Considering building camper from scratch...
Looking for opinions on building a new camper from the ground up, to bolt down to a flat bed. 99% of my camping is boondocking and involves going off road in the southwest desert, I haven't so much as...
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Urbex, I am currently in the process of building my truck camper from scratch. I am salvaging the appliances and aluminum siding from a 1977 Sunline TC. If you proceed with a wood structure, your budget of $5000 is achievable. Going with aluminum for the structure is superior in my opinion, but I would think you will go over your budget unless you have a good connection to get AL. What also will make the budget increase is if you had to buy any appliances. My advice is to do what ever you can to get those appliances in your Lance to function correctly and reuse them. Also a big expense is the electrical system, if you plan to put a big battery bank, inverter, & solar, your price tag will go up $2000-$4000. If you only want a few 12v lights, you can build this TC within your budget. Like others have said on this thread, it all depends on what you want to build.
Time is the other obvious factor. I work on my camper after work and on most weekends (while still having a life). I’ve been working on it for 8 months and have completed the shell and only have half of the interior done. It will probably take me over a year to complete. You said you build rock crawlers so you understand how long it takes to build things (I have built mud trucks in the past). It seems like you know what your signing up for.
It seems like you want a custom TC that is built the way you want it, I say go for it and start the design and building process!
If you are interested I have a post of my build on this forum named 1977 Sunline Truck Camper Full Build. There are links to my YouTube channel. Truck Camper Build Playlist
Time is the other obvious factor. I work on my camper after work and on most weekends (while still having a life). I’ve been working on it for 8 months and have completed the shell and only have half of the interior done. It will probably take me over a year to complete. You said you build rock crawlers so you understand how long it takes to build things (I have built mud trucks in the past). It seems like you know what your signing up for.
It seems like you want a custom TC that is built the way you want it, I say go for it and start the design and building process!
If you are interested I have a post of my build on this forum named 1977 Sunline Truck Camper Full Build. There are links to my YouTube channel. Truck Camper Build Playlist
