Planning a dry camp oriented DIY TC build.
Hello, I have been browsing the web the last few weeks looking at various resources about manufactured truck campers, as well as DIY versions of campers, trailers, tear drops etc. About us: we ...
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Around 30 years ago, one of my friends had a similar camper. He bought a taller aluminum shell. Then, offset a mattress frame to one side above the bed rails. He added a small heater ... done. He comfortably slept in it down to 8. Well, it was 8 on and especially cold hunting trip. You have to be able to take it off. Yes, you could build the supports into it for jacks, but that’s a lot more complicated. You also have to be able to make it tolerate the rain/snow/ice without coming apart. That probably means some type of aluminum or fiberglass to be able to drive it down the road, and it will get heavy.
If you search the archives, you can see some other projects.
I think it would probably be a wash for doing a few extra jobs and saving money to buy a shell already built compared to building it all yourself.
If you search the archives, you can see some other projects.
I think it would probably be a wash for doing a few extra jobs and saving money to buy a shell already built compared to building it all yourself.
