This sounds a LOT fanicer than it is, but here goes...
My '04 F150 is getting an engine rebuild done by a VERY particular tech.... Me, with the help of my brother in law... The teardown has begun and we should be sending the heads and block out to be hot tanked and inspected shortly, but that doesn't involve wood...
The truck has the 6.5 foot bed, that will fit an RV short queen mattress, so the idea here is to use a hi top cap, either something like a Leer 122, or better yet, an uluminum contractors cap with side doors, and build a sleeping platform and stowage drawers. Assuming a contractor cap with side access doors, I will set up a bolt in panel to allow mounting of a small 5K BTU window unit AC. The one I have is an older LG mechanical and at max pulls 4 amps so my little 1k generator will have no problems with it... 3/4" plywood reinforcements for roof rack crossbars will be fitted, and the entire cap will be insulated with sheet foam, and interior paneled with 1/4" T&G cedar closet liner. Need advise on how to finish it. I want the aromatic cedar bug resistance. So I am pretty sure poly isn't a good option...
The sleeping platform will be based around 1/2" and 3/4" ply, with 2x2s glued and screwed as reinforcements. There will be a bulkhead at the front far enough back to restrain 4 Reliance 7 gallon Aqua Tainers. There should be 2 drawers set up, a left and a right, with the left being general gear stowage, and the right being the kitchen / cooler / fuel stowage.
The idea here is the kitchen side, I want to be able to pull the drawer out, drop support legs down, and flip the stove open, get to cooking... The Port o potty, generator, gray water tank will be carried in a lockable box on the hitch haul. The hitch haul lock box needs to be able to be broken down though. The idea is to empty it, break it down or take it off, then fold the tailgate down and get access to everything in the bottom of the bed without having to lift...
Needless to say, I am glad lumber prices have been dropping!
My '04 F150 is getting an engine rebuild done by a VERY particular tech.... Me, with the help of my brother in law... The teardown has begun and we should be sending the heads and block out to be hot tanked and inspected shortly, but that doesn't involve wood...
The truck has the 6.5 foot bed, that will fit an RV short queen mattress, so the idea here is to use a hi top cap, either something like a Leer 122, or better yet, an uluminum contractors cap with side doors, and build a sleeping platform and stowage drawers. Assuming a contractor cap with side access doors, I will set up a bolt in panel to allow mounting of a small 5K BTU window unit AC. The one I have is an older LG mechanical and at max pulls 4 amps so my little 1k generator will have no problems with it... 3/4" plywood reinforcements for roof rack crossbars will be fitted, and the entire cap will be insulated with sheet foam, and interior paneled with 1/4" T&G cedar closet liner. Need advise on how to finish it. I want the aromatic cedar bug resistance. So I am pretty sure poly isn't a good option...
The sleeping platform will be based around 1/2" and 3/4" ply, with 2x2s glued and screwed as reinforcements. There will be a bulkhead at the front far enough back to restrain 4 Reliance 7 gallon Aqua Tainers. There should be 2 drawers set up, a left and a right, with the left being general gear stowage, and the right being the kitchen / cooler / fuel stowage.
The idea here is the kitchen side, I want to be able to pull the drawer out, drop support legs down, and flip the stove open, get to cooking... The Port o potty, generator, gray water tank will be carried in a lockable box on the hitch haul. The hitch haul lock box needs to be able to be broken down though. The idea is to empty it, break it down or take it off, then fold the tailgate down and get access to everything in the bottom of the bed without having to lift...
Needless to say, I am glad lumber prices have been dropping!
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