Rebuild old flatbed, or start from scratch?
I have a 18K GVRW truck with a 12 foot long Western flatbed on it, with a trashed wood deck. My plan is to drop my current short bed Six-Pac camper on it for a while, then replace it with a larger mo...
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Urbex
The deck on that truck should be ridged enough that you should not have to worry about flex. The camper will sit just as well on a flat deck as it will in a pickup box, it just needs a nice flat floor. I have seen some nice mounts where there are ATV’s, Golf carts, or Smart cars in front or behind the camper. Or even a nice patio. I have been thinking about that myself, Kenworth makes a small service unit with 6 cylinder diesel power and auto trans. Air ride. Depending what size tires you have it may sit quite high. You may want to consider a lower deck frame. The camper sits directly over the truck frame so it is not a structural issue. You will have all kinds of power to tow what you want too.
Good luck
Happy Camping
The deck on that truck should be ridged enough that you should not have to worry about flex. The camper will sit just as well on a flat deck as it will in a pickup box, it just needs a nice flat floor. I have seen some nice mounts where there are ATV’s, Golf carts, or Smart cars in front or behind the camper. Or even a nice patio. I have been thinking about that myself, Kenworth makes a small service unit with 6 cylinder diesel power and auto trans. Air ride. Depending what size tires you have it may sit quite high. You may want to consider a lower deck frame. The camper sits directly over the truck frame so it is not a structural issue. You will have all kinds of power to tow what you want too.
Good luck
Happy Camping
