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    Van Top Question

    I bought a low top Sprinter van. I want to have a permanently installed high roof. I want it to be just over the cooking area. I can almost stand up in the van so it doesn't need to be very big. I don't want it to be raiseable. It wouldn't need to be any bigger than 3' X 4' and stick up only 3...
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    the camper continues to work great. I talked about the actuators taking on water because they aren't designed for outdoor use so I enclosed the actuator with a plastic hood that goes up with the actuator. Hard to describe. I'll post a pic if anyone is interested.
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    It's approximately 43 inches from the top of my flat bed to the top of my cab. I have never experienced any structural failure or cracking in the camper due to driving off road. I do have notches in the bottom of the camper that the wheel wells fit into.
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    I wanted to add pictures of my truck without the camper on so you can see the sides of the flat bed and the wheel wells. The aluminum box at the rear drivers side, under the flat bed, is for grey water from the camper.
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Sarconcepts: I have no problem with alignment or pinching. The actuators are model FA-05-12-30. I went into the actuators and reset the top stop cause my top lifts 28" not 30". I put an 80 pound spring on the bottom mount of the actuator to insure there is an even pull when in the top is in...
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    Short bed pop up remodel with shower and toilet for Ford f150 supercrew

    randman: Looks like a sweet camper you are building. I also built one and considered having the top lower and bypass the bottom like the Alaskan but instead went with all sides folding. Check it out on this forum under Pop up and pop out camper. I tried to get your pictures to show but after an...
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    someone asked about the slides for the slider. I built them out of plastic I purchased from Tap Plastic. The top of the slide is a "T" and the bottom has a slot with a cap that retains the top T.
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Sorry it took me awhile to get back with you all. Just been to the Bishop area to rock climb with the camper. Down to about 15 degrees at nite there. I need to do something about condensation in the camper for the nite. Had 3 people and 4 dogs in it all nite and Catalitic heater on all nite with...
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Allochris: It took approximately 3 months working with the prototype and 9 months with the actual build. That's working 10 hours a day 6 days a week. I hate to say how much it cost but will say it cost way too much. Don't ever try to build something like this to save either time or money (at...
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Suntinez: The Camper weighs 3000# wet
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Answers to your questions: How are the slideout walls supported: The roof and largest wall (passenger side wall) are one piece and hinged at the base. The two small side walls of the slider are also hinged at their bases and fold down before the roof/passenger side wall is folded down. The whole...
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Here are a few more interior pics.
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    Lynn: Thanks for the welcome. I was looking for someplace to show off my camper and stumbled across this site. I'll post an interior pic. The Slider just folds down like the rest of the camper. I'll come up with a better interior pic. I forgot to mention that it has a catolytic heater which you...
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    Pop up and Pop Out Camper

    I built the camper displayed with the following features. (I guess you wouldn't call this an Expedition Camper but if it were on a 4WD PU it might be. I am into rock climbing and I do need to go, and often do, into areas where some of the rigs shown on this website would be nice but 99% of my...
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