I Finally found a small Truck Camper that fits my Jeep Comanche for a good price, here I do a quick walk around of it and show some of the things wrong with it and some things that I want to do to it,
I really enjoyed it every time I used it, I went a bunch of places in southern Oregon with it. It was dry and warm and comfortable. I had planned to mount it on the front of a car hauler or in my F150 so I could tow my jeep and go wheeling all over the US. I sold it a little while ago and built up the Comanche it was on. It went to a good home though, the guys I sold it to were surfers who live and surf wherever they want. A bit of a spoiler though I am looking for a toyota chinook to do something cool with in the future.
Instead of swapping out fridge, get a quality aftermarket camping standalone fridge freezer (the kind that looks like an ice based cooler but with a DC powered motor and programmable thermostat). Add a DIY aluminum rack for it on the back of the camper so it doesn’t take internal space or truck space. Run a cord into camper or truck bed to power it. Leave it set to freezer temp, leave fridge inside alone and use as fridge only. When you dig into damaged area, put back together with wood frame sections replaced and foam board or spray foam as insulation. Then seal with paintable silicone. When you are sure that all your repair is waterproof, then get the rubber RV roof repair “paint” and go over entire exterior to be sure you’re good for another five years, then use a regular paint to make stripes or designs to make it look right (solid color RVs and campers just don’t look right). Love what you’re doing. Good job.
I have the dana 30/35 with 3.55's and 31 inch tires currently, it hauled it pretty well, it is pretty awkward though and notice loss of power pulling up the grades, I am working on swapping a set of Full width axles, 44/60 with 4.11's from a '78 F250, and will probably go to 33 inch tires,
@@thisguy50000000 on which vehicle? The jeeps have the 4.0, some day one of them will get a V8 and the others a stroker or maybe a turbo. The 2005 f150 has the 5.4 liter v8, wish I had been able to find one with the 5.0 but it's a nice truck. Hope that is what you were asking.
yes they do, but they are hard to find for smaller trucks, I had found one but it needed a ton of work so I passed on it, it was also for a super long bed or something so another reason I passed, you could probably have a new one custom built maybe?
@@diyjeepguy7713 I wonder if you could convert the closet space into one, extend the wall out towards the table. I havent decided if I want the smaller one and truck like yours or one larger for a half ton truck, after all I've got 2 dogs so I've gotta have room for them, but thanks for the input
Sorry, havent done anything more with it, the engine in my Comanche threw a rod and life has found a way to really get to me, I have had this one up for sale just to see if I could but no serious people, I will be getting around to this after the Comanche is done, thanks for your comment and interest, this is definitely a cool little camper
Also, the next thing I do to this is taking the table and cushions out to make a place for my dogs kennels and possibly a future wood burning stove somewhere in that area
