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Perfect suggestions. Thanks guys.

Getting the juices flowing. Good info. Zip ties come to mind too.

Any good low budget stocking stuffers that aren’t garbage that fit the camping / expo lifestyle? I used to be big into hiking and light camping but it’s been a while and I’d like to get some input.

Thanks for the feedback. I've been eyeing those wheels for a little while now. Good to see them on a Dodge as a preview. Do you have a build thread on that truck? That thing is sick. If not post up some specs man!

Are those black rhino wheels? How are they holding up?

Dayum. That is awesome.

So in the aviation business, if an aircraft buyer is looking for a plane, we ask "what is your mission, and what is your mission profile?" Johnny NewBuyer may come in and say "I want a cabin class twin engine airplane that seats 8." Well, what is your mission? "I want to fly my wife and I to...

The tank just seems so vulnerable. I don’t think you would have to be hardcore rock crawling to encounter an instance where it could get punctured. Especially mine being a long wheelbase mega, and one not lifted to the moon, what 99% of most off road rigs would bump right over, my truck would...

What are you guys doing for skids, if anything? My 06 Mega has the transfer skid, but that's it. The only option I am finding for the vulnerable fuel tank is the factory unit which is a little chintzy looking, but admittedly better than nothing. I shot this place an email...

I’m pretty excited about it. It’s off the truck and in the garage while I clean it up and fix a couple small things. But I think it will be a great base to start with. For everyone’s info, this thing is from a 2013 F150 short bed and it fit dang near perfect. It IS perfect between the tail...

Yeah I ended up going this route this weekend. I couldn’t pass it up for $250.

...and here is MY 2006 Megacab. Ha. Man, there are a lot of Dodge builds in this forum! Very cool and lots of good inspiration! Here is mine. I just got this shell today for $250. It is off now in the garage for some work but all in all it was in excellent shape. Just needs some new seals...

I went and did this today though...

The thought would be starting with a simple square tube style rack. Light load limits. I don’t and won’t pack on the roof. So the main support would be required only for holding the pop up system and static (sleeping) loads. It would be the type similar to OVRLND’s setup with an over -the- roof...

Read this: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/mods-you-wouldnt-do-again.5175/page-27

I guess what I’m thinking is that I wouldn’t be cutting it up at all. That would be the point. Just building straight onto it.

What say you about trying to use a ladder rack frame as the beginning of a pop up camper? I am posting all kinds of of camper shell questions at the moment, but I am trying to figure out the best route. Ultimately, I would LOVE an OVRLND unit, but i do not have $8K sitting around for something...

And I don’t mean for that to sound like a knock against “thin metal ones”. After a lot of researching on these shells, it just seems the consensus is that composite ones can take a bit more abuse while not showing it as much.

I have seen a lot of them for sale locally as well. My main hang up is that I want side windows and no internal shelving or storage boxes, and that is what is hard to find in those commercial shells. That, and I would prefer a composite shell to a thin gauge metal one.

I have. They are insanely expensive though (to me anyway...everything is relative). I'm out on the BrandFX unit as well...stripped down with no inner shells or anything, it was $5100.00 plus freight, plus paint to match the truck. At that price point I would want to go for something like the...