1965 Red Dale Truck Camper Refurb w/ Pictures
A lot of people say they find our little truck camper refurb project interesting. So I thought I'd share it in a thread here. A little about us: my husband and I are perpetual DIYers and creators. ...
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Painted the door YELLOW. Used House of Kolor auto paint that I had left-over from an airbrushing paint job.
Fabulous shot of the ceiling insulation. We waited to insulate the ceiling until we were done creating the roof penetration for the solar panels/electrical wiring. I don't have a lot of pictures of the wiring inside....we tried to keep it simple. It's mostly 12 volt but we do have the option to plug into shore power and have one outlet designated for that.
Putting in the paneling. Started with the ceiling. So much fun working over your head. Oh my aching neck!!! Glad it's done.
More paneling pictures. The seams will eventually get covered with trim. Had to size the pieces so as to facilitate installation.
Floor - simple 1/4" piece of pine plywood. Sealed with many coats of polyurethane. I've had pine plywood floor before in a house. It does fine. Gets scratches and dents...oh well. Can be sanded and refinished or gone over with something else. I'm kind of over the vinyl and fake stuff. I've used every kind of flooring known to man over the years. These days I like simple and no seams best. I also like materials that look like what they are...I have concrete floors in my house...but that would probably be a bit much for a truck camper!!!;)
Getting started on the inside cabinets, etc. We're using oak boards for a lot of the cabinet structure. These boards are salvaged from a huge, heavy park bench that was taken out of a mall that got remodeled. We've had them for years...good to finally put them to use.
For a long time we toyed with the idea of buying a sailboat and becoming liveaboards. But my husband has some health issues that may not allow for it. However, we've looked at a lot of boats. Our cabinet/interior for this camper are inspired a lot by the inside of sailboats. We're not going to have many "doors" or "drawers". It just seems like unnecessary weight and effort to build them. I like cubbies and bungee netting for rolling down the road. We also do not need much storage cause we travel with minimal stuff. We traveled for years in a Toyota Echo car....so this is camper equals a huge expansion in space for us.
More PICS to come....but for now I've got some other stuff to do. Thank you for having a look. Go check out our YouTube Truck Camper Playlist if you like vidoes. That's where I put most of my online efforts. Watching the videos supports our channel and we appreciate it. I hope you have a splendid day!
