Photomike wrote:
I love your project, great ideas.
One thing that I would do is not go with the cab over. I would put the bed up front then add storage under it getting rid of the cab over part completely and the hassles that could go with it. You have tons of length and having storage under the bed would mean that you could have fewer steps to the bed and possibly a lower profile.
Love to see innovation!
Thanks. We absolutely do not have tons of length. You are only seeing phase one of our ultimate plan. Eventually the flatbed will be filled up by a second enclosure that will house our snowmobiles or motorcycles (depending on the environment). We will be pulling our sailboat.
The cabover is needed to have a permanent queen size bed. There is no way we would give up 80 inches in the main cabin for a permanent bed.
A lot of thought has already gone into this. We are going to have a smooth roof with not even a single hole in it. The overall height even with the cabover needing to clear the headache rack will be under 12 feet. Plenty of truck campers exceed this when you count the air conditioner, etc. We are planning on a side mount airconditioner (when I can find one that is through wall).
I am going to go with beefy Rieco-Titan jacks (6000 pound capacity, 36 inch lift) that will allow the camper to lift the 13.5 inches needed for the cab to tilt foward for engine checking. For extensive engine work the camper will be removed from the flatbed, as we would probably want it with us instead of at a shop for a week anyway.
