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Nothing like an off road ready camper (right Larry?). I got out of my beloved '71 Custom Camper rig because my kids had grown and what I really wanted was a low-pro/pop-up camper on my '72 GMC K2500. The '71 was asking for a restoration and I decided to donate it to a '72 SWB build and put my efforts into my dream. Well, my ex turned it into a nightmare :lol:. I still have the dream, but on hold I guess.
So, when I stumbled on what I am about to show you while searching camper type stuff, it hit me that maybe a picture/conversation thread on mild to wild off road camping rigs is due. Just a camper on a 4wd to the extreme. So, if you all agree, let me begin with this wildass rig! HUH? :lol: (photoshop or reality? Who cares, just look) |
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Heck ya! Nothing like a 6x6 Fleetwood Bounder! It would be the talk of the town at any KOA campground.
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Thats awesome! Imagine seeing that in the review mirror!
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Us consumers sure do benefit from all that military R&D, ay?
Here is the modest off road camping rig I had when I lived in Flagstaff and Pagosa Springs many moons ago. It was taken 1981 in Page,AZ. Getting groceries for a Moab trip. truck was equipped with a Sidewinder: |
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should start calling it a K20, GM did not interduce the K2500 until the 80s
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My Bad :metal:
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Anyone else have any 4wd/off road camper pics? http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c.../510msm085.jpg |
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No 4wd camper pictures? Doesn't have to be extreme, but here ya go:
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Saw this in Vermont back in July, had South Africa plates on it. Pretty awesome.
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Let's see some more 67-72 4x4 campers!!
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I recognize that gray G-van class C motor home. That guy used to be on Expedition Portal but I haven’t seen him around in a long time. He was running a late model L29 454 in it too. Cool rig!
Here are a couple real world 4x4 camper rigs that I liked and saved the pics. Not all are GM, I’m a closet Mopar fan too. The last one is a Sterling Bullet, which was a rebadged RAM. That is cool about it is how the guy made a really rock solid pop-up camper out of a 16ft U-Haul cargo box |
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Hey dirty larry, nice johnny cash reference under your name! Get Rhythm
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A few more favs from my hard drive
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And of course, there is my personal favorite off-road camper rig. I almost forgot to post my own :lol: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/...3999b95a_c.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/...2c1e4117_c.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/...02fdb90e_c.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3953/...0898ef9a_c.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3941/...2968631a_c.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7462/...23f2cc60_c.jpg Neat oddball pic from Death Valley https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/...1a8ef36e_c.jpg |
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I knew I could lure that '78 out in this thread. I missed that your truck got a story in 4wheel & Off Road. Not surprised a bit. I always wondered what the deal was with those little Sterlings. Rarely have seen one and no one I've asked has even known what I was talking about. That first rig in post #15 has me thinking about building something like that. Never considered such a simple design. On a longbed that could be supported off the front bumper
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The Silverado with the tent topper thing is called a Flip-Pac. They are really cool! Simple and light... The problem is for the cost of a new one, a person can buy a good used pickup camper for a ton less money and it seems durability problems seem to plague these things. Still a neat concept though! Here is along bed version. The flip over bed thing remains the same size as the shorter models http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RdKmw5XXLHA/0.jpg The camper shell on your old yellow truck is pretty cool too. Was that a Callen camper? Wish you still lived out this way to go play in the desert with us. |
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Some very nice rigs in this thread ,keep them coming .
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I know I can always come to you to stop my head spinning with truck industry flavor of the week migrations. My brother-in-law had an L-body Mercedes powered Sterling tandem dump. I forget what day it was built :lol: |
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Granted its a ford but i was looking up ford van 4wd conversions for a friend to see how much they cost which is not cheap and found this from one of their customer builds man it is sweet
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Elk hunt a few years ago.
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Hey Scott, I'm liking your camping pictures. I get the feeling you guys get "out there" as much as possible. We don't have a lot of get out there places for vehicles close by, mostly park and hike in places. But, my rig these days is my '85 Jimmy. Just crawl into the back and sleep diagonal on 4 sleeping pads. I have an assortment of tents, too.
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I am hoping that the truck will be done and ready for Deer & Elk this winter. |
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Do you ever hunt The North Rim? I lived in Mountainaire a while and they had the lottery even back then (35 years ago), for elk.
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Nothing like doing it with style...in an old truck. I love the North Rim. I'd be happy to go in a Yugo (if it would make it there and back). I blew out one of the exhaust manifolds on a '71 coming down off of there. Drift, brake, drift, brake all the way down. Then hit the throttle at the bottom and bla bla bla all the way back to Flagstaff for some el cheapo headers
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Oh yeah, the old "got no clutch (get the F out of my way) gotta get home" blues :lol:
One thing you gotta love about granny gear. The truck moves pretty well with that little electric motor. I bent the tie rod on some rocks messing around somewhere out there. I managed to "wander" home just fine ...heh heh |
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Which dealership sold these???
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That last one looks like fun until time to buy tires .
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Yeah, or just change a flat. It was a Willys. Now it's a He certainly will!
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oh come on I cant believe no one has put this one up. it was for sale in Virginia a few months back for 5000. its a 1966 chevy step van with a big block some weird 5 speed with an extra 4 splitter on the back and deuce axles.
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Oh yeah, I remember that. I probably have those pictures on my broken computer. gotta pay some ransom to free what I have stored there so I can get rid of that thing
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I was so tempted to bring that home. that thing is bad ass
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I kind of like the idea of having my own porch and carport when I travel.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9zsMSxlnrU...a2cb22c4d6.jpg |
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I guess you could say that is an original Motorhome .
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