I created a lightweight leveling leg design to use on the Kampereen because the only commercially available, usable options is a heavy, clunky, spring loaded design that is hard to use on a small camper that is close to the ground. For the most part I really like how this design works. It is strong […]
I started the Kampereen build 2 project in late January after making a lot of notes about build 1. I didn’t plan to change anything about the design, but I did plan to go about the build differently. The first thing I did was to go through the bill of materials and order everything on […]
The real finishing touch on any trailer camper build is the trim. It’s amazing how much the look improves when you clap on the final pieces of trim. This gives the camper a final, pro-built look. I didn’t have a lot of experience with metal cutting when I started the camper builds. I had a […]
Trailer lighting is a topic that raises more questions than almost any other aspect of operating a motorcycle camper. Over the years, I’ve done many videos on the tow vehicle side of this question, i.e. motorcycle trailer wiring. In this post, I’m going to discuss it from the trailer side. To be legal in the […]
I thought vinyl wrap would be the ideal exterior for my camper project but I first wanted to test its ability to stick to plywood. To get an answer, I bought a small 1′ x 5′ roll of satin black vinyl wrap from Amazon and cut several panels of scrap plywood to a similar size. […]
When I first started building mini campers, I had to consider how the exterior would be finished. I use marine grade plywood in all my builds which is solid, but even the “A” face has patches. Marine plywood is not built for show. As far as I could figure, I had only a couple of […]
There were a lot of things that were new about the Kampereen K3 design. Many more parts moving and folding in different ways and directions. Would the tent fold, would the bows stow and would the lid close? Plus, this was a totally new tent design with new patterns that I had only recently made. […]
As I’ve built each version of the Kampereen mini tent camper, I’ve tried to keep a running list of the parts I’ve used. I started that mostly because I thought I might build a few more of these over time, and if so, it would be handy to have a full bill of materials (BOM). […]
Finally, after four years of prototype building and experimenting, I got to the Kampereen K3 design. This is a lightweight tent trailer that does everything I wanted my camper to do. It is light, weighing in at between 210 and 250, depending on how I have it configured. The tent sets up in under 1 […]
The biggest problem with the Kampereen tent camper K2 design was the weight. At around 335 lbs. empty, I could tow it just fine with the truck. Behind the Indian, I could feel it, even though the Chief Vintage was over 800 lbs. Towable? Yes. But I was aiming for something much lighter than that. […]
