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I did this in order to keep the overall height of the camper I am building short. With a low profile camper, the cab over gets to short making it feel too close. With the top hinged open, I can stand up in it. With a zippered door on back, I have safe roof access without the need for a ladder. I...

Building a camper with a flip up hinged roof in cab over section.

I thinks they use the same Dana front and rear. Wheel bolt pattern is the same. Not sure about hub disconnects. I had a Ram 5500 with switch operated locking hubs. The new Ford I have has manual locking hubs (I intentionally ordered it that way).

F550 and Ram 5500 use the same front and rear ends.

Mine is not inclined either way! Starboard.

Looks well sorted. However, I find it curious that there is seemingly a hot water tank and water piping in that same compartment. A leak or a burst in tubing could make a small problem a big one.

I have been using a system similar to the tank tie down system. I have a vibration isolator mounted at top of spring mount. The sub frame sits on top of isolators with excess weight squishing sub frame down on oak rub strips. I have a solid bar that ties the sub frame to truck frame centered...

Total Composites will make a nice camper. Andreas is a good guy.

Pandoras box-but sure looks good.

Still have a way to go. Utilities like plumbing and electrical are nearly finished. Slow as she goes.

I was tipped off by one of you guys-I have been steered to a shop that is in my metro area. They make portable fishouses-so thats it! Insulated and suited to keep oneself warm when they are drinkin' and pretending to catch fish!

The windows, door and roof window are all Outbound. I have tried the Dometic-Seitz units. They are ok, howver, this build has 2" thick foam-aluminum walls with 1" composite inside. Thats much to thick for Seitz. The Outbound windows can be ordered for your wall thickness. I have these such that...

I am building a camper that will be fitted to my F550. Goal was to keep the top of camper as low as possible. With a low profile-a little over 10 foot, the cab over suffers limited height. I have slept in minimal profile cab overs and find they are a bit stuffy. My solution is the provide the...

Must be in Minnesota

Looks great. Aluminum is my favorite material.

Awesome build.

Its going to change when there is weight on the frame and suspension.

Maybe. Truck lived its life in a rural part of Minnesota on a dirt road that frost heaved in the spring. Or maybe When I approached big lumpy stuff, I simply drove it under control. Hey, hold my beer and watch this!

I have built a RAM 5500 with flatbed and 12 foot camper. With a little weight on the flatbed, the truck ride was not all that bad, certainly never dangerous. Truck always felt planted and never had the rear wheels hop. Once I put a 4,500 pound camper on it, the ride was really good. I had...

Try Buckstop for the flares. The ones for my 16 RAM provided perfect cover. One note on the wheels. Sometimes the powder coat is heavy around the pilot hole. When installing with impact wrench, the wheels can actually get wedged on. The front is not as bad due to the "flutes" on the pilot. I had...