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no pics here either. Just funny little white and green squares.

Price reduction bump.

Some testing might be in order to wade through the tradeoffs. You could plan a couple trips. Rent a trailer for one and a demountable for the other. If you decide on a direction, buy a respected brand used at a fair price. If you want to change directions you can easily sell and try something...

I haven't built one of these but I'd be concerned about pure foam construction being able to handle the weight of a couple people in the cabover part. I could see it possibly working for a smaller box or high roof bed topper. How long is your truck's bed?

Coming along. I'm digging your pallet rack crane too.

Watching the video it appears that having the pivot behind the cab allows the sway/torque (if there is such a thing) from the box to be translated more to rear wheels versus the front. Could it allow for more even articulation of the front and rear axles resulting in better traction by keeping...

How often are you using the 4wd in your current setup?

Can you adjust the current draw on the Yeti car charge module? 60A is quite a bit and I wouldn't want my alternator to see that load unless I was going highway speed at high RPM to cool it. I'd consider putting a relay in the charge circuit that ran from a toggle on my dash so I could turn it on...

This truck has been gone over recently by a local mechanic and is ready to hit the road.

Wow, you have done a ton of hard work on this. I imagine it will pay off as the price for used fleet vans bottoms out since there are gillion out there. It will be cost effective to pick one up at a low price and convert it.

The Smartcap looks very modern which is cool. I'd be curious to know if the smartcap is any better at sealing to the bed and tail gate to keep rain out.

Those are all good considerations. The weight and CG's of the various campers might help drive your design process. I'm assuming you are not going to be demounting the camper and it will have a side entry. If you push the 8ft box up to the cab, maybe you could used the remaining 16 inches of...

You bring up an interesting point about air volume not holding much heat. Air has low thermal mass. I imagine foam walls and most everything else plastic and foam in an RV has a low thermal mass as well. What inside of an RV besides your body stores significant heat and radiates it back? A...

IMO 4 season is a relative specification and doesn't mean anything other than an RV might continue to function at temps below freezing if all the systems are up and running. The thing with heated tank compartments is that if for any reason the heat stops for a long enough period of time, the...

lots of good advise. Trailer vs truck camper has everything to do with the access you require. I don't think there is anything quite turn key for the kind of cold you're talking about. One slip up with a bigfoot truck camper and you'll have to cut the bottom out to replace the tanks unless you...

Thanks for taking the time to share your build. It's hard enough to get a project completed let alone document it. You mentioned screw retention. Do you think threaded inserts would hold when bonded into the coosa composites...

That's odd. I would think the lights would be on a separate circuit from the dedicated power wire. You should be able to do what you are planning and it would be worth going back through it. One thing to consider is that the 7way connecter probably isn't rated for very much amperage. I think it...

Are you interested in opening this discussion to 1/2 tons in general?

If you are scraping through a lot of brush would it be worth it to make some aluminum covers to go over the windows for offroad?

I'll second on the be careful what chemicals you put on polycarbonate. It is more sensitive than other plastics and will craze if exposed to the wrong stuff. Arctic Turn sells Novus cleaners and scratch remover. The windows are pricey and i would stick with the manufacturers recommendation for...