kodiak-black
Observer
Just curious if anyone has taken the plunge. There's so many options on the market now compared to just 2 years ago.
Has anyone bought or ordered a M-project from 4 wheel camper?
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NHMachinist
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I was wondering the same thing.
kodiak-black
Observer
Wow. A lot of views and not a single response? Well there's a lot options out there now that are more hipster. I suppose the window may have closed. Interesting.
dman93
Adventurer
Hi @kodiak-black I’m also in Santa Cruz, and saw one of the protos on a Taco on the Westside last summer. Also, Matt from Adventure Sports Journal here has one on an 8’ bed Ram truck. Been thinking about it, but to me the headroom over the sleeping platform in FWC’s seems constrictive.
kodiak-black
Observer
dman93 that's a very good point and one I had forgotten. My feelings are the that the east/west sleeping arrangement means that someone will be stuck in the front corner.
Owned an Outfitter pop-up for a few months and my wife complained of being stuck in the front part of the bed. She me asked me to switch for a night. When I did, I was felt claustrophobic as all hell, very uncomfortable to say the least. When laying in the sleeping section it's amazing how close the ceiling feels.
I suppose the tall part of a wedge set-up would feel much more open when combined with north/south sleeping arrangement.
Owned an Outfitter pop-up for a few months and my wife complained of being stuck in the front part of the bed. She me asked me to switch for a night. When I did, I was felt claustrophobic as all hell, very uncomfortable to say the least. When laying in the sleeping section it's amazing how close the ceiling feels.
I suppose the tall part of a wedge set-up would feel much more open when combined with north/south sleeping arrangement.
tacofriday
New member
a few have, a local guy in the PNW just posted pics of one on an F-150
i think its a great concept. Mid size trucks/150's dont have the legal payload for a slide-in with any amount of weight beyond 1 person + gear. It's light enough you can drive around with it on full time and not worry about gas mileage/handling, and it has the room for those of us with a wife plus at least 1 kid. Perhaps most importantly it maintains the utility of the truck for times when you're not camping.
i think its a great concept. Mid size trucks/150's dont have the legal payload for a slide-in with any amount of weight beyond 1 person + gear. It's light enough you can drive around with it on full time and not worry about gas mileage/handling, and it has the room for those of us with a wife plus at least 1 kid. Perhaps most importantly it maintains the utility of the truck for times when you're not camping.
Regcabguy
Oil eater.
Ditto here in our Northstar.I swapped places and it's definitely tight. Headroom's not the greatest but I'll live with it with the spacious underbed storage. Newer Northstar 850SC's have an additional 3" of headroom.
My 2013 F-150 is rated for a payload of 3400 pounds, so not quite an accurate statement.
2 door long (8') box with the payload package and the V-8.
Regcabguy
Oil eater.
Ford can say what they want but I wouldn't feel safe in that truck with a Lance 935.
IdaSHO
IDACAMPER
Interesting. Have any proof of that?
Not saying your wrong, but highest payload rating I'm seeing is 3120lbs
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Why not?