check out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4QKHCB34FM

makes me want to build a slide in for my pickup.......

tom

 

WOW!!
That's nice. Dude's definitely got some talent.

 

search for "home biult" or "home made" camper. I found a site once where a guy biult his own slide in camper. It came out nice!

 

Very impressive.... but also very doable....

I had to rebuild the rear wall of our '91 fifth due to years of leaks...
We bought it for a very reasonable price including the $2500 that we spent to have part of the roof rebuilt. Was a little choked about that, especially since the original quote was for $1700-$1800.
The turkey (fixer, not the seller) neglected to tell us that the rear wall was toast. OK, I take some blame for not looking as close as I thought I did. Anyway, I was not going to shell out another 2 or 3 grand to have that repaired especially after my boss paid more to have dry rot fixed in the roof of his camper for less damage than our 5th had...
Anyway, the wife & I decided to tackle it ourselves.... had some wonderful friends with a 20' x 40'x leanto on one of their barns that they let us use so that we could work out of the weather.... about 25 or so hours of work later & less than $150 we had a back wall that was built better than factory. :-)

 

I saw a really nice 5th wheel RV at a salvage auction go for peanuts because something or someone punched a 2'x2' hole in the roof- got some water damage, but an easy fix. I think one day I will make that pickup camper though. I'm not too keen on the styling of any I've seen.

t

 

Was that prepainted aluminum they put on the outside

 

I wonder where you buy all the hardware and siding? Stuff like windows, exteroir door, huge sheets of smooth fiberglass, etc...
A couple years ago I rebuilt the back wall of my truck camper...there was water damage, and one of the jacks ripped off leaving a fishin hole...all it cost me was the lumber and screws....turned out real good too.