Alaskan Camper Build Up

[toymaster]

^^^^^ I bet only 1 or 1 1/2 inches. With my F550 4 to 5 thousand pounds only smoothes out the ride. Less than that you are riding in a buck board wagon.

 

[chilliwak]

Carlyle, I have to walk around with a bath towel and wipe my slobbering face, I am drooling:drool:so much over that fine rig!:ylsmoke:

 

[docdave]

Very curious to see how it looks out of the building, and how the loaded rig handles on the highway.

 

[Carlyle]

Biggest.
Alaskan.
Ever.

So...how much did the rear suspension squat under that Alaskabego?

7/8" total in the rear.


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[Carlyle]

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[Saiyan66]

Wow that thing is long. What is the wheelbase and overall length? The rig looks great though, have you thought about one of those air dams on the cab to direct air over the camper?

 

[Rot Box]

:Wow1: :drool: looks incredible--congratulations.

 

[dwh]

Great Googly Moogly! OutSTANDing!

I know it's an optical illusion, but she looks tail-heavy to me. I think a roof rack on the cab would balance it out.

 

[toymaster]

^^^^ Actually I agree. It would be a good place to mount a small wind deflector also. It would look real good.......

 

[Carlyle]

Storm coming in Utah



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[Carlyle]

Wow that thing is long. What is the wheelbase and overall length? The rig looks great though, have you thought about one of those air dams on the cab to direct air over the camper?

Wheelbase is 197.5", total length is 29.5' including tire dam.

 

[Carlyle]

Great Googly Moogly! OutSTANDing!

I know it's an optical illusion, but she looks tail-heavy to me. I think a roof rack on the cab would balance it out.

Great minds think alike, dwh and Saiyan66, I have Yakima tracks already at home to mount a rack on top of the truck. Just have to figure how to get the headliner down and back up in the same condition... I have a Yakima Load Warrior rack to put up there and then some sort of air deflector like you see on the truck of a 5th wheeler would be my best guess at this time.

 

[Carlyle]

^^^^ Actually I agree. It would be a good place to mount a small wind deflector also. It would look real good.......

I think it would finish it nicely, maybe even a row of HID's!

 

[Carlyle]

Congratulations Carl. She's a head turner!!!
Not everyone gets a second chance but you seized yours, with bold results. I imagine your experiences at work had an influence (yes, the truck is long – but life is short). Even so, you had to write the cheque and no doubt it cost a bomb. Good on ya!

May you and yours have many happy travels.

Thanks David, the cheque hurt but we hope to have a camper that will last for many many years. The whole flat bed and camper can be completely transferred to a new truck some day with a minimal amount of welding. Provided commercial trucks don't don't change the width of their frames. In addition I travel to work with it and get to deduct some of it.