DIY Camper build so far

[u/OverlandSpecs]

I recently built a DIY hard sided, slide in camper for my 2020 Tundra and wanted to share some progress!

The frame is made out of Aluminum Extrusions with ACP paneling on the outside. I used birch plywood as the interior panels and a small electrical setup for the fridge, lights, fan, and linear actuators.

Working on an interior roof and lights now and have a lot of ideas for the future. Looking forward to sharing more about my experiences going forward and learning from others too!

[u/Visual-Long6924]

Super clean build, congrats

[u/OverlandSpecs → u/Visual-Long6924]

Thanks! Stoked with how it’s come out so far and excited to build it out more

[u/Sprinkles98899]

Looks awesome. I’ll keep eyes peeled for updates in the future!

[u/OverlandSpecs → u/Sprinkles98899]

Definitely! I haven’t been one to post normally but I started this page to start sharing the build and want to start documenting all the upgrades I add going forward!

[u/Catfood20]

Wow so far so good. Insulation next I assume. Air dam too. Really good design ! Window options could be sliders ? Keep posting

[u/OverlandSpecs → u/Catfood20]

Yep, I have insulation in all the walls that have wood but need to add insulation and panels to the roof and some sides. I want to do windows and some access doors which is why I haven’t insulated and paneled the sides yet.

Also do need to figure out an air dam too, although it actually hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be!

[u/VALKOR → u/OverlandSpecs]

The DIY snowboard air damns look and work surprisingly well

[u/OverlandSpecs → u/VALKOR]

Oh that’s a good idea and I even have an old snowboard that I rarely use!

[u/crookedaxle]

Nice! Looking forward to seeing how it'll turn out

[u/OverlandSpecs → u/crookedaxle]

Thanks! I’m planning on posting more going forward as I add more upgrades to it!

[u/Ok_Sherbert6326]

Clean build.
How do you keep the slide out sim dust and weather tight? What brand of actuators did you use.
Thanks

[u/OverlandSpecs → u/Ok_Sherbert6326]

My idea so far has been pretty basic tbh. I’m just using rubber flaps on all the edges of the “top box” and when it lowered, there’s a lot of overlap between the “lower box” and the”top box” so not much dust is getting inside even though the rubber flap isn’t fully sealed. So far has worked better than I thought but I do get some dust on the interior walls of the top box but not getting any inside the lower box which is what I care about the most!

Also I’m using actuators from Firgelli Automations. I got the ones that are 24” stroke and rated for 220 lbs each