Hey all,
Figured this is something you guys might be interested in, and I would love feeback on the system and our site...
Some of you guys know I build these big expedition rigs for round the world travel...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4470/3...0f97ee5d_z.jpg
And they are super cool, but also a huge investment in both a lifestyle and financial sense. A lot of people have been asking me what they should buy with less than a 10k budget, and there weren't that many options. You could buy a heavily used four wheel camper, an old alaskan, or a chinese rooftop tent on a topper. So we had the idea for a solid quiver killer that would give most of the functionality of a four wheel camper (for what a lot of people use them for) with a lot better quality for less money.
The idea is that it would be daily driver-able, really comfortable and great for spartan expedition travel or weekend trips. We also wanted to make something that is built extremely well, ultralight and incredibly durable/serviceable.
On top of that it needs to increase the functionality of trucks for daily use so you aren't always taking it on and off the truck. So we came up with Go Fast Campers, and bear with us as we are still finishing up the site...
www.gofastcampers.com
instagram: @GFC_USA
We have been testing the prototype the last few months, and are moving into production units. Here is a shot of the rough proof of concept we have been testing in the desert and all over montana...
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The idea is that we can make an ultra-lightweight topper with essentially a westfalia style top. The floor is totally removable and configurable, there is a really good gif on the homepage of our site that explains it better than I can with words.
The entire unit is made in Bozeman Montana, the lower will end up being a welded chromoly space frame (like a roll cage) with options of aluminum sheet skin or a fabric covering not unlike the soft topper. Here is a rendering of the final production model, with the back and side walls off to show how it's made.
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And on the truck...
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The entire system only weighs 200 pounds as an assembly, doubles as a topper with a gear/lumber/steel rack and is burly enough to be jumped. If you need to take it off the truck, its as easy as removing a topper. When folded down, the camper portion is only 6" thick, and we are making mounting accessories to be able to use cross bars, mount solar panels, rotopax, hi lift jacks, etc.
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The roof is a lightweight honeycomb UV resistant composite panel, and the framework is our own aluminum extrusion with integrated mounting system. We also machine all of our parts in house, and make really trick hinges and mounting brackets...
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Our pricepoint for the system is $5000. That includes the topper, camper top, mattress and mounting hardware. The initial trucks we are going to support are:
- 1980-Current Toyota Tacoma/pickup
- 2015-Current Colorado/Canyon
- 2009-2018 F-150, 5.5 and 6' Beds only.
We will also be coming out with an XL version for fullsize rigs (wider/longer sleeping area, and accommodates up to an 8' bed) which will be a little more expensive. We will be developing that summer 2018.
We are going to be shipping in may, and are taking 10% deposits to hold places in line. The deposits are fully refundable too, we are using it to gauge real interest, not to fund our production.
I will update this thread with our progress as we bring this thing to production. I will also update the unimog thread, but we have been slammed the past few weeks getting this thing ready for the big debut so the unimog was backburnered for a moment...
BTW, all the good photos in this post are by my buddy Drew Martin.
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