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People keep asking me why I would bother putting some love into an 11th gen F150, mind you, when I was in Jr. High, a brand new Delorean DMC-12 would run $25K. The Raptor on that page cost barely, just barely less than I paid for my house in 2002... I'm keeping the old beast running as long as...

As you can see in the photos from the thread I replaced the front bumper with a heavy duty off road bumper, But apparently the 2004 and 8005 is different from the 2006 to 2014 model her bumper and it hooked him out up and there is no aftermarket support for my model year. So I have a blacked...

For those of you following I'm sorry to disappoint but I'm not going to have a whole lot to update until this upcoming weekend the truck is still in progress and I've more or less gone as far as I can with the the cabinet built.. I do need to figure out how how to come out of the access port on...

Funny story, I have been looking for cot storage organizers on line and finding ones that are only half length. No thanks. I wanted a full length one. I stopped at Cabelas in my errand running, and found what they call a cot side nightstand, and yes I would have just called it a cot organizer...

Got it. Thanks.

No pics yet, still fiddling with it. But for interior lighting in the camper, I am going to use a pair of interior accent light sets. https://amzn.to/3yZvFJq Basically 4 interconnected 12" LED light bars that are USB powered and offer a variety of color, intensity, and yes even music responsive...

Dragging the bed platform out to the yard to do some sanding to relieve the edges on the ply so that my sleeping bag etc... don't get snagged on it. Probalby take a shot of it out there. I do need to trim the corner of the thing. Mind you. The corners of the front at each corner bow out due to...

Trimmed the side of the electrical cabinet. The lid still looks wonky, I used the factory edges of the plywood to line it up, and discovered the panel from the factory is not quite square. Oh well, it sits flat now. Used the Dozuki just because I wanted to. Cleaned it up and relieved the edges...

Not a single bit of progress today. Unless you count grocery shopping at Walmart for box dinners, and canned meats for the pantries for the camper. FWIW. I use a pair of 5 gallon buckets with Gamma Seal lids, one for canned stuff that will destroy soft stuff, and one for soft stuff. Between...

Just binged this thread. GREAT work. Wish I had the time and patience to go step by step through my build. And lucky you for finding a cap that fits properly. I went the other way. Got a cap off of a Silverado 2500 6.5ft box that fits, oddly on my F150... I got it to seal and don't care how it...

So I have a possibility of a Sun Lite pop up slide in camper. The specs I can find show it, and a full load of gear, supplies, and me to be under the payload capacity of the truck. It has their version of a polar package / insulated canvas area on the top. And I fully plan on throwing Henry...

So yeah, something similar to that, length wise, but a fairly light pop up. And on a 6.5ft box F150. The back of the camper do not extend over the taillights though. Kind of wonder if I need to relocate the license plate to meek LEO happy... The water tank, gas bottle, fridge, etc... are in...

At least here in TX, 6.5' truck campers are few and far between, I mean VERY far between. I have a line up on a lightweight, allegedly 1000lb dry 8ft pop up truck camper in mostly great shape, at an affordable price. But my truck bed is 6.5 foot... Other than departure angle, and...

Okay so electrical cabinet is done, more or less. Still need to wire the charge controller up, but the outputs are there now. Outlet ports seen under the lid, charge controller / DC to DC charger on the side, and you can see the wiring at the battery. Not super clean, but way bettter than...

Definately NOT going to snap any pics until I do some cleanup now. BUT... Got the wiring extended for the 12V output. I am trying to figure out where my romex staples are. Once I get THAT pinned down, I can move on to the next item. Running the wire charge controller to battery connection. And...

So the FB Marketplace seller that has the Pop up truck camper flaked on me. I guess no shock there. So I continue with my micro camper build. A little disappointed, there were only 2 things I wasn't super fond of with that camper. #1 roof AC, meaning a minimum 13K BTU unit no way my 1KW...

You can do offset smoking on a Weber Kettle BBQ grill. It is all in technique. I pitched the old steel box smokers that keep rusting out.

Dangit, just couldn't leave well enough alone... Don't say I didn't warn you about it not being square. More importantly for THIS build, I don't care. On the outer edges obviously are the on / off switches. Next in are the 12v outlets, and in the middle are a pair of USB chargers with...

Okay it's not much, but I got some shots of the work being done without catching the rest of the house... So the electrical cabinet, I laid out the mount for the solar charge controller / DC to DC charger and drilled, / countersunk the holes in the plywood, and ran the screws in. #10 24 I think...

Truck is in the shop, and I am not shooting pics inside the house. I know it might sound funny but it is something my wife did NOT like so I guess old habits and all... As soon as the truck comes back, the camera comes out... Running out of daylight. I might be able to drag the cabinets outside...