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Did you measure your pickup bed rails from the floor of the bed to the top of the rails at the front, middle and rear of your box? Curious if that year F350 has different rail height from front to back. Also, how does the cabover angle look compared to the cab and rest of the pickup? One side...

Some people love awnings; some not. I'm in the 'not' camp and I elaborate on my thought process earlier in this thread and here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2020-overland-explorer-camp-x-pop-up-slide-in-pickup-camper.214329/page-19#post-2909002 . I prefer a $10, 1 lb white tarp...

Yes, I recall the early design drawings having the shower/showerpan as the entry. Some other manufacturers do this. Would be a good use of space, I think. And now that the toilet area is by the door, that cabinet could also be part of it, giving a nice large showerpan by including both the...

I assume your are noodling design ideas to lower the showerpan. :) The compartment, that is accessible from the outside and is under the passenger side dinette seat, is huge and would be a possibility. Would have to think through the wiring though which need to would run from the drivers side...

A point of interest to some, that my wife brought it up when she joined me on this second trip to see the CAMP-HBE, is that the overall internal height when popped up is shorter than our CAMP-X. I went back and looked at the specs and the HBE is 77" (6' 5") inside where the CAMP-X is 82" (6'...

Made another run up to get some measurements and pics that were requested. Door: Screen door is 22.5" by 45.5" Door opening itself is 22.75" by 45.5" inner lip to inner lip. Height from ceiling down to the shower pan 63" (5' 3"). In my first postings, I forgot to mention the viewing...

We pieced together our own mattress a few years ago. Tried quite a few different things and landed on a combination of a 3" thick memory foam on top of a 2" layer of soft foam. It is very comfortable for us, though everyone likes something different. Back then, we played with egg crate foam...

Ha! These things happen.

I'll get a headroom measurement on the shower. Yep, at 1,550 dry, the CAMP-HBE is really geared towards a Heavy Duty pickup (2500 and 3500 series). Fullsize pickups (1500 series) are just not going to be a great fit even with airbags or re-sprung. And braking and handling are just as important...

Since the CAMP-HBE is very similar to the CAMP-X my wife and I bought a year ago, I'll try to explain the entire pop-top operation (and with much more detail than you are asking as there may be others that aren't familiar with pop-ups). The CAMP-HBE roof is the same as the CAMP-X except about...

Height limit in the shower is 'hit-your-head-but-better-than-nothing' height. Ha. They showed it with shower curtain up in one of their instagram videos but I'll grab measurements. Seems to me it's a few inches under 6' as I think the interior height is still around 6' 10" and the battery...

I'll see of I can get access into one. There are three brand new CAMP-X that just arrived at the dealer but all were brought in as sold units.

DzlToy, I'll try to head up in the next couple days and grab a measurement. I've never been accused of not being thorough enough. Ha. But since this is simply a dealer owned rig rather than personally, there will be limits in how much detail I can go into without using and experiencing it...

From a ventilation perspective, only sealed batteries can be used. OEV has gone the same route in their CAMP-X. It's AGM or lithium only (sealed only); No standard lead acid (vented) batteries. From a water intrusion perspective, it looks like the water damage/contact risk is actually higher...

If anyone is interested, I just started a thread for the CAMP-HBE since one arrived at BigSkyRV in Bozeman, MT and I stopped up and grabbed some images. Thread is here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2021-overland-explorer-camp-hbe-pop-up-flatbed-pickup-camper.225285/

Always refer to the OEV website or an OEV dealer for the latest specs, standards and options since the above descriptions and observations are a moment in time. Below images/dimensions are from OEV website.

Mount for the smoke detector but main point of this image is to show the black foam that covers the aluminum extrusion. The aluminum is the only place there is thermal bridging and so potential for condensation. This foam insulates the extrusion and stops these surfaces from developing...

Shower pan tray removed. Shower drains out the rear of the camper; no gray water tank. So there are two gray water drains on the exterior of the camper; one for the shower and one for the sink. This drain pan tilts up to reveal the house battery storage. Under shower pan. Room for some big...

Shower curtain hooks on the ceiling. Fan and light in the cabover over the bed. Compartment under the Drivers side dinette seat. View into the cabinet. All kinds of goodies in here. Propane heater and water heater, REDARC battery manager, water pump, etc. Compartment under the...

The two middle units are drawers on glides. Note the protective plastic on the Starboard brand drawer faces is there for construction and shipping. It is to be peeled off once delivered. HUGE fridge. It is the only one available as of this writing and is 164L. Everyone's needs differ but a...