Changing my truck camper from slide in to flatbed...

[bumblebus]

Looking for help... I have a 1986 Six-Pac 100SC that I LOVE. I use it with a 1999 Ford F-350 DRW flatbed that I also love.

I'm looking to add "side boxes" under the camper "wings" to just make this a full time flatbed camper for extra storage and because I use the over dinette bunk for my kid's bed. Can anyone recommend how to do this? There are already two built-in doors under the dinette bench and on the kitchen side so maybe this was a common mod back in the day??

The existing camper frame seems to be 1/2" ply so I was thinking of just using that for the extensions?? How do I make a strong connection to the existing camper frame? Brackets? Epoxy? Should I try to find matching siding/slats (probably hard from the '80s) or just paint it black or what? I'm trying to find examples of this online and failing completely.

Thanks for ANY help.

 

[redthies]

You can probably find a rotten 6 pack camper for cheap to salvage matching siding from. You could build your boxes out of plywood, and just screw and glue to the under/side of the camper. The construction part is simple, the making it look good part will take more effort.

 

[Porkchopexpress]

I have seen pictures of flat bed set ups where the sides are storage boxes with access doors. I did a google search of “truck camper flatbed storage” and found several pictures. Also this thread might have useful info:

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