Tacoma Truck Bed Camper Build
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Tacoma truck bed camper build. The camper was built by a boat builder about 20 years ago. I wanted a camper aerodynamic in design but with a balanced look that would sync with the design lines of the truck. No matter the weather the rip away screen allows us to let fresh air circulate the truck bed while keeping insects out. Double cab w shorter 5 composite bed.
This home made setup will be unreal. My toyota is a gutless truck and it had no trouble with the camper. A day and a half later owen and i became the proud new owners of the. I m now working on its.
It was about time for me to up my game on the stealth camping setup. Manufactured by at overland equipment the tacoma habitat was designed to fill the bridge between a traditional truck topper camper shell and a slide in cab over truck bed camper. 2000 2004 tacoma. Please let me know what you think and if you are c.
The only hard side truck camper on this list the all aluminum kimbo 6 truck camper was built specifically with the toyota tacoma in mind. After a quick internet search we decided that we wanted to look for a toyota tacoma with a bed camper shell. The camper fits a small truck like a toyota tacoma which is what i carried it on. Swift model external tie downs required 2004 or older tacoma.
Habitat s fold out top allows you to stand up fully in the bed of the truck while being sheltered by the all season tent. Headspace is about 6 feet and width is also about 6 feet. How to build a truck bed camper for under 400. Low and behold this lil taco was for sale an hour and a half south on the border of georgia and north carolina.
A few days later i bought a leer truck cap and spent the weekend crafting my first storage system a drawer in the bed. For the camper shell s weight i didn t set a hard target i just challenged myself relentlessly to question the build approach. I love the look of the tacoma and i wanted the camper shell to compliment it as much as possible. I m now working on its fourth iteration.
With regular 6 bed. But without the rip away screen we wouldn t be able to sit comfortably in our truck camper with the access door open. The camper s construction consists of a patented single wall riveted aluminum insulated with rigid r5 foam lined with suede on the inside.