Robust TC Wanted

I know they, fiberglass, are a bit better, but they utilize cheap stuff inside without having a clean easy to maintain function and too much foo foo...need practical stuff and efficient systems, like a water heater on demand system, room for batteries and solar panels and a big inverter with control panel. Shower that is really usable, diesel heater and hotwater system, ventialtion systems, an escape hatch in roof that keeps things out and will not break...windows that don't steam up with intergrated blinds...is it that hard to do in a TC...they already cost 45K so get rid of the cheap stuff and use great stuff purcahsed at quanity wholesale prices. I'd pay for it if it would last..plus think if the outside insulated shellsupported itself then the variety of interiors offered could be countless...they build ships with component parts...all the cabins are drop in units on modern cruise liners and think the stuff attached to the walls would not pull out or rattle as it would be mounted to aluminum studs and cross members placed to just do that job, plus the foam insulation everywhere, and think of the support that can be rendered to the brackets for the jacks, less wiggle and no worry...how about the tie down system for the TC being inside on the floor and a fitting on the deck of the pick-up with alignment brackets, perfect mounting everytime...then I bet the coach leveler system builders would make a system for a pick-up to level a TC when parked, no more blocks, then think that all the tanks would be protected inside the heated insulated shell and the door hatches are the cut out pieces of the wall, same thinckness and insulation with proper weather stripping like the underbed cargo boxes you see on semi's...the ideas are already invented no new wheel here, just bring them together...outside color to match your truck and graphics of your choice or just plain white. Maybe some guy wants camo or DW wants pink...just another way for a manufactuere to make a few more bucks...endless and done in a factory with control and effective practices and just on time delivery logistics...it would sell...Don't you think?

As others have said, buy a TC that is built like a boat hull (i.e. fiberglass). That's what holds up.

Fiberglass truck campers are basically a boat without the mast. The problem is, a nice new fiberglass truck camper will set you back over $40k. There just aren't a lot of folks willing to pay that amount of money, so most are built much more cheaply.

btw, I disagree that most cargo trailers are built better than RVs. I've seen enough of them rattle apart on washboarded roads to not be over enthusiastic about their build quality

The cargo boxes do leak and require maintenance. This is especially true where holes are cut in them. If you cut as many holes in the cargo boxes as TC's and put in a slide or two, do you really think they would so robust?

The TC you are searching for exist, and has for several years. They are typically at the top of the line in TCs as it pertains to overall quality and price. They do not have the side cut open for a slide. I am referring to a molded fiberglass TC. If a molded fiberglass TC had no holes other than those in a Cargo Box, they woild not have any more leaks than a Cargo Box.

Put a Cargo Box in the ocean, I bet it sinks. Put a fiberglass boat in the ocean, it will not leak other than the hole in the top.

Wayne

Check out Bigfoot or northern lite?
Much more solid builds than the stick and staple/glue of the typical RV.