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    Why are water tanks horziontal?

    *Mount the floor as low as possible, with LARGE cut-out wheel wells. *Use unimog portal axles or planetary axle for better ground clearance. *Mount underfloor heating elements. *Have the water tank made out of stainless, flat and covering the entire floor of the INSIDE of the camper. *Use...
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    Some pictures of our work...maltec from germany

    I am very interested in having something built on a Ford Raptor platform.
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    After much deliberation and research, I have come to a few realizations. The most effective way to realize this goal is to make the heavier part of the camper shell, the floor, overcab bed, door, wet-bath, water tanks, and nose cone, one single rigid molded shell of Arovex nanotube epoxy...
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    Beautiful Rig, Ram! (I was just kidding, Jack. Of course we want you here!)
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    Go away, jack. No one wants you on this thread! ;P
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    Obviously, I was joking about the fifth wheel… Thought you guys would have picked up on that… Kind of disappointed.
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    Hmmm. After much thought, and reading everyone's comments, I have uncovered YET ANOTHER niche market that remains unfilled. Off-Road Fifth Wheel Trailers! I REALLY like Kimberly Kamper (AU) and I have realized you get much more for your money with trailers. AS someone on the thread said...
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    Of course, you are absolutely correct, Christophe! I just needed to vent about it :)
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    For the record , the REAL reason EarthRoamer won't build this for me has to do with their supplier, http://www.cfmaier.com . Arovex is a competitor's product. I KNOW the reason and it's NOT because of "custom fabrication". I know this because they make the XV-LT in many different lengths. The...
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    An Oberaigner Six by Six Sprinter would be cool… But not very fast. Here is an argument FOR the merits of reinventing the wheel… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13nZKynpeGo
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    I have heard several individuals mention that EarthRoamer is not a "one-off" shop and they don't do custom fabrication, due to economies of scale, they produce serial campers. I never suggested, nor implied, a one-off build. I suggested they do a feasibility study on producing a new SERIAL...
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    How do I rename it??? Even though I joined a few years ago, I have only used this forum a few times. UniSolar did go out of business, but you can still buy their panels from left over stock.
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    I appreciate the points that have been raised, and I am realizing I am going to need to hone the design criteria and get as specific as possible to achieve the goal. I have decided NOT to go with a custom tube frame solution at this time, purely because of cost. I do stick by my original design...
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    That's exactly what I am talking about! Nice pics! Although, I do love me some camping in Alaska, so a flip pack won't work. But a rising hard top would work perfectly! I wish Bowler made a long wheelbase version of the EXR-S with left-hand drive. Would LOVE to make a camper out of that. Long...
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    MY DREAM BUILD… ULTRA-LIGHT "GO FAST" CAMPER.

    XP Camper Cube comes closest, I think. Here is a question... Has anyone heard of a tubular space-frame "trophy truck-style" camper ever being built???
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