Re: [bolger] Re: SuperBrick Camper
No, I meant the truck camper. Wouldn't glassing the
truck camper make it much heavier than the metal
siding?
FB
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truck camper make it much heavier than the metal
siding?
FB
--- brucehallman <brucehallman@...> wrote:
> --- In bolger@y..., Frank Bales <frank_bales@y...>=====
> wrote:
> > Wouldn't glassing it make it a lot heavier than
> designed?
>
> Bricks are *supposed* to be heavy <grin>, actually I
> bet that
> the 'barge like' foot print would give it massive
> floation to spare.
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--- In bolger@y..., Frank Bales <frank_bales@y...> wrote:
the 'barge like' foot print would give it massive floation to spare.
> Wouldn't glassing it make it a lot heavier than designed?Bricks are *supposed* to be heavy <grin>, actually I bet that
the 'barge like' foot print would give it massive floation to spare.
A picture and story from my family's past ...
http://home.internetcds.com/~lgbarker/BlueBird/BluebirdS
tory.html
It worked then and epoxy-ply should be a whole lot
better.
Larry
Quoting s_paskey <s_paskey@...>:
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tory.html
It worked then and epoxy-ply should be a whole lot
better.
Larry
Quoting s_paskey <s_paskey@...>:
> Ken: I can't speak from experience, but folks
> have been building
> plywood travel trailers since at least the
> 1930s. Can't see why it
> wouldn't work just as well for a truck camper.
> The so-
> called "teardrop" designs, some of which
> were/are built in plywood,
> are especially cool. See:
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Ken: I can't speak from experience, but folks have been building
plywood travel trailers since at least the 1930s. Can't see why it
wouldn't work just as well for a truck camper. The so-
called "teardrop" designs, some of which were/are built in plywood,
are especially cool. See:
http://www.teardrops.net/page01.html
Steve
plywood travel trailers since at least the 1930s. Can't see why it
wouldn't work just as well for a truck camper. The so-
called "teardrop" designs, some of which were/are built in plywood,
are especially cool. See:
http://www.teardrops.net/page01.html
Steve
--- In bolger@y..., "Ken" <renueden@e...> wrote:
> I thought this might be a good place to ask this question. I am
about to build a truck camper from plans I got from glen-l. Instead
of using the old sheet aluminum covering, I am thinking of sheeting
over the exterior with thin ply, and then glassing. In my mind I am
thinking, "it works for boats..."
--- In bolger@y..., "Ken" <renueden@e...> wrote:
just get a car shop to paint it for you.
After 10 years of sitting outside my truck (brown burnned through all
the layers of Ford paint. Meanwhile my white tri with awgrip is
still OK.
If you glass the exterior of the ply, and coat the interior, and
there aren't any exposed seams, then you should be able to use any
wood you want. In Buffalo, they are running TV ads for the 42' cat
Moondance which does sailing beer charters in the area. Still looks
as good as 8000# pounds of doorskins is likely too. And that's
pretty good.
> I thought this might be a good place to ask this question. I amabout to
> build a truck camper from plans I got from glen-l. Instead ofusing the old
> sheet aluminum covering, I am thinking of sheeting over theexterior with
> thin ply, and then glassing. In my mind I am thinking, "it worksfor
> boats...". Would more experienced builders give me some feedbackon this?
> This is a prelude to the SuperBrick, my ultimate rig, a truckcamper for
> land and a shanty for water.I would also vote for white paint, preferably LPU, unless you can
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Locarnini
just get a car shop to paint it for you.
After 10 years of sitting outside my truck (brown burnned through all
the layers of Ford paint. Meanwhile my white tri with awgrip is
still OK.
If you glass the exterior of the ply, and coat the interior, and
there aren't any exposed seams, then you should be able to use any
wood you want. In Buffalo, they are running TV ads for the 42' cat
Moondance which does sailing beer charters in the area. Still looks
as good as 8000# pounds of doorskins is likely too. And that's
pretty good.
Forgive me for I know knot what I do, but I couldn't resist posting a
quick sketch to the files of this group.
Called "superbrickcamper.bmp" I appologize to all and promise to
never, never, never post another crazy idea to this group.
Bruce Hector, warming up the scanner as I type and searching for an
old sketck of a homemade amphibious pick up.
quick sketch to the files of this group.
Called "superbrickcamper.bmp" I appologize to all and promise to
never, never, never post another crazy idea to this group.
Bruce Hector, warming up the scanner as I type and searching for an
old sketck of a homemade amphibious pick up.
> Check out rqriley.com for an exploded view or two of their plywoodthanks for that link, I'm doomed!
> camper, might give you some ideas. Don't look at their other plans or
> projects, thats too much inspiriation for most people.
Ken
Suggest you use either white paint over regular epoxy or higher than
regular temp epoxy (I think Raka has something like this). Based on my
boil tests and Jim Michalak's recent experience with a camper top, you
might want to avoid luan. AC fir with APA plywood stamp on it seems to
hold up in boil test, but watch grain direction as it is much more
flexible one way than the other. Other options are much more
expensive, at least around here.
regular temp epoxy (I think Raka has something like this). Based on my
boil tests and Jim Michalak's recent experience with a camper top, you
might want to avoid luan. AC fir with APA plywood stamp on it seems to
hold up in boil test, but watch grain direction as it is much more
flexible one way than the other. Other options are much more
expensive, at least around here.
--- In bolger@y..., "Ken" <renueden@e...> wrote:
> I thought this might be a good place to ask this question. I am
about to
> build a truck camper from plans I got from glen-l. Instead of using
the old
> sheet aluminum covering, I am thinking of sheeting over the exterior
with
> thin ply, and then glassing. In my mind I am thinking, "it works
for
> boats...". Would more experienced builders give me some feedback on
this?
> This is a prelude to the SuperBrick, my ultimate rig, a truck
camper for
> land and a shanty for water.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Locarnini
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Ken Locarnini,
Viewed as a "land tender" for a SuperBrick its sort of on topic.
Curve the roof to match the curve of the SB is my advice, paint them
both to resemble aged gray barn boards and add chickens coops, farm
implements, etc. Can't be beat, except with a matching, corrugated
panel repairs, different coloured fenders, cracked glass, bullet
holes placed judiously, rusty pick up pulling it all.
Check out rqriley.com for an exploded view or two of their plywood
camper, might give you some ideas. Don't look at their other plans or
projects, thats too much inspiriation for most people.
You might end up with an amphibious, hovercraft, submarine, ramjet
powered SuperBrick, .... woooosh!
"Must be another one of dem' danged UFO's Martha>" (Unidentified
Floating Object) Which could be a great name for a SuperBrick.
Don't let the demands of work or career intrude on your dreaming. I
don't.
Bruce Hector
Viewed as a "land tender" for a SuperBrick its sort of on topic.
Curve the roof to match the curve of the SB is my advice, paint them
both to resemble aged gray barn boards and add chickens coops, farm
implements, etc. Can't be beat, except with a matching, corrugated
panel repairs, different coloured fenders, cracked glass, bullet
holes placed judiously, rusty pick up pulling it all.
Check out rqriley.com for an exploded view or two of their plywood
camper, might give you some ideas. Don't look at their other plans or
projects, thats too much inspiriation for most people.
You might end up with an amphibious, hovercraft, submarine, ramjet
powered SuperBrick, .... woooosh!
"Must be another one of dem' danged UFO's Martha>" (Unidentified
Floating Object) Which could be a great name for a SuperBrick.
Don't let the demands of work or career intrude on your dreaming. I
don't.
Bruce Hector
I thought this might be a good place to ask this question. I am about to
build a truck camper from plans I got from glen-l. Instead of using the old
sheet aluminum covering, I am thinking of sheeting over the exterior with
thin ply, and then glassing. In my mind I am thinking, "it works for
boats...". Would more experienced builders give me some feedback on this?
This is a prelude to the SuperBrick, my ultimate rig, a truck camper for
land and a shanty for water.
Thanks,
Ken Locarnini
build a truck camper from plans I got from glen-l. Instead of using the old
sheet aluminum covering, I am thinking of sheeting over the exterior with
thin ply, and then glassing. In my mind I am thinking, "it works for
boats...". Would more experienced builders give me some feedback on this?
This is a prelude to the SuperBrick, my ultimate rig, a truck camper for
land and a shanty for water.
Thanks,
Ken Locarnini