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[Shredgnar]

 

[leebones]

 

[CoMtnExpl]

Mt. Antero, Colorado in July.
This is our most favored spot - remote, tough to get to, and can go a week or better and not see anyone else. Plan to spend the first week of October there.
About 9,300'
'04 RAM 2500
'95 Shadow Cruiser
/K

 

[Willard27]

Working on some renders - going to get one of these and build it out. They come empty from the LCC - kind of cool to have a blank canvas.

 

[NOPEC]

Are you going to make a dedicated build thread? I've been watching CPT shells for a while and would love to see what you do.

The pulley tiedown system is cool. A thought about it is that even though it connects the camper and truck in 4 places, it is only 2 tie downs vs the normal 4. With 4 independent tie downs there is twice as much redundancy. If the 2 tie down system fails on one side, there is nothing to keep the camper for tipping out the side of the truck in an off camber or hard corner situation.

Could you keep the pulley system in the front and bring the cable back to an independent anchor point mounted to the rear of the box and have separate tiedowns for the rear?

Simple
I hate to miss answering a query and I did miss this one, sorry. A bit late replying but good point on redundancy. I did consider the system that you suggested, as well as all the other options out there with inbox tiedowns but I felt if the components were skookum enough with the pulley/cable system, I should be OK. My hard bashing days are over so lots of forestry roads and the odd track is about as crazy as I get. So far, it has been great.

I did notice however on the initial shakedown run that the camper will move a bit laterally within the wheel wells. Dimensional 2x4s on edge and a couple extra cranks on the pulley fixed it and there hasn't been any more movement. I thought the bilateral factory rubber skids would be enough but I guess the light weight of the camper was the issue. cheers

 

[Willard27]

Simple
I hate to miss answering a query and I did miss this one, sorry. A bit late replying but good point on redundancy. I did consider the system that you suggested, as well as all the other options out there with inbox tiedowns but I felt if the components were skookum enough with the pulley/cable system, I should be OK. My hard bashing days are over so lots of forestry roads and the odd track is about as crazy as I get. So far, it has been great.

I did notice however on the initial shakedown run that the camper will move a bit laterally within the wheel wells. Dimensional 2x4s on edge and a couple extra cranks on the pulley fixed it and there hasn't been any more movement. I thought the bilateral factory rubber skids would be enough but I guess the light weight of the camper was the issue. cheers

Just finished finding and reading your build thread NOPEC - I only hope my build comes out half as good as yours!

 

[NOPEC]

Just finished finding and reading your build thread NOPEC - I only hope my build comes out half as good as yours!

Willard27

Thanks for the compliment. As far as your CPT build, I would suggest spending a few extra bucks and get a roof........
The key to the build is taking your time and enjoying the learning curve (in my case, it is always a cliff!)

In his great book "Build your own Overland Camper", Steve Wigglesworth summed it up pretty well, "When your project gets underway, be prepared for extraordinary highs and all-consuming lows. Some days, you can do no wrong, others you will make a hash of everything you touch!" 'I always take heart with these words on "sideways" days!

Good luck

 

[Shapeshifter]

Working on some renders - going to get one of these and build it out. They come empty from the LCC - kind of cool to have a blank canvas.

This is an excellent idea. I built this from a "blank canvas" but I'm getting ready to retire it. These CPT rigs look like an excellent upgrade!

Check out my build and see if it gives you any ideas. We have been using it for a few years and love all the space it gives us, but I would like a bit wider one like the CPT Type 1.