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Great info and ideas! I can see the appeal to a stock height cargo deck and I really like the oem looking box sides that open to reveal hidden storage. I believe there was a company called Royal truck beds (?) that produced a fiberglass oem looking service body box a few years ago. In my case...

Thanks for the input Durango1! I'm definitley keeping the current truck, so no cab and chasis for me. My 2003 F350 has been a great truck, it has the 7.3 diesel and less than 145,000km (90,000 miles). I hope it (and I) will last another 15 years or so. I have found a local aluminum flatbed...

Thanks Machinebuilder; I had not thought of building upper boxes of wood. That could potentially save a lot of money, as that is something I could do myself. hmmmm... Have you had issues with water ingress, or were you able to waterproof the wood boxes?

That is a photo from the SherpTek website. Here is the same view with side panel installed:

I just wanted to share this for anyone who is not familar with Grizzly & Bear. This appears to be the untimate flatbed set up but looks very expensive (custom made in South Africa). I love the front garage...& the custom flat aluminum camper siding colour matched to the truck. This is what...

Here is a standard flatbed by the local company I am hoping to work with - it has optional side boxes and external camper tie downs: I was thinking of a system more like this, with fold down sides rather than actual storage boxes, useing the oem tie down system: I had not considered bolting...

Thanks everyone, I will check out Highway products, Moritz and Northern Lite. Sagebrush; that is a nice rear cargo box. I did not mention it yet, but I have a rear cargo box & outside kitchen setup that I plan to retain:

Hello All; I have not been active on the forum, or camping in my truck/camper for that matter, for nearly 2 years now. I hope to change all that moving forward as I get my life back on track after putting some big life changes behind me. I am hoping to get back to more camping and kayaking...

Hi All; I am considering my options for a backup camera on my 2003 F350 (+ Hawk 4Wheel camper and hitch mounted cargo box). I would like something that would work both with or without the camper/hitch box and even with the tailgate installed. I read a recent thread started by Cpt Daveport here...

The chainsaw is perfect for my limited use, which is trimming a few branches on a trail or cutting a few days worth of camp firewood. It is great not having to carry any gas (my truck is a diesel) unless I need it for my generator, which I rarely carry. I got the DUC356 model, it is compact...

The Powerfist stove is a cheap ($20 +/-) single burner butane stove that I purchased years ago from Princess Auto, a Canadian store similar to Harbor Freight in the US. I have had no issues with it, but recently purchased a GasOne GS-3400P Dual Fuel stove. I wanted to be able to used butane or...

My low tech solution, that works both in the camper and also outside: Makita 18v fan. I also use a Makita 18v LED work light for most of my interior and exterior lighting needs. My chainsaw runs on 2 18v batteries. I have a single 12 volt house battery in the camper and no fixed solar panels...

I had forgotten about this old thread. Ironically I have only replaced my old First Up gazebo/screen house in the last few weeks. I decided to go with this:

I built a 4' x 8' 6 wheel dolly then built wooden sides that were about level with the mounting surface of the canopy. I would roll the dolly behind the truck, chock the wheels to hold it in place, then get inside the canopy and crouch in the middle of the canopy with my back against the top. As...

Here is a picture of the steel backing plate I used to secure the cargo box to the Megaswing: I looked at lots of different styles of home made kichen boxes on Youtube and also looked at lots of factory built options. I concluded that they were mostly too big and too complicated for my needs...

Thanks Rock! I don't have pictures of the support bracket, but I will be taking everything apart soon for some more modifications, so I will be sure to get some support bracket pics. The support bracket is made from 3/16" aluminum plate bent at a 90 degree angle to form an L shape. The top...

Thanks guys! I will post updates as the project continues.

I have been lusting after an Aluminess or Buckstop style bumper with twin swing away cargo boxes for years. The boxes would be used for an outside kitchen plus storage for a generator, small gas can and a chainsaw. Unfortunately I just can't justify the expense. Plus with Covid, travel from my...

Thanks for the suggestions Old Crow. I was not aware or "Swivel Wheel"...I will look into that. As to your suggestion regarding the centre receiver, I agree that the recovery point need not be installed until required, but I don't think the swing away bracket would be compatible with a centre...

Hello; I was doing some research on an UltraSwing for my 2003 F350. On the website they show a similar truck to mine with the Ultraswing installed, if you look carefully the oem hitch appears to have an accessory receiver mounted to each side. I'm wondering if this is an available bolt on...

The 12 volt cooler in the middle of my cargo platform is a: Waeco Tropicool TB15 Thermo-Electric Coolbox

Sugar Lake, BC.

Thanks, I am enjoying it so far!

My new Delta 12-10 kayak on Hidden Lake, BC this weekend:

Yes, it's a small 12 volt cooler for cold drinks on the road.