Category: Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

While our 1970 Avion C11 truck camper is in fantastic shape, we still have a lot of exterior work to seal up leaks and upgrade windows and other appliances. We learn a lot about riveting, sealing, and the structural design of the Avion as we rework this half-century-old vintage camper to make it through another 50 years.

Vintage silver aluminum 1970 Avion C11 truck camper on a blue 2015 Ram 3500 truck parked on CAT scale pad with fall color forest hill in the background.

RV Weight

How much does your RV weigh? We check at the truck stop CAT Scales and track the change as

Powder Coating RV Emblems

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

Learn about powder coating, masking, hot flocking, and curing with a toaster oven in this DIY restoration of a vintage

Replacing the Truck Camper Bulwark

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

This has been a long time in the making. When we bought our Avion C11 truck camper, we knew that

All kitted out to rough up some floor.

Reinforcing the Truck Camper Floor

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

We revisit our truck camper floor with biaxial 1708 fiberglass mat and fiberglass fabric to reinforce the floor and cut

Learn how to source aluminum sheet for patching and repairing a vintage Avion camper. Understand alloy, anodization, thickness, and dimensions.

Buying Aluminum For An Avion

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

Learn how to source aluminum sheet for patching and repairing a vintage Avion camper. Understand alloy, anodization, thickness, and dimensions.

RV windows can always be a headache. But a DIY window replacement in a curved aluminum vintage truck camper poses special challenges. Check out these custom curved windows!

Curved Windows

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

A lot of the detail work on Avion truck campers is top notch. But windows have come a long

Repainting your camper decals, logos, and emblems is central in any RV restoration. Renew old decals with a little DIY sanding, spray paint, and clear coat.

Painting Vintage Camper Decals

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

Any owner of a vintage camper likely knows the feeling: you have a beautiful, clean piece of automotive history that

Step-by-step DIY replacing of a leaky vintage truck camper cabover window by installing a new, double paned, aerodynamic, and modern RV window.

Installing A New Truck Camper Cabover Window

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

The cabover windows have been a source of much angst among the Roam Lab crew. It’s one of the most

Like most classic campers, our Avion truck camper came with many stickers to mark its identity and affiliation. One of the classic stickers is for the Avion Travelcade Club. While the club is long gone, the sticker is a piece of history - faded, peeling history. So, we decide it is time to replace the old sticker with a new, vinyl reproduction.

Applying A Vinyl Sticker

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

Like most classic campers, our Avion truck camper came with many stickers to mark its identity and affiliation. One

Prepping the frame to be sealed for a DIY MaxxAir Fan installation.

Installing A MaxxAir Fan

Exterior Truck Camper Renovation

We get the air flowing in our truck camper by installing a MaxxAir fan. Check out our continuing roof

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