cabover shell?
cabover shell?
ToniFranklin |
May 30 2018, 07:47 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 28-May 18 Member No.: 10,059 Favorite Truck Camper(s): hawrd strack Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: USA Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: egsehxhsrhsrb srrhbss |
Hi,
What are the drawbacks to building a pickup truck camper shell, rather than a slide-in, as a cabover ? I've found many plans for slide's and so on, but never anything like a simple shell that would include a cabover compartment. I'm wondering whether there's an inherent problem that prevents this. Please help. I didn't find the right solution from the Internet. References:- https://www.glen-l.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18630 Marketing video production service Thanks! |
DWJoyce |
Jun 24 2018, 05:06 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 8-May 17 Member No.: 9,537 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '66 Chevy K10 Type of Tiedowns used: Don't know Truck and Camper Setup: 8' cabover with helper strings on the rear of the truck. In the process of rebuilding an old camper with rotten floors and a leaking roof. Will add a toilet and shower and replace the icebox with a refrigerator. |
QUOTE(ToniFranklin @ May 30 2018, 07:47 AM) Hi, What are the drawbacks to building a pickup truck camper shell, rather than a slide-in, as a cabover ? I've found many plans for slide's and so on, but never anything like a simple shell that would include a cabover compartment. I'm wondering whether there's an inherent problem that prevents this. Please help. I didn't find the right solution from the Internet. References:- https://www.glen-l.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18630 Marketing video production service Thanks! Camper manufacturers would make cabover shells if they could make money off them. With the additional structure required of a cabover, a shell with a cabover would be twice the cost. If you build it yourself, there's no problem. It's significantly more structurally difficult to build the cabover. I rebuilt a smallish cabover camper reusing only the aluminum siding, windows and accessories. Steel reinforceing 1x1" angle welded into an L was used to support the 3/4" plywood cabover bottom from the front of the camper behind the cab. Additionally, there is a 1x6 that runs the full length of each side of the camper (12 feet long) supporting the cantilever. With these four additional structural members, the cabover is solid as a rock. |
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