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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?
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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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Are you accusing me of breaking laws? Which ones?- Hide quoted text -

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No, he is just trying to get some attention..

In his signature, pathetic way.