Wild Dingo
4th November 2008, 12:32 AM
See as things wander along here and time just ticks along Ive been having thoughts... yeah 5th wheelers, mobile homes etc etc... but over the weekend me an the son in law young Ben got stuck into the camper fair ripped into it in fact!! got it off the old subframe and onto the new ubeaut I built with me own mits subframe and have started sorting out the annex framework... major dramas given Ive lifted the thing of "as the built" ground level by something like 10 inches!!
But what Ive found is...
1) Its now too flamin high for me to put up!! :doh:
2) Its bloody dramatic to do so
3) Its DEFINANTLY a two man job
Sooooo Ive been thinking again... yeah its a worry thats for sure!!... but anyways Im thinking of building a camper... from the ground up! WHAHOOOO!! eh :U
Well heck I done did build a subframe no wukkers right? RIGHT!! so whats to doin the rest of it eh? just a tad more work is all and I LOVE WORK it keeps the old brain from thinking about the wreckage of my marriage so BRING IT ON!!!
Anyway me and young Josh spent the weekend up at Ben and Tiffanys best man and his new wifes place in Perth... he offered a bloody great length of insulated something or other which is perfect for a good sized icebox for chrissy drinkies or else a good box at the front of the camper :2tsup: anyway while we were there he offered a couple of 8x4 sheets of beautiful clean HEAVY steel and hell not one to say no they went straight into the trailer!! :2tsup:
Ive already got 4 spares for the Prado so Im thinking of getting another 2 so I can build a duel axle job and still have spares galore... gotta have spares!... I now know the price of axles and hubs and such so thats not a biggie all Ive got to do now is price out the annexing poles etc.
Sooo to that end Im thinking maybe I should just build a camper from the ground up and be done what do you mob reckon? Tiffany and Ben have offered to buy the present camper once its finished for their own bush holidays.
Im trying to work out how one can build one that is EASY to erect and dismantle for ONE person? hydrolics? electrics? ideas!!!
Im wondering if anyone knows of anywhere on the net that has plans for different campers?
Cheers
Shane
And yes Yonnee ol son your expertise will be required with the new build... single axle was easy Im thinking a double will be a bit of a brain farting challenge! :doh:
Oh and Ive got pics just the computers fried and Im using Tiffanys off and on for the next week until we get a verdict on its status... yeah Im thinking Im going to be up for a new computer... so pics will have to wait till thats sorted
But what Ive found is...
1) Its now too flamin high for me to put up!! :doh:
2) Its bloody dramatic to do so
3) Its DEFINANTLY a two man job
Sooooo Ive been thinking again... yeah its a worry thats for sure!!... but anyways Im thinking of building a camper... from the ground up! WHAHOOOO!! eh :U
Well heck I done did build a subframe no wukkers right? RIGHT!! so whats to doin the rest of it eh? just a tad more work is all and I LOVE WORK it keeps the old brain from thinking about the wreckage of my marriage so BRING IT ON!!!
Anyway me and young Josh spent the weekend up at Ben and Tiffanys best man and his new wifes place in Perth... he offered a bloody great length of insulated something or other which is perfect for a good sized icebox for chrissy drinkies or else a good box at the front of the camper :2tsup: anyway while we were there he offered a couple of 8x4 sheets of beautiful clean HEAVY steel and hell not one to say no they went straight into the trailer!! :2tsup:
Ive already got 4 spares for the Prado so Im thinking of getting another 2 so I can build a duel axle job and still have spares galore... gotta have spares!... I now know the price of axles and hubs and such so thats not a biggie all Ive got to do now is price out the annexing poles etc.
Sooo to that end Im thinking maybe I should just build a camper from the ground up and be done what do you mob reckon? Tiffany and Ben have offered to buy the present camper once its finished for their own bush holidays.
Im trying to work out how one can build one that is EASY to erect and dismantle for ONE person? hydrolics? electrics? ideas!!!
Im wondering if anyone knows of anywhere on the net that has plans for different campers?
Cheers
Shane
And yes Yonnee ol son your expertise will be required with the new build... single axle was easy Im thinking a double will be a bit of a brain farting challenge! :doh:
Oh and Ive got pics just the computers fried and Im using Tiffanys off and on for the next week until we get a verdict on its status... yeah Im thinking Im going to be up for a new computer... so pics will have to wait till thats sorted