Hi all,I have been giving some thought to building my own camper. I started looking at some of the projects on the web but wanted to see if there were specific sights anyone could suggest to help me think thru this. I have done two bus conversions and a Sprinter van conversion in the past but with those I started with a empty shell. I'm curious to learn the engineering process of the TC shell. I would appreciate any advice or leads.Thanks,Phil

Raises hand.First take any notion out of your head that you will save money. :BWhat you will get is the ability to control quality.While not your traditional slide in truck camper, we have a build thread on here about our camper and some of the choices we made. There may be elements you could use planning your own design.http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26735683/page/1.cfm

On craigslist a while back I saw a old Avion TC for sale. It would be a great project to restore. I don't remember his name, but check out the guy on this forum that restored one he did a great job.

Hi jfet....absolutely amazing project! I will continue to follow it....thanks

In 1967 I built a chassis mounted camper on a 1953 Chevy 1/2 ton truck, that was a fun camper

Basically build from the inside out instead of a S&B where you build outside in. I built a small set in camper. I bought some building plans at an RV dealer. Once inside is finished add aluminum paneling to the outside then put in the windows. You won't save any money as previous post said. You will have fun and of course need more tools. Small router for countertops etc. You can control quality control. I over built and mine was way to heavy.

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WyoTraveler
Explorer
Feb 15, 2015
Basically build from the inside out instead of a S&B where you build outside in. I built a small set in camper. I bought some building plans at an RV dealer. Once inside is finished add aluminum paneling to the outside then put in the windows. You won't save any money as previous post said. You will have fun and of course need more tools. Small router for countertops etc. You can control quality control. I over built and mine was way to heavy.
805gregg
Explorer
Feb 15, 2015
In 1967 I built a chassis mounted camper on a 1953 Chevy 1/2 ton truck, that was a fun camper
meleavingsoon
Explorer
Feb 15, 2015
Hi jfet....absolutely amazing project! I will continue to follow it....thanks
Old_Days
Explorer II
Feb 15, 2015
On craigslist a while back I saw a old Avion TC for sale. It would be a great project to restore. I don't remember his name, but check out the guy on this forum that restored one he did a great job.
Jfet
Explorer
Feb 15, 2015
Raises hand.

First take any notion out of your head that you will save money. :B

What you will get is the ability to control quality.

While not your traditional slide in truck camper, we have a build thread on here about our camper and some of the choices we made. There may be elements you could use planning your own design.

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26735683/page/1.cfm

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