I am woking on building a custom wide width topper / camper shell camper. The general concept is a camper shell built to extend to 76" wide internally, So 77.5" outer to outer considering 3/4" walls, or 79" outer to outer considering 1.5" walls. It will extend over and include the folded down tailgate to use the tailgate as additional floor, and will feature a single entry door on the passenger side, and a small 5K BTU window AC mounted on the drivers side back wall. My preferred construction method is Fiberglass over XPS with an aluminum frame. The aluminum is a little sketchy on the welding / brazing side of things... But steel is an absolute no go due to weight concerns.
The space between the end of the bed, and the end of the camper are intended to allow us to get in / out of bed and change clothes etc... in privacy and comfort with the bed still set up.
The shell will be built as a hi top most likely with a pop up, and no overcab. Im too big, and my wife hates overcab sleepers. We've tried them. 100% no go on that.
I have a roof mount cargo bag that will stow large light weight items. Extra clothes, sleeping bags and the like.
I am having difficulty deciding where / how to store mount the following items, and I was hoping the collective here will have some good ideas.
#1. 20lb propane tank. I would like to be able to have a dedicated space for the tank and plumb out from there...
#2. Spare gasoline. I HATE my current 5 gallon cans.
#3. Traction boards. I have 2 pairs as I never just get one end of the truck stuck.
#4. House batteries. I presently have a single lead acid group 27 deep cycle RV / Marine battery, I am planning for a pair of 100 a/hr AGM deep cycles, but still want to eliminate any possibility of offgrassing into the sleeping area during charging or discharging.
The space between the end of the bed, and the end of the camper are intended to allow us to get in / out of bed and change clothes etc... in privacy and comfort with the bed still set up.
The shell will be built as a hi top most likely with a pop up, and no overcab. Im too big, and my wife hates overcab sleepers. We've tried them. 100% no go on that.
I have a roof mount cargo bag that will stow large light weight items. Extra clothes, sleeping bags and the like.
I am having difficulty deciding where / how to store mount the following items, and I was hoping the collective here will have some good ideas.
#1. 20lb propane tank. I would like to be able to have a dedicated space for the tank and plumb out from there...
#2. Spare gasoline. I HATE my current 5 gallon cans.
#3. Traction boards. I have 2 pairs as I never just get one end of the truck stuck.
#4. House batteries. I presently have a single lead acid group 27 deep cycle RV / Marine battery, I am planning for a pair of 100 a/hr AGM deep cycles, but still want to eliminate any possibility of offgrassing into the sleeping area during charging or discharging.
