- Joined
- Sep 5, 2008
- Messages
- 202
- Reaction score
- 2
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Georgia
- Vehicle Year
- '93
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 5.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
I have owned my truck since new (1993) and put an ARE Series 7 shell on it in 2000 - but to date, I have never slept in the truck. All my camping has been in a tent.
I planned a 2-week trip to the desert in the spring of 2011. We planned to run the Mojave Road for 3 days, then spend 6 days in Death Valley. I ran the Mojave Road in 1988, and had never been to Death Valley, even though I had lived in SoCal for 18 years. This was going to be quite a trip, since I live in Georgia now!
As part of my trip preparation, I decided to build a sleeping platform in the truck, to camp/sleep in. I brought my tent just in case, but the plan was to sleep in the truck.
In this thread, I will explain what I built (in words and pictures). I built this in 2 phases, but I will talk about it as one.
I planned a 2-week trip to the desert in the spring of 2011. We planned to run the Mojave Road for 3 days, then spend 6 days in Death Valley. I ran the Mojave Road in 1988, and had never been to Death Valley, even though I had lived in SoCal for 18 years. This was going to be quite a trip, since I live in Georgia now!
As part of my trip preparation, I decided to build a sleeping platform in the truck, to camp/sleep in. I brought my tent just in case, but the plan was to sleep in the truck.
In this thread, I will explain what I built (in words and pictures). I built this in 2 phases, but I will talk about it as one.