Otis24's Otisbound Outdoors Bodonkadonk Supercharged Twin Locked Micro Camper Build (OOBSTLMC)

Oh man, why?
the original plan was Alcans in the back and kings all around.
I bought some nice shiny new dental implants instead.
I could have bought 2 sets of suspension and still don’t have all my teeth.

 

Eating is overrated. Just blend everything. Truck parts are always more important

I'm not selling my leaf pack. That's the one thing I'm keeping for now. Everything else can go.

 

Well…it’s not so much the eating I’d miss. It’s more about the biting. I’m a biter. I miss being able to bit with all my teeth.

Are you selling your rear shocks?

 

Yep. Just haven't had time to pull them off the truck yet. Once the front suspension is all bolted on and torqued, I'll start on the rear.

 

I bought a comforter cover for my bed in the camper.

First I took 10 inches off each side. I made it so my rectangular sleeping bag normally used will fit.

Then I sewed 8 1”x2” Velcro hook side pieces to the inside of the comforter cover.
I also sewed 8 loop side pieces to my 12 volt electric blanket.

Now I can sleep with the 12 volt blanket turned on and it should stay where I want it to more easily than before.

I haven’t used my smaller sewing machine in a year. It’s so different the the bigger machine.

 

Trying to figure out where I want these lights to go and are they bright enough?

 

Best part is the stock bumper

 

Lol. That’s in the list too. Those bottom rear corners of the camper are super vulnerable. I have some ideas for a bumper. I just need the time to actually do it.

 

The lights I put in are to bright, do I put an adjustable dimmer switch to help.

 

Yup, I have a dimmer. Hopefully I’ll get that wired up this weekend.

I still need to figure out how I’m going to finish the ceiling.

 

I don't know if it will work for your top, but I cut pieces of foil backed foam insulation and then used a light weight speaker carpet to finish mine off.
It helps with temperature, noise and condensation.

 

That might work as long as it’s thin.

I have Owens Corning pink foamular to fill in the voids between the 1” AL tube.

I need something to go on top of that to adhere carpet to.
I’d like that layer on top…errr…below the foamular and 1” tubes to be as thin as possible so it doesn’t take up space between the ceiling and the bed when the lid is closed.

 

Another thought I had was to cover .020 aluminum sheet with white or very light gray vinyl wrap.

 

I’m glad I made the rear window so it can be totally open like the Vagabond Drifter. Phil’s original V1 was what inspired this build in the first place.

But the big window makes it really easy to pack and unpack.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cb07qROu8Nj/

 

I think this will look nice.

 

I finally have a ceiling.

 

How strong(er) do you think your modified ratchet strap ends are vs. the factory?

 

These probably aren’t as strong because they have a about half the thread surface area. There’s no X, just two parallel lines.

If made the X like the original that part would be stronger because I use heavier thread and it’s probably higher quality thread than what came with the harbor freight ratchet straps.