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dedmiston

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Posted: 11/18/21 11:37am

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Just saw this on FB. I have so many questions, but mostly just "Why?!?!"

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Posted: 11/18/21 12:20pm

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Why not?

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Posted: 11/18/21 12:28pm

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Cab was too high and they didn't want to raise the center of gravity.

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Posted: 11/18/21 12:29pm

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Oregun wrote:

Cab was too high and they didn't want to raise the center of gravity.

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Posted: 11/18/21 12:30pm

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So the camper didn’t have to be raised higher to clear the flip up truck cab

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Posted: 11/18/21 12:34pm

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And the entrance is now in a better spot than if it were flipped IMO.

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Posted: 11/18/21 01:26pm

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What a joke. I hope it has a side entry [emoticon]

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Posted: 11/18/21 02:20pm

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Not someplace I would want to be in during the hot summer months, that is for sure.

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Posted: 11/18/21 02:30pm

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It might make wheelies easier...

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Posted: 11/18/21 03:14pm

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The rule is Use What You Have! When building your own.

This makes perfect sense and actually should work fine.
The truck cab flips forward to get to the engine so he could not put the camper over the truck.
On the rear he has very good departure angle (driving down a cliff and the rear of the truck does not get stuck on the hill).
The weight of the sleeper section is negligible.
He probably had the camper and had the truck, so this was free...

It is neat. What is the problem?

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