Camping is a soul-satisfying experience, but it's even better when you roll into camp and bed down at night in a tent trailer you crafted with your own two hands. I started building my own a few years ago and I've learned a lot in the process. I decided to share it here, hoping that others might be inspired to do the same.
I finished the Kampereen K4 build just about the same time that I got involved in another project last year. We bought a farmette up in the Virginia hills and I’ve been caught up in getting that place into shape. If you’d like to see pics and the story of that place, it’s on Instagram […]
After a burst of activity last week, I’m reaching the last steps of the K4 camper build. My first log entry was just seven weeks ago on May 11th. It seems like I’ve been working on it a lot longer than that. If I’d worked on it uninterrupted, I probably could’ve finished it in half […]
One of the things I’m determined to do on this build is to make it easier to make the tent trailer tent, and to get a better result. (Okay, that’s two things.) On previous builds, I started taking good measurements then kind of went from measuring to the quarter inch, to the half, then to […]
In the latest build, I shot some video that shows how I make the support bows for a tent camper lid and the entry step using aluminum tubing and a tube bender. I have found through trial and error that it’s easier to make the bows in two pieces and rivet them together. I can […]
If you’re building your own tent camper or cargo trailer and you plan to trim it out, here’s something to keep in mind as you make your plans and start your cuts. Using shim trim will help you significantly improve your DIY camper results. After making about a dozen adjustment cuts to the entry door […]
If I wanted a motorcycle cargo trailer, I’d be about done. But with the K4 lower box assembly done, I can start thinking about what it will take to make it a tent camper. After attaching the fold down entry and the main lid, I wanted to get a feel for the layout. I attached […]
Last week I started the Kampereen K4 tent camper build following the design changes I mentioned in the previous post. Turning the opening 90 degrees counterclockwise will resolve the last couple of issues with the design. Easier to build I’ve already found that this model is easier to build. One of the complicating factors with […]
It’s been a little while since I’ve done anything new on my camper projects, but that’s not for a lack for interest. First, I had to clear some space, which meant finding a home for the latest build. Through the DIY Motorcycle Camper group on Facebook, I met Sammy Groover from Georgia who is taking […]
If I could, I’d keep everything I build. But I don’t have the room for that. So to make room for the next project, I’m selling build 2 of the K3 tent camper. It is located in Fort Myers, FL. It is brand new. I’m asking $2,500 The camper has an empty weight of 265 […]
I like the K3 design enough that I’ve built a couple of them and it checks all the boxes for weight, ease of setup and roominess. But there’s still room for improvement! For one, I’ve found that the camper tows well behind four wheel vehicles, but behind a two wheeler it can be tippy when […]
