I built custom composite doors for the large gear garage doors on my DIY expedition camper, and open and close them electrically and remotely, as these doors don’t have any latches or locks, making then easier to build and keyless, improving security and ease of use.
I cut these large gear garage openings into the Total Composites camper walls, built these custom composite doors, and now in this video install Progressive Automations PA-09 linear actuators to electrically open and close these doors, which I can control remotely via a phone app, so no keys or switches are needed for true keyless entry into an expedition camper. I also installed linear actuators to slide out the dinning table, and slide up and down one of the two camper to cab pass thru doors, which I will share more as part of this DIY video series on the build of this custom expedition camper.
I recently built this Total Composites expedition camper on my Mitsubishi Fuso EarthCruiser CORE 4×4 expedition truck chassis, and am finishing out the interior cabinets and finishing intalling the electrical and plumbing systems which I will share more about these in upcoming videos. I recently finished painting the entire camper and lifting truck cab with Custom Coat’s Raptor Liner style bedliner paint. When this DIY camper is finished, it will be used for global expedition overland travels.
This builds on my previous videos of the camper build, including:
The camper layout & design:
Planning out the interior build:
The painting of the camper and cab:
And many more videos at:
Here is the actuator I used in this:
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Do you have thought of some tripswitch for the case of someone stuck in the closing door?
Is the compartment somehow climated? how do you get rid of moisture?
love your videos, keep 'em coming 🙂
What app do you use to open and close the doors?
I eat up everything you do. Love your perfectionism and attention to detail. Thanks for sharing with even a small group like this.
Very cool, love your content, but the time to open/close is way too long for my patience haha
Thermal transfer, aerodynamics? Seriously. Way over thinking IMO. You can also get most, if not all, of your locks keyed to one key by a good locksmith.