do1977
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this is the thing i am wating has some info on this site you may like just click on the link
http://www.nsr-leisure.co.uk/leisure-camper-ec8r.htm
Truckamper
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The whole frame and skin is to be made of aluminium. The prototype in the pic has a wood frame, as it was easier to play around with in preproduction.
The interior will be made of ply as standard due the the superior durability for its weight. However the interiors are made by a very posh joinery who would quite happily make it out of teak if you so desired!
The roof will be strong enough to be walked on, as it will take a roof rack that will be rated to carry 75kg even when popped up (same as a standard lr defender). When down it will easily take far more weight, but as with a defender, not when driving, due to stability issues.
Insulation on the camper is an inch thick all around. The pop up canvas also features a 'space blanket' foil insulation, with zip down windows and air vents.
I have decided not to put any windows or access points on the camper except through the back door and in the popup canvas. This means greater security in that noone can see in when parked up and windows cannot be broken open. This is obviously always an issue when travelling through many poorer countries or even some parts of the UK!
Journeyman
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What ventilation system will you be installing?; because they're like ovens in full sunshine and without windows to draw air through the body I would guess the temperature would be off the scale.
What ventilation system will you be installing?; because they're like ovens in full sunshine and without windows to draw air through the body I would guess the temperature would be off the scale.
Truckamper
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What ventilation system will you be installing?; because they're like ovens in full sunshine and without windows to draw air through the body I would guess the temperature would be off the scale.
I agree they can get very hot. However my pop top canvas will have very large windows on each side that zip down. So there will be three layers.
- Inner insulation layer (not transparent) zips down to reveal
- Plastic window (same as in a convertible car) zips down to reveal
- Mosquito net for ventilation
I think that, along with the rear door should allow enough air movement. If there was to be lots of sahara travel, I would put in a 12v fan kit. I think air conditioning would be straying a little to far from my no frills concept.
Journeyman
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I can find out for you, but you previously said you were looking for a metal body. These are made of marine plastic, originally built in the Isle of Wight.
The place you want to look at is...
Niche Marketing Campers and fifth wheels
Let me know if still interested and I will do the needful.
Journeyman
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Not so sure about all these layers, would have to see the end product. However, on the thought of Aircon. I'm working on an idea of feeding the a/c
from the base vehicle into the camper, but I need to change my base vehicle first. Most of the double cabs have a/c now, so remember you heard it here first.
Later...
l77 tuf
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box van for us lot any time of day or night sorry and a lot cheaper i guess but hey thats our opinion each to there own
l77 tuf
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now when you talk about 5th wheel is a lot diffrent to a self build think we live with people on the fair ground and they live in 5th wheels all day long they love them we are staying with 2 of them right now they are massive but need a lot of thinks extra to go with them also so not for me sorry but they are really nice i must admit
totally diffrent from a self build job also
totally diffrent from a self build job also
do1977
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well if you want to give me a price and when you could build it for me
8ft long 6.6 wide that is the bed and the luto part to be 6 ft over the cab all i want is the body with a door i will fit my self i want a ally floor and frame and alloy skin will line it and do every thing else
8ft long 6.6 wide that is the bed and the luto part to be 6 ft over the cab all i want is the body with a door i will fit my self i want a ally floor and frame and alloy skin will line it and do every thing else
Truckamper
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Hmm,
I wasn't really looking to make other shapes and sizes until my first design was up and running. However if it's just a shell I guess it wouldn't be a big deal. Obviously I'd need to sort out an exact spec and whether you'd want jacks, paint etc. I doubt you'll get much change from £5k though. It would be about a month before I could get it built. Just give me a call
henry
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Hi,
I'm looking at constructing a demount myself, I wasn't looking for a pop-top, more the Niche mktng/NSR genre.
Materials other than ally' for the sides though would appear to be a problem so far, GRP although available readilly is quite a heavy material
Glasonite is proving difficult to source, and besides I'm unsure of how its worked.
Too many curves are to be avoided, but then if you don't include any it resembles a porta-kabin with curtains
Hi,
I'm looking at constructing a demount myself, I wasn't looking for a pop-top, more the Niche mktng/NSR genre.
Materials other than ally' for the sides though would appear to be a problem so far, GRP although available readilly is quite a heavy material
Glasonite is proving difficult to source, and besides I'm unsure of how its worked.
Too many curves are to be avoided, but then if you don't include any it resembles a porta-kabin with curtains
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vwalan
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hi, i have had a couple of suntrekker demounts in the past .they were made by walkers at the time .i believe island plastics on ile of white still make them ,now in grp. i build campers now for expedition trips to africa. . i used to build vw,s but moved to trucks 10 year ago. i use amini artic .its been up atlas mnts, and down through the sahara. i used 1inch polysterene insulation ,its ok but 2inch better for wintering in the cold. the best roof material is the clear plastic they use on trucks it reflects the sun with the white polysterene .and the plastic doesnt transfer the heat the same as aluminium. i doubted it at first but its true. .a fibre glass lift up top is ideal .solid sides to the lift roof as well. .hinged of course. windows in my truck are small but high up to allow air flow .i have no air con ,not needed. i cant put photos on as i,m not very smart on computers if i see a friend i will. the demount must be made as light as possible i would use aluminium as in the trucks. i make the trucks for friends its no longer my job. i can be pm,d if you need more info. cheers alan.
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I did check out the Truckamper website but it didn't have any details or diagrams or pictures or prices.
Just a couple of pages saying how fantastic it was, but no flesh on the bones. Oh well, I do remember reading an article about camels in Cornwall by the same guy. That was cool
Just a couple of pages saying how fantastic it was, but no flesh on the bones. Oh well, I do remember reading an article about camels in Cornwall by the same guy. That was cool
Edforth
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Hi .... Im wondering if you have managed to saurce the Glasonite Boarding yet? Im a fibreglass moulder and need some sheets of glasonite myself -- please help if you can
Ed
dependencies
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Edforth, I know Henry, and he gave up on the construction ideal, (after much indifference from the British manufacturing industry)
and bought an NSl like me.
and bought an NSl like me.
vwalan
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not too hard to build a demount .its only a box, the jacks are easily sourced .only just seen this post havent seen it for a while. you get glasonite from your local truck body builder . but its very heavy and does suffer from a kind of delamination if its knocked and the wet gets in .cant remember the word i,m looking for but fibre glass gets it as well. we use it on truck floors as they do a good non slip finish version. .cheers alan.
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We had a Demountable for some years, it was built by FOSTER DAY and was based on a SIERRA 1 tonne pickup truck , we loved it ,it was 4 berth, had a shower and toilet, fridge ,wardrobe etc, the bed over the cab was high enough to sit up in bed and have a cuppa, We got very good at getting it on and off the truck, used to take 15 mins in the end to load it and secure it to the truck,we had more room in it than most high top camper vans, the only downside was the fact that you had to enter it from the rear door and could not enter from the cab,I can not understand why these Campers are not more popular, you can have another body type to fit on the truck in place of the habitation one, a box type for instance , and the truck can be used seperately if you are a builder or carpenter for instance.
dependencies
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The one comment thats made over and over:
"what a good idea that is"
I'd like to imagine with air travel costs increasing all the time,
more people might choose to holiday by road, and an upturn in these campers being the norm.
Shorter and cheaper on the crossings than a caravan, easy as a camper to manouvere, but easily dropped off to go shopping/sightseeing if on a pitch someplace
Caravans, followed by camper, by 'demounts' looks a possible route with
(as mentioned by Vindiboy) the option for people with utilitarion pick-ups
just backing under their own accommodation at weekends
"what a good idea that is"
I'd like to imagine with air travel costs increasing all the time,
more people might choose to holiday by road, and an upturn in these campers being the norm.
Shorter and cheaper on the crossings than a caravan, easy as a camper to manouvere, but easily dropped off to go shopping/sightseeing if on a pitch someplace
Caravans, followed by camper, by 'demounts' looks a possible route with
(as mentioned by Vindiboy) the option for people with utilitarion pick-ups
just backing under their own accommodation at weekends
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