Home built camper

[superpsd]

So back in 14' I started building a lightweight pop up truck camper. Very compact on a budget. Aluminum construction. All 6061-T6 and riveted jointed brackets cut from a chunk of angle aluminum. Skin is also 6061. Polystyrene sheets cut to fit the wall spaces and then wood paneling.
I used it a couple of times and some hunting trips. Nice and cozy but not enough room even if I finished the pop up half for a full 6' of clearance. It is kind of a large insulated canopy now. Then last spring I decided to use the same construction design and build a 12' camper on a trailer kit.
I morphed two trailer kits together and had to widen one axle. I also used stainless tek screws instead of rivets as it cut a lot of time and frustration from the project. The camper saw its first 700 mile voyage this last hunting season. Still not finished as I need to wood panel the interior and add a few windows that I have stored.

 

[superpsd]

Trailer pictures.

 

[scparrish]

Cool project.

 

[ja_cain]

That's pretty cool! What's your opinion on diy equipment trailer fabbing? I have all of the equipment to do it but have not taken the time to figure up the equipment costs.

 

[Koda22]

Looks cool, but is there more to it, or is just a box....I mean does the interior have anything or just a bed?

 

[superpsd]

The hole you see towards the front of the trailer floor is where I installed the black water tank and toilet. So far just a bathroom. I still plan to run some electrical outlets and finish the interior. I have a possible future idea of building a rear slide out for more interior space. All I would have to do is rip the rear wall back down and fabricate another box that slides to the rear. That is something I am looking at. Also need to fabricate a wind spoiler for the front to cut down on air resistance. The camper is likely around maybe 1000 lbs. I can move it around easily once it is unhooked. The truck acts like it's not even towing.