Homemade Truck Cap Camper

Here you are to build the whole frame of the truck camper with the wood like with pressure treated lumber and plywood and you will just love having this camper in your life.

Homemade truck cap camper.

This is an important step as a dirty truck cap can impact the bond of the velcro. Building this pop up truck camper shell is going to be a smart investment when you need to spice more your adventurous life. A diy truck bed camper is the best option for those travelers who don t want to pitch a tent or drive a huge trailer. For just about 100 in lumber and an afternoon worth of work you can build this diy truck bed camper setup in the transformer style.

Truck camper conversion guide. Homemade pop up truck camper. How to build a lightweight truck camper. A truck camper is like a tent on wheels.

Whether your truck cap is used or new clean the area where you re going to apply the velcro strips. A truck with a camper on the back does not come cheap. Details here youtube. How to build a truck bed camper for under 400.

Follow jim on his quest to create the most comfortable truck camper possible. Why spend thousands on an rv or vanlife van conversion when you can learn to build your own homemade truck camper. If you have some basic construction and carpentry skills you ll be pleasantly surprised to learn just how easy and totally inexpensive it can be to slap together your own simple pickup truck camper from hardly more than a small bundle of 2x4s some plywood a bucket of. It can easily be removed by just unbolting provided there are 4 or more strong helpers.

I m about 5 5 and the bed was about that long. In this case the velcro is going to cover all ceiling rails as well as the curved side rails leading up to the access door s. Just like in part 1 of our camper conversion guide there are a number of factors to consider in your camper shell design. Hope you re able to get a clear picture of everything if not ask away.

Designing your camper shell setup is the most difficult part of the process. February 20 2018 april 4 2018 chad albright. Purchasing is not an option if you are looking for saving money. A taller person could sleep diagonally though.

For the bottom of the drawers we also cut a dado that ran along the bottom of all the drawer sides and end caps. I have since sold the truck with the camper so i can no longer take measurements. Now that our drawers are taking shape for the first time we thought. It is surprising how many amenities you can build into 38 square feet when you.

You will need to keep in mind weight.