Thread: Camper Trailer WIP

Well done Ticky. You should give yourself a pat on the back and a carton of your favourite premium beers to boot.

Nothing home built about your rig - looks extremely well done.

Thanks Yonnee,

There are several of these tents on ebay & at a glance, they all look the same, but there are a few differences.

The one we got has pockets sewn in for things like your wallet & keys. Not needed, but handy. It also has the annex floor velcroed to the front of the tent & annex walls.

Is it perfect?... no. But at less than 1/2 the price of a localy made tent, & quite a bit bigger, I will fang with it untill I get it how I want it.

The canvas is 13oz, not 15oz like most of the local ones, but IMO, 13oz is better. it is a lot easier to fold & still does the same job. One of the better known camper trailer places in Adelaide uses 15oz on there top of the line models & 11oz on the budget models. there budget models come in at nearly double what I paid, & they do not include the toolbox, jerry can holders or gas bottle holder. These are all extra.

one problem I had was the steel on the bed base was not at 4' wide. This ment I had a 20mm gap around the top of the trailer. I fixed this by buying some 25mm square rubber & gluing it to the bed base. I also used 12mm stick on rubber on the top of the trailer & I have a very good seal now.

I might run a battery system at some stage in the future, but for now, I will be wiring the power socket into the trailer wireing loom. I wired the trailer with 7 core wire, leaving me 2 spare wires to play with. We plan to mainly stay in caravan parks, so we will use 240 for most things, but who knows what the future holds...

Thanks Hux for your kind words. I'm not really a beer drinker mate, but I have had a few (burbs) burbouns to celerbrate every stage of this project. I just have to figure out how to make tiding up the wiring & putting on the rego sticker into about another 8 stages. I better go buy another cartoon & have a drink while I think about it.

Steve

Thanks for the PM fella. Much appreciated. I've been looking at one on eBay that has the brilliant idea of have the annexe either as a roof only, or attaching any one of three walls separately or all at once to make an enclosed room doubling the size of the tent. But the best part is the front wall can be interchanged with either full mesh walls to make a sunroom, or full canvas walls with windows. And the two side windows are designed to either roll up like normal windows, or be stretched out as an awning/annexe by adding two poles and guy ropes. Additionally you can add diagonal side wings to these outstretched awnings to provide some protection from wind and rain while it's open.

We're not in a position to buy just yet, but I'll spend the time trying to do heaps of research before outlaying nearly two grand of my 'hard-earned'.

Once again, congratulations Steve on a top effort, and if we ever catch up, a couple of 'Burbs' will have to be shared!

Yonnee.

We are going to Kangaroo Island next week to try out our new camper. Looking forward to it.

Now I am a Hill-Billy, and that finished job doesn't look a bit Hill-Billy to me, it looks like a professional job. Full marks.

(What's wrong with looking like a Hill-Billy Boy)?

Yep top notch lookin camper Ticky, well done mate