UJOR Box Truck

[RVflyfish]

Can anyone recommend a company that can build and install a composite box?
I have reached out to four different companies and not had much luck so far.

How about Pronghorn EV in Canada? Mentioned in post #17 of this thread. It might be a drive, but your dollar goes further.

 

[zip]

How about Pronghorn EV in Canada? Mentioned in post #17 of this thread. It might be a drive, but your dollar goes further.

EXPO TRUCK | Pronghorn Expedition Vehicles | Alberta Canada

Pronghorn Expedition Vehicles are excited to be offering our Pronghorn turn-key expedition trucks. We are currently building a truck on a military truck chassis that will be for sale when it is finished. Alberta, Canada

www.pronghornev.com

Yep, it looks like the do this kinda work. thanks.

 

[RVflyfish]

EXPO TRUCK | Pronghorn Expedition Vehicles | Alberta Canada

Pronghorn Expedition Vehicles are excited to be offering our Pronghorn turn-key expedition trucks. We are currently building a truck on a military truck chassis that will be for sale when it is finished. Alberta, Canada

www.pronghornev.com

Yep, it looks like the do this kinda work. thanks.

My pleasure. I love the box they did for CalgaryMcLean. Love his whole build in fact.

 

[zip]

My pleasure. I love the box they did for CalgaryMcLean. Love his whole build in fact.

I just realized the thread you linked me to is his build thread and is now on their website. It looks like he had them just mount the box they built to the sub frame he had built. I wish there was just some place I could take the cutaway chassis to, and they could build the sub frame and box.

 

[CaptainBuilt]

I think things are slowing down for 4wd van conversions. Most people I know are moving to truck campers.

I'll have my box truck a while. But when I move on, it will be to a mid size bus.

 

[zip]

I think things are slowing down for 4wd van conversions. Most people I know are moving to truck campers.

I'll have my box truck a while. But when I move on, it will be to a mid size bus.

I am hope this is the last for me.

 

[CaptainBuilt]

I am hope this is the last for me.

Get it while the getting is good.

 

[zip]

I'm in love.

 

[zip]

I'm in love.
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This was all done in Canada. I know that UJOR can do the 4 x 4 conversion, but I still can't find anyone here in US to build sub frame and box. I may just say F it and go with an off the shelf box.

 

[RVflyfish]

Maybe you can convince PathNotTaken to duplicate theirs for you?

 

[RVflyfish]

Most people I know are moving to truck campers.

I see the same. Don’t really get it though. I like to camp in all weather. A rig you have to get out of to get into - especially in pouring rain - wouldn’t be my first choice.

Plus they just seem unwieldy, big and tall and wide, yet with less usable space.

Oh well, to each his own I guess. And the upside is that it leaves us with a lot more vans to choose from. Peak fever during the ‘rona was ridiculous.

 

[zip]

Maybe you can convince PathNotTaken to duplicate theirs for you?

I have reached out to Kevin and Cam and asked if they would be interested in consulting for a fee. They expressed an interest in that. Unless I gave them a suitcase of cash, highly unlikely they would want to build another box.

 

[RVflyfish]

I have reached out to Kevin and Cam and asked if they would be interested in consulting for a fee. They expressed an interest in that. Unless I gave them a suitcase of cash, highly unlikely they would want to build another box.

Definitely no small undertaking. Maybe they could do the frame and you do the box?

 

[coguzzi]

I see the same. Don’t really get it though. I like to camp in all weather. A rig you have to get out of to get into - especially in pouring rain - wouldn’t be my first choice.

Plus they just seem unwieldy, big and tall and wide, yet with less usable space.

Oh well, to each his own I guess. And the upside is that it leaves us with a lot more vans to choose from. Peak fever during the ‘rona was ridiculous.

there are pros and cons to each platform. I have always been a van guy and have had 6 VW vanagon syncros (the 4x4 version) and what i always thought would be a holy grail, the 7.3 diesel 4x4 econoline with pop top. got the econoline when i grew tired of always working on my syncros. never did gel with it and dumped more $ into maintenance in the 1st year i owned it than any vehicle before.

Long story short, sold it and put a Four Wheel camper on my then shop truck Tundra which eventually went back to shop truck duty and camper was moved to a RAM 2500. I actually ended up working for four wheel camper for several years because of the 100% positive experience. I am now back in a sprinter because i moved back east and a truly capable offroad rig was overkill

Pros of truck camper, can be based on a truck platform that will get you anywhere you wanna go right out of the box. Start modding and made even better (sure a 4x4 econoline can do a lot but all aftermarket). and what i consider the biggest is, you put your stuff in the camper, close the door and climb in your driver seat and never have to listen to every single glass and plate or what ever else rattle over any small little road imperfection. Just relaxing driving in peace and quiet.

If i still lived in the west i very well might still be in a truck camper, but do enjoy the space and my layout i custom built in my sprinter, so..... Every butt is different and people can go after what ever platform they want

 

[RVflyfish]

In a bit of reverse symmetry, I was going to buy a 4-Wheel camper back in ‘99. Even visited the factory, since I’m in Northern California. Then I looked into SMB’s and decided that was the better choice for me. Different strokes and all that…

Love your build and attention to detail btw, but you already know that.