Let's use this thread to collect examples of customized hard sided truck campers. Their owners started with commercially available truck chassis and campers, then modified them to significantly improve their capability for overland adventures.
These large campers trade ultimate off-road capability for lots of room, comfort and convenience. They are particularly useful for a traveling family. I'm including the heavy pop-up campers in this section, since they require a stout chassis.
I want to limit this section for vehicles that have customized chassis and/or campers. And I'd like to direct chat about the examples to their respective build threads.
Here's one example of a customized truck camper, designed for adventure travel:
Custom Ford F550 and Lance Camper
Forum member boblynch
Build Thread:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/23173-F550-Flatbed-Build
This build is custom in both truck and camper.
Project started Jan 2009, Completed July 2009
under-bed storage boxes added the following year
Truck:
2008 Ford F550 4x4 crew cab
176" wheelbase
6.4L Powerstroke diesel
4.88 gears, limited slip
Wheels:
Rickson 20" steel wheels
Continental MPT81 335/80R20
Camper:
Lance 830
custom 32" extension by xtrv.com to add bunk beds
Extras:
Torklift SuperHitch Magnum, modified as tire carrier
These large campers trade ultimate off-road capability for lots of room, comfort and convenience. They are particularly useful for a traveling family. I'm including the heavy pop-up campers in this section, since they require a stout chassis.
I want to limit this section for vehicles that have customized chassis and/or campers. And I'd like to direct chat about the examples to their respective build threads.
Here's one example of a customized truck camper, designed for adventure travel:
Custom Ford F550 and Lance Camper
Forum member boblynch
Build Thread:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/23173-F550-Flatbed-Build
This build is custom in both truck and camper.
Project started Jan 2009, Completed July 2009
under-bed storage boxes added the following year
Truck:
2008 Ford F550 4x4 crew cab
176" wheelbase
6.4L Powerstroke diesel
4.88 gears, limited slip
Wheels:
Rickson 20" steel wheels
Continental MPT81 335/80R20
Camper:
Lance 830
custom 32" extension by xtrv.com to add bunk beds
Extras:
Torklift SuperHitch Magnum, modified as tire carrier