DirtWhiskey
Western Dirt Rat
Flatbed flatbed flatbed! Heh.
Total Composites Slide In Camper Kits
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Victorian
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DirtWhiskey
Western Dirt Rat
Oh man. This is getting real now. Do you guys have any reference for a hard side pop up setup? Dream would be to build a side entry flatbed hard side pop up. I'm talking to a manufacturer in Australia currently and I'm amazed at the lack of this in the market other than the very long in the tooth Alaskans.
Victorian
Approved Vendor : Total Composites
I have built several fixed wall lifting roof campers in Germany. Also have about 10 of ours on the road in Australia.
Doing it right is not easy! Selling this as a do it yourself kit is out of question...
Design challenges:
Very tight tolerances to maintain thermal efficiency and weather proofing
Highly synchronized motors that will work 100% even after 10-15 years
The added eight of the the lifting roof (materials, actuators, batteries)
Weather proofing with keeping all seasons in mind (you need heating elements embedded otherwise the parts could freeze together!)
All moving parts need to protected from the elements (sorry but draw guides like some are using are not cutting it)
At this point we are only offering this to commercial outfitters.
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DirtWhiskey
Western Dirt Rat
Thanks Victorian. If I wasn't confident that a project like that will take me half a decade to execute I'd take it on! Thanks for the flatbed pdfs.
Herbie
Rendezvous Conspirator
HBE is a soft-wall design, though. I think Whiskey and Victorian are talking about full hard-wall pop-ups, a la Alaskan and some of the euro-market ones.
RedXterra
Observer
These look fantastic! Super stoked to see these offered as a DIY kit!
Will there be a short bed kit (5.5) with an East/West overhead bed option?
Looking for something for my short bed (5.5') Silverado crew and would like the ability to sleep width wise.
Keep up the great work! Thanks!
Will there be a short bed kit (5.5) with an East/West overhead bed option?
Looking for something for my short bed (5.5') Silverado crew and would like the ability to sleep width wise.
Keep up the great work! Thanks!
DirtWhiskey
Western Dirt Rat
Correct that's my only hangup. OE looks to be one of the highest quality in the game right now. I did verify with the owner that they don't require you to buy it with the flatbed and can retro to your existing setup. Very flexible and the fit and finish and ongoing improvements indicate a manufacturer that IS NOT MESSING AROUND. My complaint about a lack of hard side pop up isn't focused on them but more at our market. An updated Alaskan with modern materials is all I ask. Nimbl is a half baked solution for my requirements. Seems such a thing might sell well. I'm actually pretty amazed at some of the $300k setups offered in pop up are soft wall. Non-starter for me as I'm hoping to use it for snowboarding/touring in winter and really hate the noise at many established camps (ATV's Side by sides, generators etc).
Louisd75
Adventurer
Delayed is better than lost...
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Victorian
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Delayed is better than lost...
New drone footage shows ONE Apus loss could be worse than feared - The Loadstar
New analysis of drone video footage of the ONE Apus container vessel, which suffered a dramatic stack collapse on 30 November in the Pacific, has revealed that as much as 4,500 teu could be lost or damaged. The 14,000 teu vessel suffered a massive container stack collapse en route to Long Beach...
I know...
Do you know what the weight might be for a shell that is 6’4 floor length (fits inside the box on ram 2500)? I have a power wagon so my payload is quite low (about 1500 pounds). I really want to put a true four season hard sided camper on it but I really can’t find any that are light enough.
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Victorian
Approved Vendor : Total Composites
don’t have the files in front of me but I believe that the empty shell in that size is around 680lb