creativetinkerer
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Hi Everyone,
Welcome to my 1st ever post on Expedition Portal.
My wife and I recently purchased and received a Spacekap Diablo 8ft camper.
For the last 3 to 4 years we have planned to drive the Pan-American Highway, and since day one we had thought about what set up would fit our needs.
Our 1st build was a 2020 Tacoma TRD Off-road with a Project M topper. After returning from our first trip with the truck and camper to Baja, we got rear-ended and the Tacoma needed a new frame (we ending up waited 6 months for the frame to be repaired), but the camper was okay.
With a summer trip planned up to The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, we needed a truck to mount the project M on.
We found a 1997 F250 4x4 on Craigslist that used to be a forest service truck from Washington and custom fitted the Project M onto the truck. Keep in mind the truck bed was 8ft and the camper was 6ft, but we made it work.
After that summer trip we realized that we liked the bigger truck feeling and that we could carry way more things in the F250 than the Tacoma.
We decided to sell the Tacoma, the 1997 F250 and the project M, to get a newer Super Duty and a bigger camper.
After selling both trucks and camper we bought our current 2020 F250 Tremor with the 7.3 Godzilla Gas engine.
Now we were on the lookout for a camper to purchase or build.
We went to Overland Expo 2021 and we left more confused than ever. What we liked was out of our budget and what was in our budget we didn't like.
We spent the rest of the year looking on Craigslist for a used slide-in camper to restore. We looked at Alaskan Campers, Hallmarks, Avion, etc. Everything we saw was too expensive and needed lots of money and time.
At the Overland Expo this year, we saw the Loki Campers for the first time. We liked the shape of the camper, but after looking at the price of $69K we got very discouraged.
It wasn't until one night spent diving into the World Wide Web that I found a company in Canada that makes the fiberglass shells for Loki Campers, or at least a really close version of it for other industries but with a high potential to convert into a camper.
We called the company and decided to to pull the trigger and purchase one. We bought it through Composite Truck Body and got it delivered to Basil's Garage in San Diego.
At this moment the camper sits waiting for us construct an interior design, and there is a lot to consider.
We like what Loki has done with the camper but after seeing it one more time at this year's Overland Expo we noticed that the camper interior height was only 5'9" and the interior was very dark.
They said they had to add a subframe on the inside and that's why it was only 5'9" inside. Also, the camper seems to be insolated for Canadian winters and we live in Southern California, so our insolation will be to withstand Baja summers and Mammoth Winters (we would rather use one more blanket than loose on headroom)
So here we are, with a blank canvas, ready to be converted into an expedition camper. Follow along on our journey!
Welcome to my 1st ever post on Expedition Portal.
My wife and I recently purchased and received a Spacekap Diablo 8ft camper.
For the last 3 to 4 years we have planned to drive the Pan-American Highway, and since day one we had thought about what set up would fit our needs.
Our 1st build was a 2020 Tacoma TRD Off-road with a Project M topper. After returning from our first trip with the truck and camper to Baja, we got rear-ended and the Tacoma needed a new frame (we ending up waited 6 months for the frame to be repaired), but the camper was okay.
With a summer trip planned up to The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, we needed a truck to mount the project M on.
We found a 1997 F250 4x4 on Craigslist that used to be a forest service truck from Washington and custom fitted the Project M onto the truck. Keep in mind the truck bed was 8ft and the camper was 6ft, but we made it work.
After that summer trip we realized that we liked the bigger truck feeling and that we could carry way more things in the F250 than the Tacoma.
We decided to sell the Tacoma, the 1997 F250 and the project M, to get a newer Super Duty and a bigger camper.
After selling both trucks and camper we bought our current 2020 F250 Tremor with the 7.3 Godzilla Gas engine.
Now we were on the lookout for a camper to purchase or build.
We went to Overland Expo 2021 and we left more confused than ever. What we liked was out of our budget and what was in our budget we didn't like.
We spent the rest of the year looking on Craigslist for a used slide-in camper to restore. We looked at Alaskan Campers, Hallmarks, Avion, etc. Everything we saw was too expensive and needed lots of money and time.
At the Overland Expo this year, we saw the Loki Campers for the first time. We liked the shape of the camper, but after looking at the price of $69K we got very discouraged.
It wasn't until one night spent diving into the World Wide Web that I found a company in Canada that makes the fiberglass shells for Loki Campers, or at least a really close version of it for other industries but with a high potential to convert into a camper.
We called the company and decided to to pull the trigger and purchase one. We bought it through Composite Truck Body and got it delivered to Basil's Garage in San Diego.
At this moment the camper sits waiting for us construct an interior design, and there is a lot to consider.
We like what Loki has done with the camper but after seeing it one more time at this year's Overland Expo we noticed that the camper interior height was only 5'9" and the interior was very dark.
They said they had to add a subframe on the inside and that's why it was only 5'9" inside. Also, the camper seems to be insolated for Canadian winters and we live in Southern California, so our insolation will be to withstand Baja summers and Mammoth Winters (we would rather use one more blanket than loose on headroom)
So here we are, with a blank canvas, ready to be converted into an expedition camper. Follow along on our journey!
