2014 Truck Camper Building From Scratch
Hello truck camper enthusiasts. I am embarking on a new truck camper build from scratch, that some of you may be interested in. This one will be a little different. It will be a pop-up made of fibergl...
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Capt Eddie wrote:
What type of roof raising system will you be using. What goes across the front? Does the roof flex with hand pressure? Will there be cross supports to keep the roof from expanding sideways
-The roof will be raised by an air compressor, via 4 air cylinders and a couple gas springs.
-The front is a separate curved fiberglass nose cone piece.
-With enough weight the roof will flex. I have leaned my full body weight across the top without problems. It's fairly rigid. There will be some aluminum supports attached on the inside, that follow the roof curve. The roof does not want to expand and I'm taking that as a good sign. I am leaving an option open to add more roof strength later if necessary, but I will have to test the light weight roof first.
The next video will show most of what I just talked about.
