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[Living The Dream]

Thanks both of you.

 

Ill post some photos of what I come up with.

 

I reached out to FWC about this design, They'd never seen it but said to go for it!

 

Ill keep you posted.

[wvtradbow]

Yea,please keep us posted,I'm sure it can be done a little cleaner and neater,just make sure you're camper is sitting level when you start,it makes life a lot easier. Good Luck

[180pilot]

Was the thickness of the emt tubing a problem when folded on top of mattress?  Any problems with lift with below freezing conditions?  Thinking of using stronger aluminum,  6061 T6..

[Living The Dream]

I did mine with 3/4 inch EMT.  Mine is still a heavy fixer upper and I don't have the stock mattress, still I take the mattress down and put it on the couch when lowering the roof.  I have still been meaning to make my own post about the one I did and will get back to you once I do.

 

I had mine in negative 15F over the weekend on my first run, had no issues with my DIY lifter.

[Living The Dream]

Hey WV,

 

I am back with some more questions as it turns out I am pretty much following in your footsteps with my build. 

 

You guidance with the EMT lifter panel was awesome!  Mine has been working great!

 

http://www.wanderthe...ct/#entry138377

 

After getting into the camper a bit more I decide I want to go ahead and replace my side liner too.  I have found your various post about it and am probably going to get the exact same material as you:

 

http://www.ebay.com/...ccAAOSw7NNULpg6

 

Can you tell me, did you double up the material as in there is an exterior and interior side?  Or is it simply one layer all the way around? I am trying to decide if I want to do the sideliner first, then make an Arctic pack too, or try to make a one layer permeant system.  I am leaning toward a two part system so I can take the arctic pack out when need be and air it out really well.

 

Also, do you have links to your mesh for the windows and and clear plastic.?

 

Did you use the HH66 cement for the velcro strips?  Or simple sew things on?  I am thinking both would work best?

 

 

Since I am making a new sidelinear I am going to go ahead and give myself some more headroom by making a wider sidelinear and redo both my lifter panels to accommodate.  I think I read you gave yourself 1" top and bottom to be tacked to the roof and body of the camper.  But that you suggest and extra 6" if had to do it again?  Can you comment on what is going on their exactly?  You just think it would be helpful to have some material to pull down below the rails when lining everything up?  Then after it is installed on the camper you can come back through with the scissors to trim it clean?

 

I will heed your warning sewing in the mesh first, then cutting out the windows. I am not sure exactly how to do this but am hoping my new sewing instructor can set me straight!

 

Sorry for so many questions.  Really appriciate your help with all this.

I've never done any sewing before but I am signed up for a class so wish me luck.  

 

Tim

Edited by Living The Dream, 28 March 2016 - 04:00 PM.

[wvtradbow]

Sorry for the late response I've been over on the portal with a expedition trailer build..Sewing is was the hard part for me but I think I"m a little better now with a better machine..I didn't double the material since I don't do a lot of cold weather camping and a single layer was hard enough to deal with.The only place I used the cement was where I doubled over the back along with rivets an big washers but I may try it on some of the velcro, never really thought about that.I need to continue some work and I'll post it when I can..

[Qcamper]

This is very timely.  I am about to redo my lift panels and was thinking of something very similar to this, and then here it is!

Tim, I am in the Colorado Front range as well.  Is your lift mechanism still working well? How about yours WV?

I would love to see photos or even see it in person if you were up to it.  I have a 3d printer and had some plans for making some components to fit the EMT for creating stops etc..

Did you come up with a way to attach the EMT to the camper successfully.

I was considering making the EMT pivot from brackets off of the sides rather than the front.  Any more info would be great.

[PokyBro]

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[Wandering Sagebrush]

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[OSUFlyer]

wvtradbow or Living The Dream do you have pics of your EMT lift panels in the closed position?  I am in the process of building a set for my Roamin Chariot and curious how they look folded up.