r/TruckCampers

Hey y’all, found this pretty awesome Colombia River by Bigfoot truck bed camper. At the last minute, the owner found a crack that runs along the top of the side wall. He doesn’t know what it’s from, and it has sat covered thru the winter, with the cover being removed around February.

Does anyone have solutions to fixing a crack like this, or how much something like this would cost to pay to have it professionally fixed?

I finally just ordered Yakima 54” roof tracks for my camper shell. I want to mount this cheap platform roof rack as close to the roof tracks as possible as I have clearance issues in my garage. I looked at Sherpa adjustable mounting feet but at $30 a piece they’re a little too expensive. Is there good T slot bracket I can use to mount this thing to support my batwing and other equipment?

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Prius camper in Spokane.

Have seen some people get destroyed in the comments here for building a stool that is not up to code and could kill everyone around them, so I thought I'd share my truck cap.

Needed to carry some equipment in the back that I didn't want to get rain on or people to be able to steal easily, so I fired up SketchUp and spent about $800 CAD in materials.
I don't really know anything about building stuff with wood, but tried my best to come up with a good design.

Last picture I tried showing the foam seal that I put around the boards and between the cap and truck bed walls (you can see at the very top).
Everything worked pretty nicely, except the doors started being a bitch to close because it shifted and misaligned.

I am planning to build another one for my new truck, so if anyone has any advice on how to make doors that can take the shifting and still be able to close, I'd appreciate it!

My dad built a homemade camper in the 1960s for a full-size Chevy pickup with an 8-foot bed. It had a welded angle-iron frame, mobile-home-style exterior sheeting, paneling inside, insulation, a bed, propane stove, sink, and removable bucket toilet. I wish I had pictures, so I recreated the idea from memory. 60 years later.

Pulled out my old propane furnace and installed a diesel heater this weekend. The old furnace came out easy; it worked well but I didn't like how loud it is and the fact it only has one speed. The new heater can be put on low speed and cranks out heat, almost too much. I removed the two 20 lb propane tanks and just have a single 11 pound one now, we only use it for cooking and the fridge sometimes so we don't need much. Would definitely recommend it on older campers it's a nice upgrade and cheap to do.

Halo led with flush mount parking lights…

I got the inverter before learning about DC - DC chargers to charge my Bluetti. I went ahead and installed the charger and it’s working as intended.

I ended up installing the inverter as well but I’m wondering if it was worth the space it takes up.

Should I keep it? What are you guys, that have them, using them for? TIA.

Also, got the Tundra leveled over the weekend and new shocks in the rear as well. Excited to get on some trails!

What would you use to extend the distance between the trailer and pickup. Turning almost ends up hitting the box on the front frame

Wondering if anyone has any experience creating a locking mechanism/ any suggestions on how to lock a leer camper from the inside? It has two tabs that you can turn to the left or right from the inside/outside so I was thinking rigging something up with those. I used to be able to lock the doors when I slept in the cab, but ever since I moved to the camper I haven’t been able to think of a way to do so. If you have any suggestions I’d like to hear them, thanks.

Planning to build out or renovate a camper to live in after this fire season. Debating between doing a truck camper on the flatbed or a small pull behind (13ftish?) trailer. I plan on doing gig construction/welding work during the offseason so it might be nice to not have to take my whole house everywhere, but parking a trailer all the time could also be a chore. Any input from more experienced folks?

Been working on upgrade my support trailer over the winter. Added some boxes, a sliding cat walk with some new stairs and some other little upgrades for my trip to the Yukon and beyond this summer. Next on the list is a tin boat to cap it all off.

I don’t see this build style and finding influence is tough! I really only use my rig for weekends trips around so cal. Or a place to have lunch or coffee after a surf. Just wanted to share, it’s a fun setup so far!