Truck Camper Build 9.0 VLOG, Part 6 - I Made a Dutch Door!

[@slmjake]

Dave glad the wife is ok. I loved the dutch door on Alaskan campers for a bunch of reasons. Hope it grows on you.

[@JonnyDIY]

Always love a good dutch door 💕👏👍

[@EndgameCampers]

A Dutch what??? 😳 lol

[@JonnyDIY]

@@EndgameCampers 🤣 love em both! Ahaha

[@EndgameCampers]

Lol

[@danwhiteman2529]

Awesome build. Also, I am glad to hear your wife is doing fine. Happy Trails

[@EndgameCampers]

Thanks my friend

[@MikeOwens-ju5zt]

Thats turning out great...i just love this design.. door. I like that idea. Excellent job dave.

[@EndgameCampers]

Thanks Mike

[@jerrytalley802]

Love the Dutch door. Finish work takes so much time/energy

[@1cmking]

At least with the door and you decide you don't like it, it's easily removed and replace it with one you like. My door is centered on camper. I had wished I built it more to one side. But it works. Your camper is looking awesome

[@EndgameCampers]

Absolutely right

[@mertonallowicious]

Finally getting my walls up on my build, I’m planning a Dutch door as well, so I can open the top w the tailgate up!🤘

[@EndgameCampers]

Nice!!

[@conniewaite1371]

Dutch door! Great idea! Love them

[@justinreedflynn]

Such a craftsman!

[@plantstho6599]

All looks good. I'm just thinking about how I would change this if I had space to build my own. I like the roof design, but I'm always thinking of future upgrades, changes, and adaptability. Personally, I would probably stick with the roof being mostly flat. I would put some sort of track system on either side. Then it would allow me to bolt on some sort of spacer panel that solar can get airflow underneath. If I decided to drop solar, I could unbolt all of that and put some sort of cargo carrier on top, or perhaps put plywood or other building materials on top. For my own van, I'm trying to create an adaptable living space, yet also keep things adjustable so I can gut it all in an afternoon and use it to haul building materials. So, when I can finally afford these insane land/housing prices, I can then use my van to pick up materials and build my house. But I guess in your case, you can just drop the whole camper. I'm trying to create a vehicle that does everything, yet is still small enough to go through a touchless car wash.

[@TimHayward]

I guess popups arent everyones thing but i sure loved mine. I would love to see you do one.

[@TedBrunow-l5l]

Big Dave I knew it would be a terrific build. I hate to give you any advice but, I would install door lock bolt on the bottom door so it can’t possibly creep down and lock. You need to spend some time block sanding but, man it is beautiful and, you amaze everyone. Ted from Arkansas

[@EndgameCampers]

I appreciate the feedback. Thank you my friend

[@rickkempsell5076]

Again, truly a work of art! I like the dutch door. How do you plan on weather sealing it?

[@EndgameCampers]

Durabak 18 … check out my later vids

[@johnblanton2326]

I have thought about a max fan built out on the backside opposite the ac box. They do this on the lil snoozy trailers for the bathroom. What do you think?

[@jugernut7007]

Impressive camper build, sir. I'm building my camper and have been watching your videos. I am at the skinning camper phase. My question is, have you had any issues with the bondo cracking after the durabak 18 smooth is applied and cured? How well does the durabak hold up from your other builds?

[@EndgameCampers]

I’ll touch on coating options in the next video. There is more nuance/info that I want to get across than I can writing in a single comment. Sorry for the wait. A lot of people have similar questions and I want to address once. Thanks for watching my friend. Durabak has worked well for me.

[@davidpatrick1813]

Looks like Trumps hair shape :-).

[@EndgameCampers]

That’s funny… actually kind of does

[@davidpatrick1813]

@@EndgameCampers I like it.

[@clint983]

Golden ratio, 1.618 that is a natural ratio most pleasing to the human eye and is in a lot of nature. Almost looks like the camper has the golden ratio built into it. Trumps side profile has the golden ratio in it as crazy at it sounds.

[@natester1064]

You do great Building things with wood. Build yourself a shed so that you can clean up your garage.😅

[@EndgameCampers]

lol, ok

[@mertonallowicious]

You do great commenting, do you have any builds to share? 😅

[@onemannews]

What do you do with builds 1-8?

[@Toddsmyk-iz7sr]

Dave, Did you use 18 gage,1\4 inch crown, 1-1\2 inch lengh staples? Just wondering, thought 1-1\4 inch wood be more than enough?

[@EndgameCampers]

I agree, I think 1 1/4 would be enough.

[@Toddsmyk-iz7sr]

Hi Dave, Duraback? Is that primer you use? Are you fiber passing your top like 8.0? You didn't show fiberglass work. I can understand when you do something you explain it. I'm kinda lost on all the other channels out there. Thanks for all you do and taking the time to respond to guys like me building a truck camper.

[@EndgameCampers]

I’ll touch on coating options in the next video. There is more nuance/info that I want to get across than I can writing in a single comment. Sorry for the wait. A lot of people have similar questions and I want to address once. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Toddsmyk-iz7sr]

Thanks Dave, I understand totally. Keep up the great work.

[@slmjake]

Dave if I show my wife the camper with that back bump our she would tell you to put in windows and pillows on a bench and let our grandkids sit there to look out!!😅

[@jerrytalley802]

Dave, did you make your door one piece, then split it, or 2 separate pieces done separately?

[@EndgameCampers]

Two separate pieces

[@davecook2810]

Ha!

[@EndgameCampers]

First!!

[@1cmking]

Also, there are lots of DIY camper builds on KZbin, however nothing comes anywhere close to the quality and style of any of your camper builds.

[@EndgameCampers]

Thank you for the encouragement

[@ellerybice3787]

The camper looks as though it is being built, nothing other than that. 🫡

[@EndgameCampers]

Thank you my friend