Back Porch Ideas

Bert the Welder wrote:

BurbMan wrote:
Good point hedgehopper, and that gives me pause also. Maybe leave the planks in there along with the steel?

Given the design of the camper, I don't have a good attaching point at the rear, so I'm mulling some different ideas. I was also thinking of building up off of a hitch-mounted cargo carrier, but give that the camper is on/off the truck in season, that's just one more piece of hardware to deal with.

Here's what I have to work with:

If you're using 2x10's, just use longer ones so they stick out the back further. Then build your deck and attach to those with good hinges so it can fold up during travel. Double up the 2x10 ends with a 2x cross member. Have the deck and the ends pressed together tight when installing the hinge. Cable with a turnbuckle off the jack mounts. Or just have the deck hitch mounted, if you have a hitch. If it's bed height, could be handy as an extension for hauling long stuff in the bed.
If you leave around a foot and a half on the section extending from the back edge of the camper to where the hinge is. That would give you a traveling storage area for something like a gen or fire wood. Just add a lock for when the deck is folded up.

I was thinking along these lines as well. Maybe you could manufacture something for your truck gate area. Something that would attach to that area and sit on your hitch receiver? Aluminum would be light and easy to move around if you had to.