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Hi Jake's dad Thanks for your interest. The ballpark dimensions of the interior cabover are 31" high, 54" long and 80" wide. As far as cost, I received the "guinea pig" :) price on the build so you would have to contact CPT direct as far as current costs go, as I am out of the loop in that...

Thanks Dean. Speaking of journeys, when are you guys leaving for the Mackenzie River Delta? I am just a little jealous.... But, we did get a chunk of funding from the RCGSociety to help with our expensive air resupply this summer on Great Slave Lake so that compensates, a little!!

This build is a work in progress and it will take me a couple of posts to catchup to where I am now.... Part 1 Last fall, I took delivery of an 8ft slide in camper shell from CPT in Kelowna, BC. CPT and their sister company (Canadian Commercial Vehicles) are well known in western Canada for...

Travel by water in remote areas in most of North America can give you a completely different slice of the non-mechanized history of travel, exploration at the time and above all, the fur trade. The shore and ancient campsites along these historic highways often produce some nice stuff made even...

John I am currently building out an 8ft slide in truck Composite camper shell. During the planning stages, I considered some of these same issues around a roof vent and we decided against one. The cons to it were weight, noise, cost, air drag, clearance, an extra hole in the shell on a flat...

I really like Goal Zero products, we have one of their an indestructible folding solar panels. I looked hard at the light you mentioned as well as Fenix camp lights (the one that looks like a blue or orange snail...), confident that the quality was definely there with both brands. The layout...

I am also just about to start wiring the DC lights on my project using surface run wire enclosures with simple LED lamps. A while ago, being an outdoor gear snob of sorts, I held my nose and bought a mid-quality LED USB rechargable headlamp, "Streamlight" brand. After a year and half, the...

But, when you hook a stump with the bottom of your jack while backing into that perfect stealth camping spot in the dark, a thru bolted piece of 2" clear fir or aluminium plate will have a greater tendancy to want to come through the corner of your camper where as the lag bolts in the pine...

I think Andrea and Dallas at Pronghorn Expedition Vehicles in Alberta are using this product in their current custom builds.

If you have a kitchen fan/vent in your current manufactured trailer, then you automatically have a vent as the little louvers in that system are not very air tight. A Composite shell is a different situation in that until you have some sort of vent or hole in the skin, they are air tight. I am...

I am installing a HS2211 inside on my current slide in truck camper build. I initially was going to mount it along the vertical wall outside but lost my nerve after I crushed my cardboard model on my first dryrun loading. It's a long story.... I have a HS2000 in my current camper and I am...

Another good thing about a 4 season ground tent is that you can use what ever vehicle you have as a wind/rain/snow break. Makes a big difference when there is nothing else to hide behind.....

Dean, in solidarity with your pending trip, we could name our summer trip, "Please, No Ice, Baby 2024" as we are definitely on opposite ends of the wish list for ice quality and quantity......:D

This will be a great trip, looking forward to following your progress!

Thanks the reply. You’re right, tailgates have become narrower The guy I bought it from in the Kootenys had it in a newer ford. He had a bit more room than me, but not much. I’ll see what I can fabricate up for those spots. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk where did you buy your camper?

I think there was a huge shift in truck bed dimensions around 07/08. (I know from experience that 07 and 1/2 was the big change in GMC/Chevs) I had a 2005 GM 2500 short box which my small Bigfoot fit perfectly into, especially as you refer to, in the critical area of narrowing of the box at...

Have a look at what "TrailTalk" has done. They have an OEV and are also serious skiers.

Simple/Terra Ops The holes will be fine and yes, mid panel as you suggest. I will limit the run length of the hoses and will also use short molded silcone 90 degree angles to bring the hose end into the cabin. The Propex "Slinky like" 60mm hose is pretty tough (especially the exterior version)...

Another vote for Propex, mine has been flawless. On my new CPT 8 ft. slide in, I am going with an external version of the smaller Propex (HS2211) which will live on the exterior vertical wall of the camper, inside the truck box. Not loving the two 60mm holes for the hot/cold air but definitely...

Or just refresh their corporate memories of the very old, family business called the Blitz Gan Can Company in Ohio being sued into oblivian with dozens of law suits due to the fact that gasoline burns or explodes when exposed to open flames. Here is an example of one of the claims..... "On...