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On Feb 10, 12:31 pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:34:23 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Feb 10, 8:03 am, John H wrote:
On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:53:09 -0400, "Don White"

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"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'.
The law-abidin' citizens of Georgia would appreciate it.

Don, was this thread too friggin' peaceful for you? Why not keep your
**** to yourself once in a while?

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Harry's taught his lover well.

Loogy, if you'll read your last four messages in this thread, you'll
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Yeah, and your washing machine, computer, etc. stuff was right on
topic, too.
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Careful...I can see some time in the brig coming up