I'm rebuilding my fiberglassed reinforced plywood box. I figure going to 3/8's from 5/8's will shed a few pounds. One question, what is everyones thoughts on mounting? I'm using a flatbed, and I'm on the fence about making a "soft" mounting system.
Thoughts about longterm durability of a camper that is hard mounted vs springmounted? I'm guessing that a soft mounted camper would last alot longer no matter how poor the construction.
My only concern would be about the durability of the springs. They will be under a lot of shear load. I might consider the same airbags used for truck suspension as they are designed to take that kind of load. You also have to allow room for full compressibility and make sure you don't have a problem with dynamic loads. As the camper bounces, it is introducing dynamic loads that are many times the static load and if it swings left and right it could roll the truck. Short of a lot of engineering work I dont know if it is that practical. You are probably better off doing work to the suspension of the truck.