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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Flatbeds usually cause the camper to sit higher off the ground by several inches, so you may want to consider the overall height of the vehicle. 13'6" is the maximum legal height which is fine on the Interstates, but you're going to spend considerable time running around bridges and overpasses if you're much over 12'.
However, if you build a lower bed, you may also run into an issue with the cabover not clearing the roof of the truck's cab. Moot point if you're putting this on a much longer bed and you're not planning on hanging the cabover over the truck's cab.
Then, the cheapest quickest solution is to replace the wood decking.
However, if you build a lower bed, you may also run into an issue with the cabover not clearing the roof of the truck's cab. Moot point if you're putting this on a much longer bed and you're not planning on hanging the cabover over the truck's cab.
Then, the cheapest quickest solution is to replace the wood decking.
