Let's See Inside Your Camper Shell

This, to me, is the primary reason to have one(I still need to bite the bullet and buy one). I already have my floor plans drawn up. Can't wait for the day when I can just pull off the road and crash out COMFORTABLY while watching a movie.

 

Few years ago - loaded up for a 5 day hunting trip.

 

Quite surprised that those 2x4's fit in there so perfectly.

 

It's designed for it width wise. Plus, measure twice...cut once for length.

 

Did you mount your ARB drawers by eye or did you follow the included instructions for a Helix?

 

careful what you ask for lol... this was day 6 of 13 days camping in utah a few weeks ago. a 10" SCT telescope in a pelican case takes up most of the bed

 

I purchased them used, so no instructions. Slee Offroad has the installation instructions on their website:

http://www.sleeoffroad.com/installation/arb_drawer_installation.pdf

The best advice I can give is secure the two drawer frames together with the channel slides and the eight, or so, bolts. Then place them in the bed and center the drawer unit, there will not be a lot of room for lateral, side-to-side movement, so it's rather easy. Eyeball them off of the ridges in the composite bed. There is a center ridge in the back of the bed (or I guess I should say the front) and it is exactly in the middle, so center the 1/8" gap where the two drawers meet in the center of this ridge. Then take a tape measure and verify everything is square in the bed. Measure twice, drill your holes, and bolt them through the bed.

 

Thank you!

 

I just finished up this sleeping platform design with full length drawers that roll out. I'll be out in the woods testing the design this weekend.

 

Loving those sleeping platform . One day I will have one in my camper.

 

All kinds of good ideas in here, I just need to get a camper shell now, for my little baby bed...haha.

 

I'll also add that you may want to purchase a set of bed stiffeners before the drawers are installed. Install the stiffeners, then the drawers. If you mount the drawers too close to the back of the bed (the tailgate end) and decide to purchase stiffener brackets later on, you may not be able to install the stiffener brackets without repositioning the drawers - which is a major pain. Personally, I think the bed stiffeners are a must if you have a shell, especially if you mount a RTT or a cargo box on the topper.

 

I'll be installing some from At the Helm on Saturday.

 

Great. They're good insurance with this type of bed set up.

 

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@inesshell

 

We has the same cooler

 

More often than not, simple is better. That's how I roll.

 

From the last fishing trip. Nothing special.

 

I love the white bumper! I was just pricing one out at Mobtown for shits and gigs since they are running their BF sale. Makes me want to replace my minutely dinged up factory bumper with something like yours.