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General => Introductions => Topic started by: RobM on February 15, 2012, 01:57:32 PM

Title: Been lurking long enough
Post by: RobM on February 15, 2012, 01:57:32 PM

g'Day All,
I feel I know most of you as I've been lurking for just over 12 months.
I bought a dual cab Christmas before last and decided to do some research on camper trailers and that's when I stumbled onto this forum.
Ended up deciding to build a small light weight slideon instead so I pulled the tub off and spent the first 6 months of last year building a drop side tray. ( can't rush these things).
Spent the next 6 months planning the slideon and have finally made a start.
Why wait so long to post ?
Because I was having enough trouble deciding what I wanted to build and I knew there would be plenty of good suggestions from the group, but this meant I might never "bite the bullet" and get started. ( make sense ?)
Anyway I'm committed now... building out of polypropylene honeycomb laid up with 450gm double bias fibreglass cloth. (Only ever made a canadian canoe with fibreglass and that was about 25 years ago so it's a steep learing curve).
I'll start a thread in the Camper Build section a bit later, and will be happy to get suggestions/criticism. ( as long as it doesn't mean starting again).

Cheers Rob Male

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Mace on February 15, 2012, 01:59:28 PM

Welcome RobM.

look forward to seeing your build.

You kno the go!

 :worthles:

MAce

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: RobM on February 15, 2012, 02:21:17 PM

Thanks Mace,

Yeah, been taking some pics. Not much to show yet though.

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Wandering Tassie on February 15, 2012, 02:32:09 PM

Welcome Rob.
Must feel good to have a rough idea in the head and to make a start. Seems to always be the hardest bit.

Best of luck
Trevor

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: RobM on February 15, 2012, 02:59:20 PM

Thanks Trevor,

It took 12 months to make a start and will probably take another 12 months to finish.
Some people call it procrastination, I like to think of it as "creative thinking".

We were in Tassie for a few weeks this time last year and I said then that we would be back with a camper, so hopefully next year we will.

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Dreama on February 15, 2012, 03:25:50 PM

G'day Rob,
This sounds like a real interesting build, looking forward to some pics.

 :cheers:

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Hairs on February 15, 2012, 05:36:57 PM

G'day Rob,
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To Myswag.
You've having a crack at it, that's what counts.
You will find heaps of useful tips & ideas here.
Happy & Safe travels.
 :cheers:

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: GGV8Cruza on February 15, 2012, 07:43:26 PM

Welcome to the Forum Rob, the build sounds interesting

GG

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Black Diamond on February 15, 2012, 08:44:15 PM

 Welcome to the jungle rob :cheers:

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Heiny on February 16, 2012, 03:58:03 AM

Hi Rob and welcome to My Swag

 :cheers: bubba

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: sol on February 16, 2012, 04:57:11 AM

G'day Rob
Welcome to the forum mate.Townsville? Just down the road from us.
Nice place to be too!Enjoy the chat  :cup:

                                                 :cheers:

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Cam and Deb on February 16, 2012, 06:29:57 AM

G'day Rob welcome have fun


 :cheers:


Cam

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: BigJules on February 16, 2012, 09:41:41 AM

G'day & Welcome Rob.

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: RobM on February 16, 2012, 02:06:25 PM

Thanks for the welcome everyone.

I just tried to start a new topic in My Camper Trailer Build but good old Internet Explorer crashed just before I was ready to post.

It appears that photos can't be embedded in the post but need to be linked to the myswag gallery or some other external site ?
Can someone verify or correct me if I'm wrong please.

Cheers Rob

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Jenko67 on February 16, 2012, 04:29:33 PM

welcome Rob.

Title: Re: Been lurking long enough
Post by: Swannie on February 20, 2012, 03:14:22 PM

Welcome Rob , keep us updated with your camper.

Cheers
Greg