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  1. VanIsle_Greg

    To Pop Up or not to Pop Up?

    I like the height of the pop-ups as well... but honestly, after working on building my own custom Pop-Up camper... I would go hard sided all day long. The drawbacks of the pop up are far outweighed by the benefits of the hard sided camper. The Total Composites campers are indeed amazing, and are...
  2. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Hello again. It was a beautiful sunny and warm (almost hot) weekend, first one pretty much this year! It has been raining and miserable, cold and even snowy so far, and that is not a motivating environment when you need to do most of your stuff outside. I managed to get my new exhaust system...
  3. VanIsle_Greg

    Total Composites Slide In Camper Kits

    I have seen, heard and read some good things about these units... a bunch of YouTube channels I follow have these and have done reviews on them, all of which seem to be favorable. Ecoflow seems to be one of the better products out there for portable power and I have no doubt they put a lot of...
  4. VanIsle_Greg

    Total Composites Slide In Camper Kits

    People pay $70K plus for slide in campers that are essentially junk. Substandard materials, poorly insulated, leak prone, rubber roof over cheap plywood and not up to the task. I would rather pay $15-20K for a rock solid shell with top of the line windows, doors and fittings and spend another...
  5. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Tickets booked for NWOR and BCOR this year, so su[er stoked to get this puppy out there. I am planning a couple of local shakedown weekends soon to test it out. It has been raining for like 2 months straight now, and cold... and I am a wimp (who does need to go get a proper sleeping bag for this...
  6. VanIsle_Greg

    I decided to build my own Pop Top camper

    Picture drop... and epic at that.
  7. VanIsle_Greg

    ITTOG's Truck Camper Build (was 6' x 12' Trailer Conversion)

    Maps... pick one from your favorite area to camp and get them to render it from that.
  8. VanIsle_Greg

    Camper jack attachment durability

    When I built my camper, my friend and I worked on this pretty extensively. Needed to be strong and durable. I managed to pick up a decent set of steel camper corner attachments for the legs long with a rebuilt set of hydraulic legs for a fair price. The corner brackets are attached into the...
  9. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Wow... thanks for the compliment Jake. It's been a LONG time coming to get it to this point where it is usable, like 4 years longer than I expected. As you likely read, lots of 'life' getting in the way of projects, Just the way it goes sometimes.
  10. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Great suggestions... wish I could see the links/photos? Nothing showing up for me? Baby drawer locks are a great idea.
  11. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Me too! The weather had taken a rather wet turn, and so I really haven't had a chance to do anything about this. Also need to get my canopy off the truck too... so need some assistance with that. It's manageable with 3 people easily so I might be able to get that done in short order. Now... to...
  12. VanIsle_Greg

    Hodaka"Pops" Scout YOHO Camper Thread

    Looks like a very clean unit... roof buble notwithstanding. Glad it worked out with the roof fan/vent location. Also, top notch install too. I like the fact that these ship with the Dickenson LBG fireplaces, great little units and in a well insulated space like that it will be very nice. Dad...
  13. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Hello all. Been a minute since I updated this. I have not done a pile of work since the last update(s) but what I have done means I am now essentially "complete" the work on the top, fabric and roof. This has been a MASSIVE effort to get this thing remediated, repaired and finished. It took a...
  14. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    They are only zippered down the sides so velcro at the top and then zips down the sides. This way when it rains they don't leak at the bottom. Yes to the roll and velcro loops...will take a pic or find one. Works very well, and there is a decent cross breeze even with the fan off. Bad pic, and...
  15. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Thanks Mules. Yeah, the window shades are awesome... and they work well. They are worth the extra cost to have done... and this fabric while amazing, was not cheap. Having said that, I also went to the best guy around to get this done and had to wait 3 months to get a spot. The only thing I...
  16. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Fabric is complete as is attaching it all and I even added another exterior light. Also, annoyingly apparently if I upload and insert full images... they work. Ugh. Here you can see the roof closed.. and the 1/4 to 1/2 inch gap between the roof lip (top) and the tub. I am remediating that with...
  17. VanIsle_Greg

    Pop-Up Camper - Custom Build (scratch built) Oasis-Si

    Thanks sir. I agree... most wont see it, but I do. lol Fabric is nearlty complete...needed to do a slight re-think on the ceilieng attachment points. Should be done today I hope.
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