Framing The Camper

With the subfloor finished, it was time to move onto building the walls. 

But first, one last trip as a flat bed trailer.

Off to pick up lumber and sheeting for the exterior walls and roof.

I framed the walls with 2x3 SPF lumber, I did this because every inch of floor space counts.

Because I'm getting older and walls are getting heavier, I built all the walls in 8 feet sections. This will allow for easier handling and setting.

After getting all the walls framed up, I cut my rafters. For the rafters I used 2x4 SPF lumber. 

I used 2x4 SPF lumber after consulting span limit tables for heavy snow load. I would like to believe I won't ever see snow again, but I live in Northern Pennsylvania. So, 2x4 lumber it is!!

After getting the rafters cut out, it was time to do some sheeting.

I used 7/16" OSB for the exterior sheeting. I was thinking of using 1/4" OSB, but it's not rated for exterior use at all, and it's very flimsy. 

Using 7/16" sheeting over 1/4" sheeting cost me a couple hundred pounds, but it was worth the weight to get the strength.

I only sheeted the bottom half of the wall sections so that when I stand them up and tie them together I could put the sheeting on in a brick pattern to really tie the camper together.

Next up - Stand those walls up and build a camper!!