Building a Squaredrop camper
Discussion
samj2014 said:
Scrump said:
Tremendous work 
Looks really good.
Hard to tell from the pics (at least it is for me!) - is the interior all bed?
Thanks!Looks really good.
Hard to tell from the pics (at least it is for me!) - is the interior all bed?
Yes the interior will be all bed, it’s just about queen size in there.
Julietbravo said:
Have you thought about raising the bed off the base for storage underneath?
I haven’t, but I will say that I’m quite tall and will likely only just be able to sit upright in this thing once the mattress is in there so I likely won’t be in a hurry to do anything to decrease headroom. I may look into some other storage options though once it’s had its maiden voyage.poo at Paul's said:
You thought about painting it white or light grey? Amazing how much cooler it will be inside in these very hot sunny days vs black?
Yeah I'm not too worried, I don't plan to spend any time actually inside it when it's sunny out, and it's also really well insulated and ventilated.Dragged it outside for the first time yesterday
poo at Paul's said:
You thought about painting it white or light grey? Amazing how much cooler it will be inside in these very hot sunny days vs black?
Update - it's been sitting in the sun all morning. It was pretty hot when I got to it but once i opened the windows and got the fan running it cooled down pretty quick and is actually more pleasant inside than standing in the sun outside. Good enough for me.samj2014 said:
Update - it's been sitting in the sun all morning. It was pretty hot when I got to it but once i opened the windows and got the fan running it cooled down pretty quick and is actually more pleasant inside than standing in the sun outside. Good enough for me.
I like what you have done with this. As an alternative to black have you considered using a camouflage scheme externally?
Might make it a bit harder to sell I suppose (and find
)I got the mattress in - finally feels like a camper. I used a meistervik queen mattress from ikea and trimmed about three inches off lengthways and widthways with a bread knife. Works great.
I also got a couple of curtain tracks up, also from ikea and painted black.
Not pictured - I got the exterior running lights fitted and wired in and a few other small jobs.
I also got a couple of curtain tracks up, also from ikea and painted black.
Not pictured - I got the exterior running lights fitted and wired in and a few other small jobs.
Thank you! This week has been one of progress. Today I got the fenders fitted (what a PITA), made a drawer in the kitchen for the stove that works surprisingly well, fitted the spare wheel mount, fitted a set of stabilizer jacks and did some general tidying up. All that’s really left before our trip is curtains, gas struts for the hatch and the solar panel.
Note: stove not in drawer because varnish was drying.
Note: stove not in drawer because varnish was drying.
Sweet, if you're ever over in Banff with it, there's a government run site on Tunnel Mountain that was pretty reasonable from memory and the facilities were pretty decent. We toured BC and Alberta in 2019 and hired an RV and stayed there for 5 nights. Probably not as off grid as you might be looking for though.
missing the VR6 said:
Sweet, if you're ever over in Banff with it, there's a government run site on Tunnel Mountain that was pretty reasonable from memory and the facilities were pretty decent. We toured BC and Alberta in 2019 and hired an RV and stayed there for 5 nights. Probably not as off grid as you might be looking for though.
Out first trip actually is next Saturday - we will be travelling with my dad who’s visiting from the UK and renting a big RV and doing pretty much exactly the trip you mention haha. It’ll mostly be RV sites because my folks aren’t exactly the wild camping type these days. Should be fun although a bit of a trial by fire with regards to towing the thing cross country!Well, I got the gas struts for the hatch fitted this morning and took it for its first drive this evening to make sure it’s good to go and that my Jeep will tow it. I took it up a steep section of highway and managed to hold 80km/h up it and it seems to sit at highway speeds nicely. The brakes definitely feel less effective and I’m going to have to anticipate braking a little more but that’s to be expected. Otherwise it drives pretty well and I managed to hook up and back it into my parking spot without any help (this is my first time towing a trailer).
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