While I was web surfing over the holidays I ran across an interesting vehicle that had a set-up I thought some here might be interested in. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to save a link to it or download info. I believe it was listed on eBay.com.au, but, of course, now I can't find it.
Anyway, it was a demountable camper built to fit on a Mitsu truck with a tilt tray.
The interesting thing for me was that it had an over-cab sleeping area (like most of the Class C RVs we see around). Normally an over-cab area is impractical with a cab-over truck, because you have to tilt the cab to access the engine. However, since this camper was built on a tilt-tray, you could tilt the camper back, which raised the over-cab section high enough that the cab could then tilt forward. I really wish I could link in pix! Of course, with a demountable camper you could remove it whenever you needed to access the engine, but I think the tilt-tray a better option.
Also, it appeared from the pictures that the tilt tray made it easier to load and unload the camper section. I suspect it worked kind of like a roll-off trash dumpster truck. It looked like the rear end of the camper would sit on the ground, then they used a couple of short camper jacks to support the front end. That held the camper at the proper angle for loading and unloading.
If anyone out there has more info on this truck, please add it to the thread!
Anyway, it was a demountable camper built to fit on a Mitsu truck with a tilt tray.
The interesting thing for me was that it had an over-cab sleeping area (like most of the Class C RVs we see around). Normally an over-cab area is impractical with a cab-over truck, because you have to tilt the cab to access the engine. However, since this camper was built on a tilt-tray, you could tilt the camper back, which raised the over-cab section high enough that the cab could then tilt forward. I really wish I could link in pix! Of course, with a demountable camper you could remove it whenever you needed to access the engine, but I think the tilt-tray a better option.
Also, it appeared from the pictures that the tilt tray made it easier to load and unload the camper section. I suspect it worked kind of like a roll-off trash dumpster truck. It looked like the rear end of the camper would sit on the ground, then they used a couple of short camper jacks to support the front end. That held the camper at the proper angle for loading and unloading.
If anyone out there has more info on this truck, please add it to the thread!