14 Foot

Poor Man's Fiberglass

14 foot of Camping Goodness

In 2011 we built our first camper, 5 x 9. We were very proud of it and used it many times. It has aged very well and

is being used by another family that we sold it to. The problem was that we got older and after knee surgery I could

no longer crawl around in such a small space. The answer was to build a bigger camper, not a lot bigger but big enough

for the older couple my wife and I have become.

--- The Goals ----

1. Less than 2500 pounds

2. Budget of 6k

3. Queen Size Bed

4. Bathroom with Shower

5. FGC - Fat Guy Compliant (I am somewhat jumbo size)

6. Completely covered with Canvas (Poor Man's Fiberglass)

7. Other ideas that will be implemented as budget and size allow.

This will be built to last long after we are gone.

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When we cut the canvas for the windows we wrapped the canvas into the window seal and stapled it down. Should make for a good watertight...

Now come the time to raise the walls. They are about 150 pounds a piece so it was quite a load to lift and place them on the trailer. ...

The fenders will be on the outside of our camper therefore we had to come up with a way to waterproof this section. Cut the plywood back...

Just covered the first wall with a tarp and build the second one right on top of it.

After the glue is dried and the walls are all sanded down we painted the walls with a good quality exterior latex paint. We USED NO...

After the Glue was good and Dry we sanded the walls to knock down the little bumps of excess glue. With a hand sander a good once over...

We oversize Sorry for no good pictures on this part, we were to busy and covered with glue to take any, each wall took about 20 very...

First we wet the canvas down and let it dry, this is to wash out any processing materials left over and per-shrink it, as good as...

Starting building the walls, True 2 inches wide from ripped 2x6. The nose is 2 inch thick plywood sandwich that is both glued and...

Before the floor goes on we cut a hole to access the spare and a hole for the black water tank. The bottom is covered with a thick...