Argo, the all-aluminum camper
This is a test Whoa! It looks like it might actually work!
Forum Discussion
Fellow RVers, first, let me apologize for creating some confusion by posting my Argo pic on the main rv site. I thought I’d found a shortcut to the Avion forum, which is Argo’s and my normal digital home on this site. My computer has been leading me a merry chase as I try to put up the pics of Argo in his virtually finished condition.
I will be putting up these pics of the completed camper. They will be at the “Avion truck campers - hundreds of photos” forum.
Just to clarify Argo’s status, he is now a Class C camper, with an all aluminum frame and custom truck body beneath the original 1965 TC shell. Rather like a Tiger vehicle, Argo has all the comforts of a Class C and can tow a boat and go off road.
No wood except cabinetry.
The original design brief was a 4WD truck with camper. I bought the Avion because I fancied the look and the aerodynamics. As I got into the project, I found that all the structural wood was compromised. As I was completing the new aluminum frame for a truck camper style rig, my lovely wife decided we needed to be able to get from cab to camper to interact with our dogs - German Shepherds, who go everywhere with us.
I bought a lightly used F250 diesel, sold the bed, build a custom frame for the chassis, cut a hole in the back of the cab and voila!, a Class C. The pics on the Avion forum will tell the story better than I here. Ck them out! And if you see Argo rolling down the road, give us a honk and a wave! It’s been a long time coming.
I will be putting up these pics of the completed camper. They will be at the “Avion truck campers - hundreds of photos” forum.
Just to clarify Argo’s status, he is now a Class C camper, with an all aluminum frame and custom truck body beneath the original 1965 TC shell. Rather like a Tiger vehicle, Argo has all the comforts of a Class C and can tow a boat and go off road.
No wood except cabinetry.
The original design brief was a 4WD truck with camper. I bought the Avion because I fancied the look and the aerodynamics. As I got into the project, I found that all the structural wood was compromised. As I was completing the new aluminum frame for a truck camper style rig, my lovely wife decided we needed to be able to get from cab to camper to interact with our dogs - German Shepherds, who go everywhere with us.
I bought a lightly used F250 diesel, sold the bed, build a custom frame for the chassis, cut a hole in the back of the cab and voila!, a Class C. The pics on the Avion forum will tell the story better than I here. Ck them out! And if you see Argo rolling down the road, give us a honk and a wave! It’s been a long time coming.
