Barth All Aluminum Truck Camper 1967

garryk6 wrote:

NightSailor wrote:

69 Avion wrote:
That is similar to the Avion, but I like the Avion's riveted construction better. I like the Barth's bottom section better for structural integrity.

I don't get this? The Barth is all riveted, and all aluminum framing. The Barth has no welding anywhere.

It has a larger volume and more interior space. The edge the Avion has is its lighter weight, and better aero-dymanics. It would be easy enough use the same techniques used to build the Barth to fabricate an aluminum bottom section on an Avion--which would make it indestructible.

Sailor,
I agree that Avion should have gone the direction of your Barth. Ozone question about your framework. Is the framework riveted, screwed or welded? I can tell the skin is riveted like the Avions, but couldn't tell from the pics about the framework.
Thanks!
Garry

I'm seeing rivets at each framing joint in the walls. The bottom appears to be i-beam shapes that fit into one another. I don't see any rivets in the bottom, but I don't really see any welds either.