Discreet camper

[Fanboy]

I want a fuso or related truck as a camper conversation. I just want it to be discreetly hidden. Made to look like a regular box truck. Why does it have to look like a camper?.. Can't it just be a camper, and look like a work truck?

 

[Haf-E]

Sure - there is a thread on here by a guy who did exactly that with a used Ryder rental truck - referred to a "stealth" camping. The only issues are if you want to carry items like kayaks or bikes on the outside.

 

[Photomike]

I know people who do just that. The only big thing that you need to consider is emergency exits. You need to ensure that you have two (front and rear). Other than that you are free to do as much or as little as you want inside. Nice thing is that you are starting with a open box and you can do any layout that you can imagine.

 

[Hilldweller]

Get an old ambulance and have Chris build you a killer 4wd system for it.
http://www.ujointoffroad.com/
Put bio-hazardous waste stickers on the outside and nobody will come near you.

 

[Maninga]

Sure it can be. Get a Fuso, Morgan truck body & use their commercial doors on the side and at the back. Put in a skylight for internal natural light, a window above the truck cab (not as obvious there) to help with cross breeze inside, solar on the roof. Maybe add in a hydraulic lift at the back, could be used as a balcony with the rear doors open.

Gives a camper that looks like a delivery truck

 

[LoupGarou]

I want a fuso or related truck as a camper conversation. I just want it to be discreetly hidden. Made to look like a regular box truck. Why does it have to look like a camper?.. Can't it just be a camper, and look like a work truck?

Welcome to the forum!

It's possible, a Google Employee lived in a box truck on the company's parking lot.

FromInsideTheBox

You'll need to consider ventilation to dump the heat that builds up inside. The floor height will be around 42" so you'll need some steps to get you up and into the back and then pull them inside. If using stock cargo doors, you'll need a way to lock them from the inside and a way to prevent someone from locking you in from the outside.

 

[SkiFreak]

A pass-thru would give you an alternate way of getting into and out of the camper section. If you did this you could even do away with external steps completely, should you wish.

 

[sprucemonster]

Take a look at this build on the TruckConversion Forum

http://www.truckconversion.net/forums/f97/stealth-camper-build-thread-4102/

 

[dlh62c]

The build isn't on a Fuso, but it could be.
http://www.thevandiaries.com/

 

[Photomike]

The build isn't on a Fuso, but it could be.
http://www.thevandiaries.com/

This is why an "amateur" should NEVER be allowed to build a van.......... all I can say is WOW a more practical and well built unit I have never seen, could teach the pros a thing or twenty!

 

[dlh62c]

One will find more cargo body style builds under the Tiny House theme.

 

[DzlToy]

Buy one of these and leave the stickers/wrap, or buy a plain white one and have it wrapped. As long as you don't stay in one place too long, no one really questions a moving truck. The same cannot be said for phone company trucks, plumber's vans, etc.

 

[Photomike]

Buy one of these and leave the stickers/wrap, or buy a plain white one and have it wrapped. As long as you don't stay in one place too long, no one really questions a moving truck. The same cannot be said for phone company trucks, plumber's vans, etc.

If you put a sticker in the window that says broken down then everyone would understand