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RRRDAD
post Mar 13 2007, 12:18 AM
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Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2003 Dodge 2500 quad cab, long box, single axle, 4wd, 5.9 cummins
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Truck and Camper Setup: 9.5 scamper, bath and A/C, extended hitch , class 4 modified to pull 24 foot trailer. 13.8 mpg while towing.



I'm starting my quest in building a truck camper. Does anyone know of pictures of the frame such as from the factory or any homemade campers? Thx MM
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Rodg
post Mar 18 2007, 12:46 PM
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Truck and Camper Setup: in process of building truck camper from Glen-L plans that i got off web site. Alcapulco model, almost finished, have it skinned and still working on it. hope to be finished in 6 wks and on the road just in time for the spring trout run in Galveston, Texas



hi, Rodg here, saw ur question on truck camper plans. i am building a truck camper now from the Glen-L plans. they have a good web site. just google Glen-L truck plans and u will get there web site. i am building the Acalpuco model and i am about 90 percent complete. got all the interior done, have the skin on, waiting on some corner molding and cushions to finish it up. i am retired and i have worked on in almost every day for the last 7 months. i would say that i have a total of $11,000 in it. The biggest expenses was the siding, $1,800 and i bought the Stablelift system for $2,500. Everything else, windows, door, sink, propane tank, stove top, i bought off ebay. well i hope this helps u out, Rodg
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RRRDAD
post Mar 19 2007, 10:45 PM
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Truck and Camper Setup: 9.5 scamper, bath and A/C, extended hitch , class 4 modified to pull 24 foot trailer. 13.8 mpg while towing.



QUOTE(Rodg @ Mar 18 2007, 01:46 PM)
hi, Rodg here, saw ur question on truck camper plans.  i am building a truck camper now from the Glen-L plans.  they have a good web site.  just google Glen-L truck plans and u will get there web site.  i am building the Acalpuco model and i am about 90 percent complete.  got all the interior done, have the skin on, waiting on some corner molding and cushions to finish it up.  i am retired and i have worked on in almost every day for the last 7 months.  i would say that i have a total of $11,000 in it.  The biggest expenses was the siding, $1,800 and i bought the Stablelift system for $2,500.  Everything else, windows, door, sink, propane tank, stove top, i bought off ebay.  well i hope this helps u out, Rodg
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sounds great..... do you have any pics to share/? I'm familiar with glen L plans..... I would like to build a camper that has a little more height , 8 foot in length. Framing in steel tubing is easier for me and less expensive for me also.... I would like to skin it in .040 screwless siding...................any ideas? Thx MM
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post Mar 20 2007, 07:01 AM
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Truck and Camper Setup: in process of building truck camper from Glen-L plans that i got off web site. Alcapulco model, almost finished, have it skinned and still working on it. hope to be finished in 6 wks and on the road just in time for the spring trout run in Galveston, Texas



QUOTE(RRRDAD @ Mar 20 2007, 04:45 AM)
sounds great..... do you have any pics to share/? I'm familiar with glen L plans..... I would like to build a camper that has a little more height , 8 foot in length. Framing in steel tubing is easier for me and less expensive for me also.... I would like to skin it in .040 screwless siding...................any ideas? Thx MM
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Rodg here, i got a blog site, HTTP://homebuilt-trkcamper.blogspot.com/ ... i have a few pictures so far, trying to get my wife to down load some more. i have the skin on now and am doing the corner molding. i put on a rubber roof also. u mentioned steel contstruction, better use aluminum, or your camper will be 5,000 lbs, even a 1 ton trk couldn't carry it. i figure my camper is going to weigh in around 2,500 lbs. The main thing is weight, u have to keep it down, pare every piece of weight off u can. i used the Glen-L plans for the outside deminsions only, i built my own interior and i built a lot of cabinets, 18 doors in all, 3 drawers. plus i put in a Thetford cassette toilet. i didn't build any restroom walls. my camper is just for me to go fishing with, drag the boat down to the bay and spend a couple of nights in. also on my plans i lowered the front cab over area by 4". the plans are from the 60's when truck cabs were a lot higher than today's trks.
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post Mar 20 2007, 03:14 PM
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Truck and Camper Setup: 9.5 scamper, bath and A/C, extended hitch , class 4 modified to pull 24 foot trailer. 13.8 mpg while towing.



QUOTE(Rodg @ Mar 20 2007, 08:01 AM)
Rodg here, i got a blog site, HTTP://homebuilt-trkcamper.blogspot.com/ ... i have a few pictures so far, trying to get my wife to down load some more.  i have the skin on now and am doing the corner molding.  i put on a rubber roof also.  u mentioned steel contstruction, better use aluminum, or your camper will be 5,000 lbs, even a 1 ton trk couldn't carry it.  i figure my camper is going to weigh in around 2,500 lbs. The main thing is weight, u have to keep it down, pare every piece of weight off u can.  i used the Glen-L plans for the outside deminsions only, i built my own interior and i built a lot of cabinets, 18 doors in all, 3 drawers.  plus i put in a Thetford cassette toilet.  i didn't build any restroom walls.   my camper is just for me to go fishing with, drag the boat down to the bay and spend a couple of nights in.  also on my plans i lowered the front cab over area by 4".  the plans are from the 60's when truck cabs were a lot higher than today's trks.
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Thanks for the reply...The computer didnt want to display the photos...Try emailing them to moodbomb4@aol............. I noticed the same thing at glen l that the the distance between the cab and camper needed to be lowered... Where do I find corner pieces and exterior trim parts..????? Thx again MM
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post Mar 22 2007, 03:41 PM
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Truck and Camper Setup: in process of building truck camper from Glen-L plans that i got off web site. Alcapulco model, almost finished, have it skinned and still working on it. hope to be finished in 6 wks and on the road just in time for the spring trout run in Galveston, Texas



QUOTE(RRRDAD @ Mar 20 2007, 09:14 PM)
Thanks for the reply...The computer didnt want to display the photos...Try emailing them to moodbomb4@aol.............  I noticed the same thing at glen l that the the distance between the cab and camper needed to be lowered... Where do I find corner pieces and exterior trim parts..????? Thx again   MM
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i used the web site of Glen-L and contacted The Metal Company out of colorado. u have to arrange shipping, i used DHl and it was like $180 for around a 400lb shipment. i rec'd all my siding, corner molding, and rubber roof in one shipment, several tubes and boxes, no damage. i think they are out of alvardo colorado, they have a great web site, download their catalog and it gives u all the profiles of the siding and molding. I figured on 3 week delivery time, had it in my garage in 9days after date of order. so they are fast. i used the 2" with a reverse and used the Pittsburg interlocking system. I will have more photos on my blog site soon. don't use the www on it, just the http://homebuilt-trkcamper.blogspot.com and then a dot com/. for some reason if u enter the whole web site on this it gets eraased, but after blogspot put a .com/ try that and see if it works.
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post Dec 9 2007, 02:07 PM
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Rodg you did a nice job on the camper, how much weight do you think you added to the camper with all the bracing. I was thinking about using a biscuit joiner for all the brasing. I dont really want to go out and get a new 1" stapler for the framing. I really need to keep my camper light, its going on a superscrew F150 so im looking at around 1200lbs. I just started bidding on doors and windows now
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post Mar 12 2016, 03:13 AM
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The biggest expenses was the siding, $1,800 and i bought the Stablelift system for $2,500. Everything else, windows, door, sink, propane tank, stove top, i bought off ebay. well i hope this helps u out, Rodg


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post Mar 15 2016, 08:07 PM
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Truck and Camper Setup: looked for something really lite, nothing on the market. Wanted something less than half of the rated weight load for a 1/2 ton truck.Like to be realistic about weight capacities. Built a totally aluminum unit. 8 ft. box, 80 in. wide, 80 in. high. With door, windows and AC and jacks I can still left one end by hand and I'm over 60. I'm guessing at this point unit must be around 200 lbs.



QUOTE(RRRDAD @ Mar 13 2007, 01:18 AM)
I'm starting my quest in building a truck camper. Does anyone know of pictures of the frame such as from the factory or any homemade campers?  Thx MM
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Good luck with your project. I could not get my pictures to post. If your interested I have some picture of one I rebuilt. tom43r@gmail.com
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post Jun 27 2016, 06:18 PM
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Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1992 Dodge W-250 4x4 5.9L V8 gas engine Club Cab Long Bed 4.10 gears
Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac
Truck and Camper Setup: Dodge W-250 4x4, Airlift Air Bags, old Happijac tiedowns, 1974 KIT 11' Slide-in Camper



Don't know how far you are into your project, but Glen-L sells full scale blue prints for building truck campers, completely with a full list of all the materials you'll need.
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