I'm running a regular cab with 8ft service body. No experience with regular bed but figure you'll have a narrower camper foot print but more outside storage...reverse for regular bed. Then there's the weight difference. Steel utility bed may weight more than regular bed. I allocate...
Your business plan looks solid. Wonder if purchase, maybe damage repairs are comparable, composite vs. aluminum. Curious about weight differences, probably most important to overlanders.
Reading makes an aluminum service body.
https://www.readingbody.com/truck-show-aluminum/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=RT%20Aluminum&utm_term=reading%20service%20body&utm_content=Service%20Bodies
10K max GVWR.
Custom built to fit the 8 ft. utility bed with dry weight listed at 1400lbs.
Build time varies, with this one taking about four months.
Be sure to do your home work re. layout. Building on a utility bed means a narrower footprint.
I'm running a fully optioned Phoenix custom with an aluminum reading utility, on a f250 regular cab srw 4x4 diesel. Certainly possible to overload but my wet weight still below gross.
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