Squatch
Senior Member
I have a 2012 Eagle that's like new. I carry it in a very low mileage 2006 Tundra double cab. These trucks have a much wider bed than the mini trucks my camper was made for. They also have a 20" deep bed vs the 17" deep bed the Eagle was made for.
So I have a platform to set the camper on. I built it strong but light. However it still has some real weight to it.
There is a lot of wasted bed space outside the camper base.
I keep thinking about making a new base for my Camper that fits the bed of the truck. I see these advantages:
Getting a lot more floor space.
The extra inside height might allow me to actually sit on the couch with the top down. That would be huge when raising and lowering the top.
It would move the rollover couch back and out of the door opening.
More storage space inside.
The extra weight of the slightly larger base would probably weigh less than the platform.
I think this could be done with just plywood so that the upper part of the camper could be reinstalled onto the old base if needed down the road. (new truck ect)
This is not something I'll be doing real soon. but the idea intrigues me enough to start taking some measurements and maybe working up some drawings.
I love how tightly the Eagle upper body fits my truck. Almost as tight as a truck cap. No overhang on the side at all.
I think what I'm thinking is probably best described as putting the aluminum part of my Eagle on the plywood base of a Hawk.
Has anyone here done something similar!
So I have a platform to set the camper on. I built it strong but light. However it still has some real weight to it.
There is a lot of wasted bed space outside the camper base.
I keep thinking about making a new base for my Camper that fits the bed of the truck. I see these advantages:
Getting a lot more floor space.
The extra inside height might allow me to actually sit on the couch with the top down. That would be huge when raising and lowering the top.
It would move the rollover couch back and out of the door opening.
More storage space inside.
The extra weight of the slightly larger base would probably weigh less than the platform.
I think this could be done with just plywood so that the upper part of the camper could be reinstalled onto the old base if needed down the road. (new truck ect)
This is not something I'll be doing real soon. but the idea intrigues me enough to start taking some measurements and maybe working up some drawings.
I love how tightly the Eagle upper body fits my truck. Almost as tight as a truck cap. No overhang on the side at all.
I think what I'm thinking is probably best described as putting the aluminum part of my Eagle on the plywood base of a Hawk.
Has anyone here done something similar!