

Most RV's of this type and size are very heavy, weighing up to 4000 pounds and usually require a dually(dual rear wheels) truck to carry it around. I tried to buy one but could not find anything on the market that would be suitable for my little 4 cylinder 96 Ford Ranger pickup with all the amenities such as a toilet and shower, a kitchen, a double bed and a sofa so I built this one. It has all these requirements and weighs only 690 pounds so carrying it on my lil 1/2 ton Ranger is not a problem.I have been full timing in it for about two years now and all has worked out well. So far I've travelled about 18,000 miles including trips into Mexico on their sometimes dubious roads. It cost me about 10,000 dollars retail including much wasted trial and error materials in fibergalss, styrofoam and epoxies and other materials and appliances and about a year of partime work. My reason for this project was a simple one, have a place to live that can be moved and is basically rent free. I have been asked by many to build one for them but have no plans to produce these for sale and am creating this blog to show manufacturers of pickup campers that it can be done. Should a serious manufacturer want to investigate this type of construction I would be happy to offer my expertise on a consulting basis.The most discussed subject regarding this type of RV is the extreme weight of commercially available ones. It seems a shame that one of these company's can't make them availaable to a willing to buy public. My book "Electric Earth..a motor overheating" available on Amazon.com or BarnesNoble.com is about lightweight construction. My Email is: electricearth@yahoo.com

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