high school!!
@@CookTheBruce I have a lot of welding vids, but no tutorial ... keep the basics in mind: clean up your material before making your welds, practice on some similar stock to make sure you have your settings right, measure a lot more than you think you need to, and it'll be great. You're gonna love the deck!
@@metaspencer Thanks Spencer. Found a great organization here in Portland, Metalwood Salvage, who will do a 3 hour 1-on-1 class for me this Monday. Soooo excited! They also have all the tubing, etc. to get me going on my (crazy) rack/deck build...
@@CookTheBruce Sounds great. I lived in Portland for some time and am not surprised that something cool like that is available. Good luck!
Do you have written plans for this?
My plans are only half done ... sorry, not yet available. But I have a few more similar rack builds here on UA-cam you can check out. All for buses
Hi!! I’m also in tornado alley and would be interested in a rooftop deck by you. I’m in Joplin, are you anywhere near me?
I'm in Urbana, IL so message me if you're interested. I'm building one for another guy in March but still have some room in my schedule. Email is metaspencer at gmail dot com
@@metaspencer shoot! I wish you were closer but I’ll keep you in mind
Hey! Great rack! What size rivnut did you use? I was going to bolt straight through but now I think rivnut is a better solution.
As I recall the nutserts were these: uxcell 100 Pcs Zinc Plated Carbon Steel Rivet Nut Flat Head Insert Nutsert 1/4-20UNC ... large enough to hold a substantial bolt, I'd say
Hey, also, if there were 1” square steel tube just under fiberglass in the roof, would you prefer to use a rivet nut or self tapping screw?
@@garystraws4462 My first preference would be a bolt and a nut, and it sounds like that might be an option for you as you have that square tubing that you might have added yourself. But if inside the bus is all finished, I'd go with a rivnut: stronger than self tapping screws as you're relying on more than threads to hold the rack down. After that I'd go with self-tapping screws, which can also be strong. Note that you want to seal those suckers no matter what to keep water out.
question how much do you get payed from youtube and what type of camera do u use
YouTubing is a labor of love ... I just enjoy doing it. This video is filmed with a GoPro ... this one is the best and latest camera they make: amzn.to/2KQBLTq
Google social blade for information about youtube channels, youtube doesn't pay what it use to.
@@phantom629okay
@@phantom629 good tip
Hay man how are you doing its me Gilbert I like your school bus vidoe I'm watching it right now are you going to paint the outside of the bus too
I'm painting it right now .. I think you're going to like it, Gilbert!
@@metaspencer oh I will
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