Are there any manufacturers who custom build Truck Campers?

As soon as she saw the video where you have to take out the bottom container and "pour" the stuff out manually, she said NO. lol. Also, she is imagining sitting directly on top of a container that holds all that waste. Its probably no where near that bad...

But I'm open minded here. Is it really better? I would have thought since I have to dump grey water as well, it's not really all that much trouble dumping black water first through the same tube...

Also, where can you dump other than the RV dump stations? Can you carry them into conventional toilet and dump there?

Acei wrote:
Does Outfitter build a unit based on a more conventional wet bath, rather than those cassette toilet ones? I showed it to my DW and she hates it.. lol.

The standard layout is a conventional wet bath with the cassette toilet as an option.

What didn't she like about the cassette? We have one in our current Outfitter and it is shaped exactly like a regular RV toilet. Did you perhaps confuse one of the portable cassette toilets for the built in style?

My cassette is actually faster and cleaner to dump then our previous black tank equipped unit (no hose to setup or rinse) and more versatile as to where it can be emptied (no need for an RV dump).

The bowl on the cassette toilet rotates, so it gives slightly more legroom while in use and moves out of the way a bit during a shower.

Acei wrote:
Does Outfitter build a unit based on a more conventional wet bath, rather than those cassette toilet ones? I showed it to my DW and she hates it.. lol.

Mine has a conventional wet bath. To my knowledge, they only do cassette toilets on special order. Wet bath is standard.

Fully outfitted popups are as heavy as light hardsides. Unless you want decreased height for MPG or clearance, they have no advantages over light hardsides.

Does Outfitter build a unit based on a more conventional wet bath, rather than those cassette toilet ones? I showed it to my DW and she hates it.. lol.

Geewizard wrote:
Outfitter Mfg builds custom campers. They did so for me.

They built two for me.

Outfitter can accommodate pretty much anything you desire as long as the structural integrity of the shell isn't compromised. Though such work isn't cheap.

I created another thread here:

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28760586/p/1.cfm

This might be a better approach.

You finally hit the 'size' button by saying, "Full Time", and "Pulling a TT". We've seen several examples of this work well. The larger the TT is the smaller the TC can be and still work. If you are trying to have a mobile office for your IT gig, it could work. The common perception is:
"the longer you stay out, the bigger and more plush your camp mobile should be."
But there are a lot of ancillary things to think about. Solar? Generator? Off-grid? 4 season? Campgrounds and boon docking? MoHo parks? Much travel?
My son, Matt is an IT guy that works from home,...because he can with the highest speed internet. He's the upgrade man for 30 servers for an international company. They are happy he's not taking up rented office space. He's currently renting a place in Truckee, CA (el. 6400 feet) and is thinking about getting a Mercedes Benz, large diesel class C or even a B+ with 4wd to live in, full time; because he can take his work anywhere with him as long as there is sufficient bandwidth available. And he's alone and loves mt. biking and skiing.
Again, I would loose the custom camper idea. As said above, all those wheels have been previously invented. Any tiny alteration to an established protocol that you would make is not worth the effort or $. Sooner or later you will make a decision based on needs, not wants, and practicality for your particular happenstance. Your paradigm is changing as I write this.
The main thing you want to focus on is to get it right the first time.
Here is small:

here is large:

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It sounds like you just need a shell, but for optimum weight savings, I think a Four Wheel Camper shell would make the most sense.

Grit dog wrote:
And try to not take my comments too harshly. I'm not poking fun, rather trying to save you problems and $ for things you don't understand.

No problem at all. :)

Just trying to push a bit more and see what we can accomplish. Little more $$ is ok, but more problem isn't something I want to experience. :)