RAM5500 CAMPERTHING
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Not the ideal solution, but i have seen single G278 tires pop up on ebay recently, brand new (unsure of date codes)
Earthroamer SX
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Not the ideal solution, but i have seen single G278 tires pop up on ebay recently, brand new (unsure of date codes)
waveslider
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charlieaarons
Explorer
You could consider the above. If ordered, I’d buy at least 6 (for spare + unmounted spare).
SootyCamper
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You could consider the above. If ordered, I’d buy at least 6 (for spare + unmounted spare).
Wow that dealer has all sorts of super singles and wheels. Great find!
RAM5500 CAMPERTHING
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ReluctantTraveler
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Funny, just came here to post about this. I'd been working on a DIY truck camper plan, and it looks like EarthRoamer has built more or less the same thing I was planning (from a layout perspective, anyways).
Obviously much more nicely appointed than mine would be, but at a $1M price tag, well out of my budget as well!
Obviously much more nicely appointed than mine would be, but at a $1M price tag, well out of my budget as well!
ReluctantTraveler
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Wait TruckHouse never launched? Too bad. That was a cool build!
ReluctantTraveler
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absolutely agree! I’ve been designing a DIY family rig, and after many iterations the layout I thought worked best looked at lot like this.
RAM5500 CAMPERTHING
OG Portal Member #183
There are some cult members that still think its real, and their marketing is still pushing it...
2 years and no paying customers with rigs...
I was convinced it was a fraud from the get go, and the more time that goes by without any actual customers taking delivery of their rigs, the more i'm thinking i nailed my assessment.
ReluctantTraveler
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that YouTube dude with the Jeep camper (down4mob or whatever) always seems so high on their stuff. And I’ve seen so many overlanding expo videos chatting with them.
i’m actually pretty bummed to hear this. A truck camper on a taco seemed like a really cool concept, and some of the design choices were quite nice.
waveslider
Outdoorsman
Until they discover a design choice that involves helium, or other anti-gravity capability, I’ll remain skeptical.
lucilius
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Agreed. I have had a couple of them: Taco is a great little 4x4 truck but Toyota USA (and the rest of the compact trucks made in the US) seems to have little interest designing off-the-shelf small trucks that can manage decent loads on pavement let alone what is needed to go offroad. Earthroamer took the time, $$$ & effort to work with Ford to keep F550 engine/chassis/body warranty intact (despite a significant amount of modification to suspension-wheel-tire) and, until the newer ones started having issues with Ford wheel bearings, weight vs tires, etc., actually performed as advertised...which is not nearly as nimble offroad as a Taco with a tent, some fuel, water and cooler full of food and cold ones: different tools, different jobs. A night in a tent or a night in a suite at Four Seasons can be equally epic. One would think doing a full "camper" on a small truck would be even more difficult, costly to build and expensive/tough to sell so probably not going to be easy to find a company able to do it successfully. None of this will stop the motivated DIY builder from creating anything he wants on any truck platform of course.
RAM5500 CAMPERTHING
OG Portal Member #183
Hes a paid shill and pimps whatever products are giving to him free for promotion.
Luckily, with the economy downturn, those type of folks are fading off into the sunset
ReluctantTraveler
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Ah, I didn't realize that! I've really enjoyed seeing some of the stuff on his channel. Both TruckHouse and Bison Overland have some really interesting features that I've considered integrating into my future rig.
Unrelated, but... do you have a thread on your rig? I know you're hauling on a 5500, and I'd love to see what you've got!