Considering building camper from scratch...
Looking for opinions on building a new camper from the ground up, to bolt down to a flat bed. 99% of my camping is boondocking and involves going off road in the southwest desert, I haven't so much as...
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BigfootBill wrote:
If you are doing a full build with metal and are planning on hard mounting, why use a flatbed? If you can use the deck that sits on the frame rails and structural supports for the "truck camper" you would be able to shave cost and weight. Consider doing a frame mount build - think hook lift truck but you dont necessarily need to use that style of system to install and remove it.
You can install a separate flatbed or dump body, etc when you want to use the truck for other purposes.
Because the camper can be put on/taken back off in minutes, and taking off/putting the bed back on is a considerably longer and much more involved process? That's a lot more than just one electrical plug and a handful of bolts that would be easily accessed while standing next to it.
