Home-Built 24-Ft. Long Fifth Wheel Camper
I built this 24-ft. long fifth wheel camper back in 1979, when there weren't any like this on the market yet. I used light gauge, 1 1/4-in. rectangular tubing to build the frame and mounted it on the chassis of a Dodge pickup. I installed the tubing every 16 in. on the floor and ceiling and pop riveted an aluminum skin to it using aluminum roofing sold by Sears.
Years earlier, I built another fifth wheel camper equipped with a pop-up awning on one side. Whenever you opened the top, the tarps would come up and the beds slid out. The tarp was raised and lowered by a boat winch hooked up to an electric motor. When I got to the campground, I pressed a button to raise the tarp. (Robert Judice, 5317 Daspit Road, New Iberia, La. 70563 ph 337 229-6375 or 337 229-8180)
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Home-Built 24-Ft. Long Fifth Wheel Camper FARM HOME recreation 28-3-41 I built this 24-ft. long fifth wheel camper back in 1979, when there weren't any like this on the market yet. I used light gauge, 1 1/4-in. rectangular tubing to build the frame and mounted it on the chassis of a Dodge pickup. I installed the tubing every 16 in. on the floor and ceiling and pop riveted an aluminum skin to it using aluminum roofing sold by Sears.
Years earlier, I built another fifth wheel camper equipped with a pop-up awning on one side. Whenever you opened the top, the tarps would come up and the beds slid out. The tarp was raised and lowered by a boat winch hooked up to an electric motor. When I got to the campground, I pressed a button to raise the tarp. (Robert Judice, 5317 Daspit Road, New Iberia, La. 70563 ph 337 229-6375 or 337 229-8180)
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