Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?

[DanoT]

I use the 1/2" thick 2'x2' interlocking squares from Walmart that are made for standing on.

[Hopeless Sinner]

Attachment 402283see you in the lot. This thread has been helpful as hell.

Have fun, looks great!

[Mountainman]

Attachment 402283see you in the lot. This thread has been helpful as hell.

What's the clearance between the camper and truck roof on that?

[mcphee]

+1 on the vinyl garage coin flooring. I bought a roll of the 1/2” heavy duty rubber mat, cut out a precise mat and it was a heavy pain in the ass. Scrapped it.

I currently have 2 sets of stock carpet floor mats and 2 sets of stock all weather mats that I put a camping blanket with the cordura side up and edges tucked under the mats. Not ideal but works really well. When I get sick of that setup I’m buying a roll of the garage flooring and cutting a mat.


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[sillybunt2]

Regarding the floor covering, I'd frame out the bumps with 1X2 and then frame out the perimeter of the area in question similarly. put some ribs between the larger spans and cover the whole region with 1/4 plywood and then apply a waterproof covering like coin flooring, etc. Much lighter and less stinky then thick rubber. Good luck!

[Micol]

cool truck and van ^

i saw some rubber interlocking floor options in harbor freight last time i was there

[Andyski]

What's the clearance between the camper and truck roof on that?

About 2 and 1/2 inches between truck roof and cabover

[El Chupacabra]

About 2 and 1/2 inches between truck roof and cabover

Did you have to build a spacer/riser for the truck bed to gain clearance over the cab, and/or over the bed rails?

For my 2006 Northstar popup + same body style F350, I first built a 2.5" riser -- but that gave only about 1-1.5" clearance over the lowest point on the roof. I pulled the riser apart and rebuilt it into a 4" riser, so bumped up the clearance to 2.5-3" over the cab. It looks a little odd over the bed rails now, with a bunch of clearance there, but no way around it.

[Andyski]

No, thankfully didn’t need to modify a single thing dimension-wise.

ETA: clearance over bed rails is almost identical to roof clearance

[mattig]

What's the clearance between the camper and truck roof on that?

About 2 and 1/2 inches between truck roof and cabover

I've been telling my wife that's 2.5 inches for years. Must be a camera angle and lighting thing.



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[El Chupacabra]

No, thankfully didn’t need to modify a single thing dimension-wise.

ETA: clearance over bed rails is almost identical to roof clearance

What year is the camper? I wonder if the camper manufacturers are building them now to fit more easily into newer trucks.

[Andyski]

What year is the camper? I wonder if the camper manufacturers are building them now to fit more easily into newer trucks.

Brandy new. '21, I suppose?

[Trackhead]

Attachment 402283see you in the lot. This thread has been helpful as hell.

Nice rig

[bonewrenched]

Couldn't get a good pic driving solo in 80mph traffic, but it was a sweet rig. Chugging along at a comfy 65

[flabazz]

Has anyone had experience building out a truck bed w/ canopy? Is it worth it? I'm seriously considering it but am a bit worried about how cramped it will be

[m2711c]

itsa truck bed, of course it will be cramped

[Huskier]

Has anyone had experience building out a truck bed w/ canopy? Is it worth it? I'm seriously considering it but am a bit worried about how cramped it will be

I had a basic setup for a minute. 6'2 in a strictly 6 ft bed was annoying, but workable. If I were to do it over I would've built a 1/2 bunk so I could at least pretend to sit upright some times Problem with shells/canopy is that they're really poorly (not at all) insulated. Pro: not that much space to keep warm and kinda stealth.

[El Chupacabra]

I've seen a lot worse for a lot more $.

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/sp...436704505.html

[AKPogue]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...3-a5518ec1a5c1

[heckacali]

Cool looking Ford f350 7.3 dually 4x4 based Chinook in CA foothills...
$13k, not affiliated...


https://goldcountry.craigslist.org/r...437733974.html

[Micol]

I've seen a lot worse for a lot more $.

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/sp...436704505.html

but that last pic in listing is weird

[benk]

Has anyone had experience building out a truck bed w/ canopy? Is it worth it? I'm seriously considering it but am a bit worried about how cramped it will be

Depends on what you plan to do with it, time of year, weather. For me it made sense, Less than 10 nights a year sleeping in it in mostly dry environments. I’m 6’4” and don’t have an issue in my 6’1” bed with a dog or 2.

You can save a lot of money doing a basic build and used that saved money on a hotel for when it’s stormy.

It was good for me to see i don’t actually car camp enough to justify spending money on something more expensive.

[simple]

Pretty killer older Toyota Van. Can't complain about steering wheel being on the wrong side. 5 on the column is crazy

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/...428802912.html

[climberevan]

That Toyota is kind of awesome, actually. It's also a way better value than your average VW Vanagon Westfalia.

[bodywhomper]

That is crazy. I haven’t seen a Toyota with column shift before.

There was a rhd 4wd hiace in the sugarbowl lot on Sunday. Oregon plates. Not for sale.