Ourayphotography
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Thanks Russ!!CougarCouple said:Looking good there. Looking forward to seeing the camper mounted.
Keep up with the good work. Weather in your favor now.
Russ
Thanks Russ!!CougarCouple said:Looking good there. Looking forward to seeing the camper mounted.
Keep up with the good work. Weather in your favor now.
Russ
Hey Chobro, as it sits I think it is pretty close to the stock bed weight or a little under. it feels about 250 now, and when we pulled the stock bed, we guestimated 250-275 lbs. My goal was to stay at stock weight. If I had time I would have run it through a scale, but too much hasslechobro said:Is it lighter or heavier than the stock bed?
Looks great! Nice work.
Thanks, yes the new flatbed bolts to the stock location mounts as well, so going back is possible. I even saved the bed in case the project takes a wrong turnchobro said:It's great, looks like you can revert back to pickup truck if needed.
PokyBro said:Ouray,
Your truck bed looks very nicely done, and must be a good feeling and relief to have it mounted on the truck. Hope that now your attention can shift back to the camper, that you can make progress on that part of the build as well. It's a long drawn out process, but there certainly is a lot of pride and satisfaction as you cross each hurdle. Keep up the good work, your craftsmanship is obvious!
Poky
a8ksh4 said:Oh man, this is a sexy build! You must be having fun w/ all of the metalwork.
It'd be pretty cool if you had some fold down legs that would pop down as you slide it off of the back, or collapse up as you pull it back on, kind of like the gurneys do when they roll into an ambulance, and then you just lock it in. Are you doing the standard lifter setup on the four corners to remove it form the truck?
Thanks, this is the plan. Will have removable casters as well for when at home. I just need to figure where the legs will store if I take them with me on a trip with a plan to drop the camper at camp. The 4 receivers are already welded in the frame.a8ksh4 said:Oh man, this is a sexy build! You must be having fun w/ all of the metalwork.
It'd be pretty cool if you had some fold down legs that would pop down as you slide it off of the back, or collapse up as you pull it back on, kind of like the gurneys do when they roll into an ambulance, and then you just lock it in. Are you doing the standard lifter setup on the four corners to remove it form the truck?
Appreciate it Tim, your camper project is what got me started on this whole crazy thing.Living The Dream said:Looking great my friend. I still remember when this was just in planning stages, way to make it happen. Looking forward to seeing the continued progress.
Thanksklahanie said:^ oh, gonna use casters, Aussie style - nice ! You've got the pavement, so why not.
Been wondering what you've planned for under the deck (storage boxes ?) but now I see the base framed out (in the picture with the sign that went missing ) you'll have oodles of space in the rear of camper.
Looking good ..
For sure. One thing I'll mention ... we have a camper deck with similar under boxes ... when the camper is not on (off season), those boxes are really useful. Kinda like having a car trunk for keeping things out of sight like, say in a sketch parkade or lonely trailhead.Ourayphotography said:The plan for exterior storage is these aussie type Ute boxes below the bed. My whole target has been maximum interior space and simplicity, so I decided to bring the walls straight down, and deal with exterior storage later if needed.