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<blockquote data-quote="Mr. Bi-Polar" data-source="post: 431184"><p>The wife tells me she wants to get back into camping and I'm not sure my back is going to handle it. After our adventure to Cody Wyoming, trailers are out of the question, so is the roof top tent as I'm not able to crawl up a ladder.</p><p></p><p>One thing that did come to mind is this type of setup:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117140[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>So I contacted the company who manufactures these drop in camper conversions only to be told.. we're looking at $45,000 worth of work. A welded aluminum frame with a fitted vinyl/plastic outer shell. I said there has to be an easier/better way.</p><p></p><p>I've know this fellow for a very long time, even remember playing in the shop when we were kids.. Fiberglass got in our cloths, hair and we scratched for weeks afterward. I email him and he's taken over his fathers business. With the pandemic, he is struggling and finds time to mold items for amusement parks etc.</p><p></p><p>I submitted my idea of a drop in camper conversion without all the storage boxed, kitchen or bathroom We just wanted an open floor plan without any clutter. he worked something up based on some measurements I took of the jeep. According to him, his design would mount to areas of the jeep as some of the roll cage would have to be removed in order to do so. His version would cost half that of the above conversion.</p><p></p><p>Because we have half doors, I wanted more space for the drop in camper, so One would remove the second row half door uppers and extend the camper shell. Although this is a pipe dream, don't be surprised if I start posting images of this camper shell being built. We're suppose to take a drive down to his shop in the near future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Bi-Polar, post: 431184"] The wife tells me she wants to get back into camping and I'm not sure my back is going to handle it. After our adventure to Cody Wyoming, trailers are out of the question, so is the roof top tent as I'm not able to crawl up a ladder. One thing that did come to mind is this type of setup: [ATTACH=full]117140[/ATTACH] So I contacted the company who manufactures these drop in camper conversions only to be told.. we're looking at $45,000 worth of work. A welded aluminum frame with a fitted vinyl/plastic outer shell. I said there has to be an easier/better way. I've know this fellow for a very long time, even remember playing in the shop when we were kids.. Fiberglass got in our cloths, hair and we scratched for weeks afterward. I email him and he's taken over his fathers business. With the pandemic, he is struggling and finds time to mold items for amusement parks etc. I submitted my idea of a drop in camper conversion without all the storage boxed, kitchen or bathroom We just wanted an open floor plan without any clutter. he worked something up based on some measurements I took of the jeep. According to him, his design would mount to areas of the jeep as some of the roll cage would have to be removed in order to do so. His version would cost half that of the above conversion. Because we have half doors, I wanted more space for the drop in camper, so One would remove the second row half door uppers and extend the camper shell. Although this is a pipe dream, don't be surprised if I start posting images of this camper shell being built. We're suppose to take a drive down to his shop in the near future. [/QUOTE]
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