On Feb 9, 2:58*pm, wrote:
On Feb 9, 2:53*pm, "Don White" wrote:





"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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On Feb 9, 12:51 pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Feb 9, 12:46 pm, wrote:

On Feb 9, 11:55 am, HK wrote:

Frogwatch wrote:
On Feb 9, 11:27 am, HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
I am building a version of Glen-L "Importer" slide in truck
mounted
camper for my Nissan Frontier and I thought my experience with
building 4 boats would be helpful but the techniques are very
different. *The camper has 1"X2" framing with 3/16 ply on the
inside
and Aluminum sheet on the outside. *From a boat building
perspective,
structurally, this sounds like crap. *I am desperately trying to
suppress my normal tendency to think "Hey, I've got a better way"
because my wife wants it to look good so I am really trying to
follow
directions. *I am liberally applying epoxy to all joined surfaces
instead of simply using wood glue as per directions but the whole
process seems "wrong" still. *Unfortunately, the design is from
1972
before epoxy was available. *I would really prefer a design
similar to
boat building where strength is obtained from rounded shapes
covered
with glass and epoxy, sort of a stitch and glue camper. *I will
glass
some of the joints that I think need it. *I'd glass the whole
thing
but weight is an issue.
Will yours look like this?

http://www.belairshells.com/generic.tpl?PageName=11

Or are you building something embarrassing?

Harry, I am totally oblivious to things that would embarass most
people. *What I build might embarass my wife though. *No, the
camper
topper you show costs so little that I'd just go buy one. *What i
want
is a slide in cab-over hard shell camper like the ones made by
Lance.
I do not want one with pop up canvas because I will be in places
with
bears, wolves and panthers (Wyoming) and although I have camped
with
bears wandering round my tent (even wandering round me sleeping
outside my tent) I feel I have "been there, done that" and want the
peace of mind of hard sides.

Why not just buy one?

http://www.six-pac.com/fits.htm-Hidequotedtext-

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Because some people take pride in crafting something using their own
given skills. And unlike you, most people are skilled enough to do so.

I just wanted to make something else. *I figure that if this is
successful, my wife might give in to my plans to rebuild the old log
cabin on our WY property.

I thought that building the Tolman would convince my wife that I was
competent to make things but she does not like power boats. *So, now I
am doing the dog fence (fencing in nearly an acre) but she keeps
changing her mind about how it should look. *So, when we take the
camper to WY and are staying right next to the cabin, she will not be
able to doubt my ability to rebuild the cabin. *Of course, I'll
probably rebuild the cabin anyway regardless of what she wants (She
wants a "real" cabin with actual appliances, BORING.)

Too bad you couldn't take your fence building skills down to Atlanta and
enclose LoonyTunes and his 'winter crop'.
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No, he is just trying to get some attention..