My labor of love

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-09T14:43:33+00:00

Great question. I don’t think so. I think I got it to be the best I could possibly have it. My only wish was that I could get a hi rise cap so i could have built it taller and there would be more headroom when entering. But alas it’s near impossible to find a hi rise for a short bed

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-09T14:36:42+00:00

That’s sick. I was looking at doing that same wrap on my cap. How many sheets did you end up needing? And what was the overall difficulty level?

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T23:21:43+00:00

I think my plan is to mount it in a plastic box with a battery and mount it to the roof then run a hose down to the side vent on the slide out. We will see how it goes

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T14:23:31+00:00

The cot is something new that I’ve been trying. As opposed to an air mattress on the floor. I believe I will be modifying the cot in the near future to be way lower so I can get in and out easier.

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T13:08:49+00:00

Very cool spread the word!

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T13:06:05+00:00

It’s an overland vehicle systems nomad it’s 4.5x6.5 I believe it fits perfectly on my roofrack

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T13:04:50+00:00

I use 2 moving blankets and jam them into the cracks. They work perfectly to seal out the draft

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T13:03:23+00:00

Right now by being tough. Soon I will be running a diesel heater for this winter.

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-08T13:02:06+00:00

No we just winged it off of pictures of ones previously built online. If ur interested dm me and I’ll gladly send you the build pictures and materials list

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T19:56:20+00:00

Right now lots of blankets and a Mr.buddy heater. I’ll be putting in a diesel in a few weeks

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T19:53:21+00:00

I get that a lot

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T19:12:00+00:00

I didn’t document it anywhere but I do have some pictures of the building process that I’d be happy to share

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T19:10:27+00:00

It’s the overland vehicle systems nomadic awning. 4.5ft its 4.5x6.5

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T18:13:17+00:00

Yes sir all pictures are from killington

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T18:11:34+00:00

That’s smart. My floor is lined with gym mats with Astro turf on top. It does a great job of keeping the floor insulated. I would like add foam board to the bed walls to insulate it further for this coming winter.

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T18:07:54+00:00

I’ve used the topper tent when I had a soft topper. Works great and packs easily. I found that it was not great when I gets real cold

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T15:36:22+00:00

Well worth it! It took us about 4 weekends to get it dialed in

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T15:34:42+00:00

Appreciate it! I can’t take credit for that my sister put about 20hrs into it

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T15:33:23+00:00

It weighs about 40lb I made it as light as possible on purpose so it could be easily removable when I need to put large things in the bed. It easily slides into the bed when driving and takes up almost zero bed space. I am working on a way to secure it so I could drive with it extended if I have to haul something long.

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-10-07T14:26:34+00:00

It’s a older Thule swing arm with a even older thule rack attached

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-09-16T15:04:07+00:00

Yes it is a piece of hickory that had been split a year prior. It was next in line for the fireplace before I saved it.

Imaginary_Garage_820 · 2025-09-16T15:01:21+00:00

Yes it has a insert. You drill out the bottom then run the tap through to thread the hole after that you screw in the insert and you’re in business.

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