Chevrolet Silverado 3500 ambulance
Ok, not sure this will work but I am looking at buying a retired ambulance and converting it to a service body to put my truck camper on. It is not a full on ambulance, more like an intercept wit...
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The "easy button" for a truck without a pickup bed, be it chassis cab or pickup frame, is a flatbed. Speaking of when it comes to loading/fitting a truck camper.
Like Burningman said, depending on the baldly and the camper you may have to make minor to major mods to one or the other to fit.
The other issue I see with a service body is weight. They're not light, and neither are most truck campers. IMO it's not a great choice in general to saddle the truck with a bunch of extra weight just to add a bunch more extra weight.
You can gain a similar amount of exterior storage with side boxes on a flatbed, for less lbs per cu ft of storage with side boxes I believe. Also makes configuring loading/tiedown solutions easier.
There are some cool service body/TC rigs, like the guy on here with the white F550 setup, but he has some real $ and work in to that setup.
Given the OP is looking at cheap, old used ambulances as a base platform, I surmise budget is as important as capability and usefulness in this situation.
Get the truck, pick up a flatbed for it if it's a straight frame, add some toolboxes if desired = win-win from a cost and difficulty standpoint.
Like Burningman said, depending on the baldly and the camper you may have to make minor to major mods to one or the other to fit.
The other issue I see with a service body is weight. They're not light, and neither are most truck campers. IMO it's not a great choice in general to saddle the truck with a bunch of extra weight just to add a bunch more extra weight.
You can gain a similar amount of exterior storage with side boxes on a flatbed, for less lbs per cu ft of storage with side boxes I believe. Also makes configuring loading/tiedown solutions easier.
There are some cool service body/TC rigs, like the guy on here with the white F550 setup, but he has some real $ and work in to that setup.
Given the OP is looking at cheap, old used ambulances as a base platform, I surmise budget is as important as capability and usefulness in this situation.
Get the truck, pick up a flatbed for it if it's a straight frame, add some toolboxes if desired = win-win from a cost and difficulty standpoint.
