Not an OBS...but
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Not an OBS...but
I am headed out on an expedition in the Keewenaw peninsula(UP of Mi) this weekend with a variety of 30 trucks.We will be on two tracks and old mining trails(with a little pavement thrown in).......camping along side the trail,going into old copper mines,beaches and of course 
by a campfire.
Well this is one the rigs coming along...he said the camper shell is now finished...but the interior is bare....I will be sure to take a ton of pics
by a campfire.Well this is one the rigs coming along...he said the camper shell is now finished...but the interior is bare....I will be sure to take a ton of pics
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4door extended cab w/ walk-thru to camper...I will have my cam-corder also so I will get some vid too....I just hope I do not have to hook up to it if he gets stuck.....my 9k wink winch will be screaming mercy!!!!We may have to do a 20 vehicle pull on it,lol.I am not sure how big the trails are up there either....but I am sure it will be in some tight situations.
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Here is a little info on it
DIMENSIONS -:
The total width was designed to be 95.5" so I could ship the truck on a shipping pallette. Then somebody much more observant than I, noticed that my new Meritor front axle is actually 101" wide, so what was the point? We expanded the camper then to 101" to match the widest point.
The height remains below the 13ft magic limit. We've build it to be about 12'4", but then there are the solar panels and vents on top of that. Overall, we'll still be below 13ft, but just.
The length is the one that has changed the most. My 'original' designs called for a 25ft camper. Then I realized that was WAY too big and after months and months of juggling components, we managed to get the floor plan down to 17ft. (I'll post it up someday soon) - Then I went and ruined all that by adding an 18" vestibule on the back. Now the "camper" ends with a false wall in the back (with a large window and door) then there is the vestibule area which holds a spare tire, bikes and 2 pre-filter water tanks. Then the actual rear wall has a ramp door that comes down to 90 degrees and has a fiamma awning and tent over it, so it essentially becomes another "room" for the camper during nice weather.
DIMENSIONS -:
The total width was designed to be 95.5" so I could ship the truck on a shipping pallette. Then somebody much more observant than I, noticed that my new Meritor front axle is actually 101" wide, so what was the point? We expanded the camper then to 101" to match the widest point.
The height remains below the 13ft magic limit. We've build it to be about 12'4", but then there are the solar panels and vents on top of that. Overall, we'll still be below 13ft, but just.
The length is the one that has changed the most. My 'original' designs called for a 25ft camper. Then I realized that was WAY too big and after months and months of juggling components, we managed to get the floor plan down to 17ft. (I'll post it up someday soon) - Then I went and ruined all that by adding an 18" vestibule on the back. Now the "camper" ends with a false wall in the back (with a large window and door) then there is the vestibule area which holds a spare tire, bikes and 2 pre-filter water tanks. Then the actual rear wall has a ramp door that comes down to 90 degrees and has a fiamma awning and tent over it, so it essentially becomes another "room" for the camper during nice weather.
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Man what a great trip....and that thing is a monster.His plan is to take 2yrs and go around the world with it.....here is a short vid of it on a trail and a little comparison pic with my 4runner
http://s251.photobucket.com/player.s...fs=1&os=1&ap=1
http://s251.photobucket.com/player.s...fs=1&os=1&ap=1
