She is done, well it will never be done as teardropper's say, there will always be things to add and or change. But its done enough for me to enjoy it and start doing some camping in luxury, no more tents for me. Thanks to everyone that watchd me through my build, it was a lot of fun and a great learning experience. You can also check out my videos and picture details on the links below.

The roof has been painted and the galley finished, except for some trim pieces. Now I'm working on the trim for the roof and installing the vent. Its getting close, time to start looking for a mattress.

Its a raining cold winter day in Southern California, kinda nice for a change. The build continues, I have three coats of epoxy on the roof, waiting for it to cure for a few days then I'll sand it smooth and paint the roof. I've been working on the galley dividers and shelves, it will be a simple design with no doors. I'm thinking about adding a water tank / water heater and 12 volt electric pump but that can wait. Still some work in the cabin and other things to finish off, but I see light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe I'll take it for a test run next week, Hhhhhmmmmmm !

     The hatch is done with supports in place and trim on, took about a day to get everything done. Also received my Raka epoxy so I'm in the process of putting the final coats on the roof, after that will be paint and trim. Still waiting on my roof top brackets, but they can be added at anytime, Also picked up some more switches for the galley and disconnect/ connectors for the solar panel wiring from the panels to the controller.

I ran out of Raka epoxy, so I ordered a 1/2 gallon kit, that should be enough to finish the roof with 3 or four coats. I also ordered some braodhead rivets so I can attach my trim to my hatch .I mounted my hurricane hinge and attached my hatch supports.  I tried using gas piston type supports but could not get the to work correctly, the old finished mechanical supports will work just fine. Now I can work on my galley lights and cabinets.

     The roof now has to layers of 1/8 inch Luan in place, sealed between the cabin ceiling and the roof is 1 1/2 inch of insulation, this was glued in place with Loctite PL Premium construction adhesive, then each layer of Luan was glued in place with the same adhesive.  I sealed the screw holes from the firring strips  I used to hold the Luan in place until the adhesive cured. Next will be 3 coats of Raka epoxy and 3 coats of marine topside paint will be applied, same process that I used on the hatch and walls.

     Its a couple days before Christmas now, all the presents are bought and wrapped, Holidays are such a wonderful time to spend with your family and friends, wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and all the other holidays that are celebrated throughout the world, May there be Peace On Earth !
    The build continues on slowly but surely, I 'm still in the process of adding insulation to the roof, front of the trailer has one layer of 1/8 luan, when the insulation is finished I'll finish the first layer luan then add the second, then 3 coats of Raka epoxy and 3-4 coats of Pettit Topside paint.

Had a partial meltdown on my blog last week, seems OK now. I received my 2 - 40 watt panels last Friday, stainless steel hinge with rivets has been installed, now I'm looking for a couple of suitcase type handles, also need to pick up a controller and 50 feet of 10 gauge wire to connect from the panel to the controller. I have the hatch back on with the taillights wired and working. Also I'm insulating and skinning the roof.

     The hatch has been coated with 3 coats of Raka epoxy on the inside and outside and 3 coats of white Pettit Topside epoxy paint on the outside, the hurricane hinge is on the hatch and I'm fitting my trim pieces for my hatch as well. I also installed a couple of back up lights with a manual switch to turn them on, it's mounted on the underside of the trailer.

     The cabin interior is done except for a couple pieces of trim and the rear bulkhead. All the interior lights, switches, 12 and 120 volt outlet and ceiling fan is working. I'm starting on the exterior insulation for the roof and skinning the inside of my galley hatch. I also bought two 40 watt solar panels that I'll be working on, I'm really excited about that and can't wait to get them and start experimenting with them. I'll post some pictures of my latest progress soon.

     Rear inside cabinet is starting to take shape and should be permanently in place within the next week or so, along with the panel for the light switches, and the  12 / 120 vlt outlets. Carpet is also in place on the ceiling, odd concept to place carpet on the ceiling but it helps to hide the imperfections, 1/4 molding will be put in place from the ceiling to wall transition. it was a major PIA to glue the carpet to the ceiling.
   Next thing I want to accomplish is is to skin the inside of the hatch, and start  insulating the roof.

Electrical has been terminated on  a 12 volt fuse block, everything will be 12 volt except two 110 volt outlets with one in the galley and one in the cabin. Galley top has been put in place so now I can put in the carpet on the ceiling and install my inside cabinets, it has been a productive week.

     Well  my posts are becoming further apart, use to be every couple of week's now it seems to be monthly, work is progressing but rather slowly at times. The details are taking me time to figure out, such as the hatch support, originally I went with 150 lb gas struts but they were to strong and was pulling my hurricane hinge out of the wood, instead of buying different gas struts as so many people do I decided to go with mechanical hatch supports that lock into position once the hatch has been raised, a simple design that works for me. I've also got one coat of Raka epoxy on the hatch, varnish on my inside rear cabinet parts, wiring run for cabin, galley and second set of taillight's.
     Next steps are to finish the rear cabin cabinets, put the carpet on the ceiling, mount the remaining lights, as well as finishing the rear hatch with a couple more coats of epoxy on the outside and put the wood on the inside of the galley hatch and mount the lights, paint and trim the outside hatch, once those tasks are complete then I'll move on the the roof add the insulation, skin and epoxy the top, etc, etc, etc. Still a lot more to do, one step at a time.

Galley hatch has been framed and additional set of tail / stop and turn lights added to the rear most section. I was concerned that  the taillights on the fenders would not be seen from certain angles so I added a extra set just in case. I'm also working on the wiring for the cabin lights and fan using 16 gauge stranded marine wire. Front cabinet will have 2 small red and white LED on the inside and 2 spot white LED swivel  reading lights mounted on the underside of the front cabinet.  I ordered the trim aluminum pieces for my hatch and will be working on that as well.

I spent the weekend working on some cabinet ideals for the rear of the cabin and the galley, I plan to keep it as simple as possible as I have limited wood working skills.

 Its been almost a year since I started the build, my how time flys.  I 've started building the front cabinet and started testing my LED lights, I think I'll have two reading lights under the cabinet then small LED red and white in the cabinets as accent lights. Still deciding if I will go with a LED dome light, but if I do it will be a 5. 5 inch with a white / red  combo light. Also thinking of LED porch lights from SoCal Teardrops. I did a test of running my fridge and 4 LED and 2 reading lights for 24 hours using a PC 1230 Odyssey battery, the fridge was set at 29 degrees F. with a outdoor air temp around 80 degrees average, The battery had 13.33 volts when I started the test and when it ended 24 hours later the battery had 12.20 volts.

Ceiling is in place and temporarily supported until the glue dries, it was a major PIA to get in place. I'm going to cover it with some  gray indoor / outdoor carpet, this will cover up my not so perfect cuts and mistakes.

I've glued three sheets of 4 x 8 luan together using 6 inch wide luan strips and overlapping the panels, once dry I'll cut to fit the glue to the spars and hold in place with 1 x 2's until it sets up. I may need to wet the wood with hot water were the bend is if it is not flexible enough. One the ceiling is in I can decide if I will leave it bare wood with a coat of varnish or cover with carpet. I also picked up a 4x8x 3/4 sheet of birch, this will be used as my bulkhead between the galley and cabin area.

Here are a few more shots of the build, passenger door and trim is on. I started gluing the spars in and testing my LED lights. Next I'll start working on installing the Luan wood ceiling, the rear bulkhead and framing for the cabinets.

Well its been awhile since my last post, life has kept me busier than usual and I have not been able to spend much time on the build lately. I do have my other wall finished and mounted on the trailer frame. I still need to mount the door, trim pieces, and window, after  that I'll start on the galley and cabinets. I'm starting to collect some LED lights for the cabin and galley area as my goal it  to cut down on the amount of power being used by eliminating the standard filament type bulbs. All my lights will be LED, these will draw less amps, the two main things that will draw the most power will be my Fantastic fan and my ARB fridge. I'm also looking at adding a couple of 45 watt solar panels to charge my batteries as well as to provide constant power when dry camping.