TR: Next-levelness custom homemade skibum camper!

[MakersTeleMark]

I wouldn't want to drive that around a corner once it is finished.

[markcjr]

I'd drive your mom around a corner and be finished with her.
sorry, mom jokes are funny when you've finished a growler of belgian beer and a half bottle of wine.

[Mallthus]

Google "Tiny House". A lot of people building full time homes on flatbed trailers. What you're doing isn't too far off. Also, you're going to need heat. There are wood stoves designed for sailboats that might be perfect for you. Cool project!

[MakersTeleMark]

I'd drive your mom around a corner and be finished with her.
sorry, mom jokes are funny when you've finished a growler of belgian beer and a half bottle of wine.

You posted this at 5 in the morning? Guess you haven't finished yet.

[davieboot]

Any new building?

Cornering... who cares. It's not a race car, it's a house.

[AdironRider]

http://tinyhouseswoon.com/housetrucks/

and for a bit more room this http://tinyhouselistings.com/old-sch...-a-tiny-house/


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Stop looking at me gypsy...

[DAFTC]

More power to ya for getting it this far...

Definitely needs a sauna. Not like you're ever going over 35 (if you're lucky and the axles hold up), so you might as well be refreshed on arrivals.

[deft_funk]

Our progress slowed down a bunch in the last month or so due to a whole number of factors, but we are back in town and back at work. Since my last post we have made some improvements.

Getting the walls up:



View inside through part of the front door:



It's now nearly completely walled in and the external lighting is mostly wired:



The first finished piece is done as well, our front door. The long term goal is for the entire camper to show this level of detail/craftsmanship but much of the interior finishing will probably wait until next summer.



Detail:



Inside view:



We also received our heating source, a mini wood stove made in the USA by Fatsco Stoves and designed for marine applications, the "Tiny Tot." Cast iron and stainless steel construction, shown next to a bottle of Jack for size comparison but it should be more than enough to get things really toasty inside. Supposedly this thing cranks enough that we could attain a near sauna-level temperature if we insulate enough. Also, Jack = auxiliary heating source.



Stove detail:



I am not going to speculate as far as timeframe to trip-worthiness, but hopefully there will be some posts of Horace T. in action before too long. In order to get on the road in reasonable shape for an extended winter trip we need to:

1- Finish the roof
2- Polish off the wiring
3- Seal the camper to the truck cab
4- Sheathe the exterior walls
5- Insulate
6- Rough finish the interior
7- Install the stove

I will do some more sporadic updates as progress is made.

[deft_funk]

First adventure slated to be Bridger Bowl on closing day. Drove around town last weekend and it did just fine in the corners, plus we still have some Timbren heavy duty stabilizers to go in. Interior is still rough but I will post more as it comes along.

[grinch]

any good mt home needs knee braces. nice touch

[ak_powder_monkey]

awesome!

[skimaxpower]

Curious to hear what your MPG averages.

Looks great! I hope you guys resurrect some retro ski colors for the paint job.