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Anonymous
Wolf Brother,
Frankly I like the idea. Although A different design might be better, I like the idea of building it in a day. It is a little cramped but could easily add more length to it on either end. One thing for sure, it beats the heck out of a tent or sleeping in a camper shell on the back of your pickup!
You could buy the material a few pieces at a time and store it in ypur garage. You could do most/all the cutting in your garage too, save time and noise at the site. When you get ready to head out you load the material in your pickup or on a trailer.
Doesn’t look like it has a floor, but you could use a big tarp for that. You will probably want to use pressure treated wood for the parts that touch the ground so they won’t rot. After your have it built, you could dig down for more space. Just be sure to do that after it’s build to keep the water out.
Probably use roll roofing rather than shingles for the roof. Won’t last as long as shingles but cheeper and goes on quick. Be sure to get a couple of gallons of plastic roof cement to fix leaks as they develop. Paint for the end walls too.
Personally, I would try to build it under some large pine trees so it couldn’t be seen as easily from the air.
Can you provide a link to the plans? There should be a list of materials there.
