VanIsle_Greg
I think I need a bigger truck!
It looks really REALLY good on the truck. Glad it fit and it fits well still after all that work. That must have been a nail biting few minutes. heh
Well done.
Well done.
Gladiator Pop-Up Pass Through Camper Build
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Mules
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Thanks, I was a bit stressed, but everything seems to be working well. So far I've put a couple hundred miles on it driving around. No 4 wheeling yet.
It's funny, but I'm getting about 1/2 mile per gallon better fuel economy on the highway. I guess it has better aerodynamics than just the truck bed. Also, there is no wind noise from the top driving 70 mph.
It's also been doing fine driving in the rain. Nothing leaks, except for a few drips inside my back hatchback.
One other note is that the truck's A/C seems to handle the camper with no problem. It might not be the most efficient, but the truck's A/C keeps the camper cool even with the tent up (90 degrees outside, 72 inside). I wonder how much fuel my truck burns running on idle with the A/C on.
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Mules
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I'm mocking up the interior with plywood and cardboard boxes. The tall box will be a storage cabinet, possibly with sink/stove on top. The bench will pull out and fold over the back seats of the Gladiator, making an "L" shaped bench. The frig is under the seat by the tailgate. Looks like I could seat four people with this layout.
VanIsle_Greg
I think I need a bigger truck!
I like your use of CAD while designing the interior of the back (Cardboard Aided Design) as well as the Intense box. Are you a MTB enthusiast as well as an overland/jeep/pop-up camper one too? I just picked up a new e-bike recently, and am in love with the sport all over again.
Coming along nice, and that is a fair amount of space for such a small truck bed.
Coming along nice, and that is a fair amount of space for such a small truck bed.
Mules
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I'll have to steal the CAD joke!
Yep, I had to get a new Mountain Bike, just trying to keep up with my kid.
If I get tired, I can just have fun shuttling my kid to the top of the mountain!
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Mickey Bitsko
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Looks great..
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VanIsle_Greg
I think I need a bigger truck!
Nice! I have always had a soft spot for Intense Bikes. I used to freeride/downhill a LOT. Whistler and Mt Washington here on Vancouver Island were my go-to places all summer. I knew a few people with the M1 DH bikes. Super slick.
I picked up an e-bike this time around. I have a 2022 Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 Race. A LOT less travel than I am used to (both other bikes I have that are analog non-e-bike) have 6 and 7" travel. Hallway pic is the best I can muster now... just got it and did a tubeless setup with Cushcore inserts. Pretty stoked about those.
My kids never really got into biking much, probably why I stepped away from it for so long. The shuttle pic looks epic!
pith helmet
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are those ammo dump bags on the back of your seats?
Mules
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Sweet bike. I like that you can't tell it's an ebike. I was thinking about getting a Specialized Levo, which looks similar to yours.
The pictures of me above are from Winter Park which is some of the best biking on the east side of the Rockies as well as some cool 4 wheeling. I hear Whistler is incredible. Touring the Northwest with the truck and bike are on my bucket list.
A couple more pics from Winter Park area around 12,000 ft elevation.
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Mules
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Good eye! They are great little trash cans for the truck, or holding big water/gator aid bottles after a bike ride. I'm always using them. They come in handy for my AR and 12 gage also
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pith helmet
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I had considered using them for easy access storage in the Jeep. Nice set up.Good eye! They are great little trash cans for the truck, or hold big water/gator aid bottles after a bike ride. I'm always using them. They come in handy for my AR and 12 gage also
