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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 17, 2008 - 09:53pm PT
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do you have any other pics. I'm getting ready to set up the back of my rig, and am looking to see what works design wise and practically.
thx
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2008 - 01:27am PT
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i can see em. but I got miltary grade specs on that I stole from Lockheed's Satellite division. you know, the hippies by the light rail that all have gov't clearances. anyways they use these secret googles to be able to see thru women's skirts and to stare at the night sky looking for ETs.
heh
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
Meyers,CA
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Jun 18, 2008 - 02:53am PT
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Munge,
Totally jackass style to tell you this but, once the sleeping platform is installed, customize a shelf to your style. Cantilever said shelf by at least 1/3, 1/2 if it bears a signifigant load. Add 1x1 rails on top to guide the cantilever as it slides out. Do not add rails top and bottom, as this will cause the whole thing to bind. Use proper joinery.
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xtrmecat
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Jun 18, 2008 - 08:07am PT
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No not mine. This is Domonic's pickup. Very unique though, More to it thean meets the eye but simple enough to make yourself. Be sure to ask about the kitchen light. I do not know what name he posts under but Tom and Pat both know him well and see him regularly.
Bob
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Jun 18, 2008 - 08:39am PT
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Fancy rig!
How much does that set up weigh?
I've seen a few of these and always think the same thing... "How would I make it lighter if I were to do something like that?"
Any weight added to the back of your truck seems to automatically raise the gas-hog value of the truck.
I'm thinking that using as light a weight of material as possible would be the best way to go. Think fiberglass for any flat surface and aluminum pipe for the uprights or vertical weigh bearing points.
Love the drawer in that shot though. Roll out stove/cubby hole.
Just one non-truck/tour vehicle having dude's opinion
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2008 - 12:41pm PT
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Jingy, yeah, weight is something to think about for sure.
Ricardo, no worries. I'm just getting ideas now, but I know what you are getting at.
This here is the crux for the woodchuck challenged, like myself...
"Use proper joinery"
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Jun 18, 2008 - 12:50pm PT
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munge, i can hook you up with a very cool cat that can probably help you. i don't what he would charge... if you dont have the proper tools, and aren't sure about your own know how, it might be cheaper in the end to pay a pro for at least a little bit of help...
lemme know.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Jun 18, 2008 - 01:09pm PT
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I have to say that I thought Mal's hinged fold-over bed seemed like a good idea. While I like the whole compartmentalized concept, the weight is one issue but also for someone like me who has no cabinetry skills - it would be a disaster.
I'd go with low, flat plastic(covered) bins, I think, and slide them in under the platform. You could always have a stick-clip sort of hook on a pole to snag them from way back and pull them forward.
I have been wondering about one thing in my hope-someday road mobile - having a propane fridge/cooler, as opposed to ice cooled. It seems to me that the cost of ice, and the need to constantly replace it would make the effort worth doing, if you were on long trips. That's one quasi built-in I think I would be happy having. Imagine...even a little ice-box - what luxury.
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purplesage
Trad climber
Bend, OR
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Jun 18, 2008 - 02:20pm PT
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Hey Happiee, I have a couple friends who have switched their dirtbag rigs over to propane coolers and it is awesome. Some places it's really hard to get decent ice that lasts more than a day or 2.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2008 - 03:40pm PT
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Sal, i'll ping ya. Yeah, it would be worth it to get some help, as I've got the plastic built in bed liner I have to try and customize the sleeping bed part on top of, so it's not just a cut and plug kind of thing, even separate from a stove 'pull out' part.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Jun 18, 2008 - 03:45pm PT
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I no longer have the vehicle, but when I built one for my Toyota van, I used square tube aluminum for the frame, bolted together. More expensive than wood for sure, but alot lighter, and it took up less space for equivalent strength.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jun 18, 2008 - 05:34pm PT
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my only shot of it so far from the trip...I'll take some more when I head back tomorrow and get some specs...pretty nice setup though
Sunday at the Batholith Bash
The thing that looks like a cross member in the back is actually an adjustable light on the end of a pole, you can see it in the first pic(sorta) as well.
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Jun 18, 2008 - 05:40pm PT
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You can make a fairly light setup by just adding stringers under the ply. 1/2" ply is plenty thick, if you add reinforcements every 18" Rip 2X4's into 3/4" X 1" strips, and attach via wood glue and drywall screws.
Once I get a shell on my truck I'll be building a setup to store gear under a sleeping platform. But dang shells have gotten expensive.
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