Re: [bandycoot] Who's converted their truck/minivan to a camper?:
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I tricked out my ranger to live out of for about 200bucks. Here is what I did: Bought some ply wood. Made a frame that looked like a book shelf. Its 18inches tall (about the level of the shell).
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The frame is laid in the bed. The front two compartments have a lid that can be opened for storage of things i dont need all the time. (extra gear ect) The back to sections were covered with a piece of ply wood (screwed on) Then I built two drawers that fit in the spaces. These drawers pull out via handles cut into the faces and rest on the tail gate. They just slide on the bed liner. The drawers (about 18"high X 18"wide X 4' deep) all my climbing and camping gear fit in the drawers which have dividers to keep stuff organized. Then i throw my cooler, crash pads and sleeping bags on the top of the drawers. when its bed time throw the cooler and pads in the cab, crawl in and crash out. I've seen a lot of people with the raised shelf like others have described but i found the drawers work so much better at keeping organized.
Its alot like the other guys just done cheeper but with drawers.
(This post was edited by he-man on Apr 30, 2007, 6:54 PM)
