An Aussie Expedition Camper - Inspired by Expedition Portal
- Thread starter tassie tiger
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GI_Jeepin"
wander looking to get lost
Tassie Tiger, You can come to the US and start a business making these, This is awesome. I would really like to see the completed trailer.
tassie tiger
New member
Wow thanks for the compliments.
I hope to have the basic trailer done (without the pullout kitchen and stove finished) in the next 6 weeks.
I am happy to provide anyone with the plans in sketchup form which means they can build, or have one built easily.
Have just been to look at one of the Foxwing pull out wrap around awnings that the oztent RV5 can attach to. Might be a slight change of plans as these things look pretty awesome.
cheers
I hope to have the basic trailer done (without the pullout kitchen and stove finished) in the next 6 weeks.
I am happy to provide anyone with the plans in sketchup form which means they can build, or have one built easily.
Have just been to look at one of the Foxwing pull out wrap around awnings that the oztent RV5 can attach to. Might be a slight change of plans as these things look pretty awesome.
cheers
tassie tiger
New member
Nothing overly exciting going on with the crossbreed.
Got my led lights fitted;
Tail lights on by tassie tiger2010, on Flickr
Supported from behind with some cheap brackets from the hardware store;
Tail light supports by tassie tiger2010, on Flickr
Spent the weekend building the doors. Waiting on the door seals and hinges to arrive from uvesco.
cheers
Got my led lights fitted;
Tail lights on by tassie tiger2010, on Flickr
Supported from behind with some cheap brackets from the hardware store;
Tail light supports by tassie tiger2010, on Flickr
Spent the weekend building the doors. Waiting on the door seals and hinges to arrive from uvesco.
cheers
tassie tiger
New member
Have been doing fiddly stuff lately that is pretty boring. Finally back into some fabrication.
I wanted to be able to stand on the guards to access the roof area but dont normally like using chequerplate steel due to the weight. However by the time I weighed making shs supports and then using 1.2mm sheet it was going to be about the same so thought bugger it and just went chequerplate. I havent done guards like these before and had the local steel place bend them up. When I got the home they looked like this;
I really thought they were going to look crap and was a bit down about it. Then realised that the extra bits where they had folded it was so you could adjust it to the right angles. Once I had the right angles I tacked it and then cut through with a 1mm cut off wheel. The first try ended up with a pretty big gap (well at least the thickness of the blade) but lucky it was on the inside. I then realised that if I opened up the angle a bit before cutting that it would be fine once closed. Ended up with this;
IMG]http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=89474&d=1330768756[/IMG]
much better!
Welded up the joins, ground the welds back and then used a flapper disc on the grinder to smooth them all off.
Sprayed and bolted up;
Happy with the final product. Think it needs some reflectors
I wanted to be able to stand on the guards to access the roof area but dont normally like using chequerplate steel due to the weight. However by the time I weighed making shs supports and then using 1.2mm sheet it was going to be about the same so thought bugger it and just went chequerplate. I havent done guards like these before and had the local steel place bend them up. When I got the home they looked like this;
I really thought they were going to look crap and was a bit down about it. Then realised that the extra bits where they had folded it was so you could adjust it to the right angles. Once I had the right angles I tacked it and then cut through with a 1mm cut off wheel. The first try ended up with a pretty big gap (well at least the thickness of the blade) but lucky it was on the inside. I then realised that if I opened up the angle a bit before cutting that it would be fine once closed. Ended up with this;
IMG]http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=89474&d=1330768756[/IMG]
much better!
Welded up the joins, ground the welds back and then used a flapper disc on the grinder to smooth them all off.
Sprayed and bolted up;
Happy with the final product. Think it needs some reflectors
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jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
Wow, I'm jealous of your fabrication ability, how do you find time to work on it between 4 kids and work?
tassie tiger
New member
Hey
I am kind of lucky in that one is almost 17 so a bit self sufficient. The 10 yo is pretty self sufficient which leaves the 5yo and 2yo. The 5yo is my biggest helper and started calling herself dads 'trailer girl'. Mum suggested helper girl instead
So that leaves the 2yo and lucky I have a great wife
Thanks for the nice words
tassie
Dgurley2000
Adventurer
Thanks for sharing! I've booked-marked this for future activities. I hope one-day to to explore OZ. I have young-ones and can identify.
Way Down South
New member
AN UPDATE
Well after a major computer meltdown and lost passwords i am back sadly with a new user name. The camper is finished - woohoo!
Big departure from original plans and it turned into a teardrop style with an RTT on top. There is a double bed inside with a smaller single bunk running across above where our feet go;
Had to cut the side out to make a door area;
Re skinned kind of like a uhaul trailer
Kitchen in rear
with LED lights
Sink with flip master. Left is water from tanks and right from park when hooked up
Sleeping area with curtains
Bunk bed for up to 10yo
Roof top tent
And access
Hooked up
What is cool is the walls are 2 1/4" thick and insulated so very comfy!
With this setup we have the 4 yo in the bunk, mum n me on the double bed and the middle kids in the tent. It has the foxwing awning but no shots with it set up.
Cheers.
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Well after a major computer meltdown and lost passwords i am back sadly with a new user name. The camper is finished - woohoo!
Big departure from original plans and it turned into a teardrop style with an RTT on top. There is a double bed inside with a smaller single bunk running across above where our feet go;
Had to cut the side out to make a door area;
Re skinned kind of like a uhaul trailer
Kitchen in rear
Sink with flip master. Left is water from tanks and right from park when hooked up
Sleeping area with curtains
Bunk bed for up to 10yo
Roof top tent
And access
Hooked up
What is cool is the walls are 2 1/4" thick and insulated so very comfy!
With this setup we have the 4 yo in the bunk, mum n me on the double bed and the middle kids in the tent. It has the foxwing awning but no shots with it set up.
Cheers.
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dcollier32
Adventurer
Cool build... I like this version a lot better than what you started with. Cheers