Hello friends.
The day has come to start this thread. I welcome your comments, critiques, recommendations, and most of all, your encouragement. For the past year or so I have been lurking here, commenting occasionally and asking a question or two, and the community has impressed me with its generous spirit and overall cooperative feel. I hope to contribute where I can.
First - about me. I'm a Canadian guy in my 50's from Vancouver. Handy at many things but not especially good at any, learning new skills as they become useful. Mostly unafraid to try something new. Lots of outdoors experience but new to trucks bigger than a Toyota Tacoma.
Second - about the truck. She's a 2003 Fuso FG649 Long wheel base. Sold to me a year ago by a friendly guy in Northern California and imported at great expense to Canada. She came as a flat deck with a lot of service boxes.
Third - about my project. The goal is an expedition-worthy camper with an emphasis on practical comfort and functionality. I am not planning to travel outside North America but hope to be off-grid for a couple weeks at a time. The Yukon is calling...
So far the plan has evolved from dropping a cargo trailer on the flat deck and going from there, to the installation of a Morgan 14' insulated box. The box has been the best step forward so far.
I hope to bring this project to you as it happens. So many others have inspired me and helped me to make own plans, perhaps I will helps someone else, even if just a cautionary tale!
John
Here's some pictures of her progress so far:
Home from California:
Deck Off Corrosion Management:
Lower boxes removed and Super Singles installed:
Morgan Reefer Box installed:
So many things to do. Pulling off that Carrier 40X reefer unit is one of the first. Anybody in western Canada need one?
Cheers!
John
The day has come to start this thread. I welcome your comments, critiques, recommendations, and most of all, your encouragement. For the past year or so I have been lurking here, commenting occasionally and asking a question or two, and the community has impressed me with its generous spirit and overall cooperative feel. I hope to contribute where I can.
First - about me. I'm a Canadian guy in my 50's from Vancouver. Handy at many things but not especially good at any, learning new skills as they become useful. Mostly unafraid to try something new. Lots of outdoors experience but new to trucks bigger than a Toyota Tacoma.
Second - about the truck. She's a 2003 Fuso FG649 Long wheel base. Sold to me a year ago by a friendly guy in Northern California and imported at great expense to Canada. She came as a flat deck with a lot of service boxes.
Third - about my project. The goal is an expedition-worthy camper with an emphasis on practical comfort and functionality. I am not planning to travel outside North America but hope to be off-grid for a couple weeks at a time. The Yukon is calling...
So far the plan has evolved from dropping a cargo trailer on the flat deck and going from there, to the installation of a Morgan 14' insulated box. The box has been the best step forward so far.
I hope to bring this project to you as it happens. So many others have inspired me and helped me to make own plans, perhaps I will helps someone else, even if just a cautionary tale!
John
Here's some pictures of her progress so far:
Home from California:
Deck Off Corrosion Management:
Lower boxes removed and Super Singles installed:
Morgan Reefer Box installed:
So many things to do. Pulling off that Carrier 40X reefer unit is one of the first. Anybody in western Canada need one?
Cheers!
John