DIY Flatbed Truck Camper Idea
I've seen very few builds online where people built their own camper on a flatbed pickup truck - most of the DIY truck campers are of the type that slide into the box - to me this seems silly, because...
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Sounds like a fun project. Unless lots of things are left out, I don't see how it would be cheaper to DIY than it would be to buy one that's been mass produced. Get a used one, bolt it to the flat bed and then DIY some storage boxes to fill in the areas that would otherwise be covered by the truck bed. I recognize there's some margin to be saved, but investing your own time isn't necessarily free either?
Without the steel "hull" of the truck bed, wouldn't the camper be subject to more stress as the truck pitches and yaws on down the road? Wouldn't the underside (holding tanks?) be subject to higher risk from impact of road debris.
I don't know much about truck campers, the biggest thing I want to learn is why they're so expensive compared to trailers trailers. There's no frame, no axle, no wheels, no suspension, no brakes, and a much smaller living space which should mean less material and less assembly time, yet they cost so much more than a trailer.
Without the steel "hull" of the truck bed, wouldn't the camper be subject to more stress as the truck pitches and yaws on down the road? Wouldn't the underside (holding tanks?) be subject to higher risk from impact of road debris.
I don't know much about truck campers, the biggest thing I want to learn is why they're so expensive compared to trailers trailers. There's no frame, no axle, no wheels, no suspension, no brakes, and a much smaller living space which should mean less material and less assembly time, yet they cost so much more than a trailer.
