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[rich]

Looks to me like one of these by livin lite or something like it:

http://www.livinlite...er-overview.php

[Alley-Kat]

Not really. The entire top makes an A-Frame with hard sides to the A-Frame.

[wittrrider]

Not really. The entire top makes an A-Frame with hard sides to the A-Frame.

Aliner folding truck camper.

[Alley-Kat]

Yeah, that's it. Way to go.

Truck Cabin

Truck Cabin Freedom

And, lastly, Andrew Koransky's web page (where the above links came from).

[Alley-Kat]

Happened across the owner of this A-Liner this week and I reintroduced myself and Louis had some extra time to show me his unit.

Two side pieces are spring loaded, so pretty easy to lift up each side.
The bungie cords are supposed to keep the sides from going too far, however, Louis says they are not that good in a strong crosswind.



Align the top of each side with the other side, latch in place.



Lift the back wall top section up and latch together from the inside.



Step inside and lift the front wall and latch from the inside.



And, we're camping...



It's pretty small inside, but, it has big windows on all four sides and it's like being inside an A-Frame cabin, lots of natural light when the curtains are pulled back.

Here's some interior photos.








And, the front wall at the peak.



Interesting that it has in the left cabinet (where the sink is located) a front opening fridge that only operates on 110VAC according to Louis.

In the right side cabinet, there is a propane heater and some storage.

The center of the bed can be lifted to make a table with a seat on the left and another one on the right.


After he showed me his, I showed him mine. We had a good couple of hours just talking about our pop-up truck campers. I gave him some ideas on replacing that fridge with a 12VDC compressor unit and adding a solar panel with a charge controller, and a good battery.

[ski3pin]

We saw a similar A frame camper (but different brand) this March at Mesquite Springs campground in Death Valley. Should have taken a picture. The folding pieces were molded and not flat stock.

[Accrete]

Cari and i had an A-Liner for a couple seasons. The "Cross Wind" issue mentioned by the truck camper a-liner owner was a bit understated. When the wind blows it is dangerous and crazy trying to get the a frame up or down. And thus why we sold ours. . . buyer beware. . . but cool idea.