Looking for Light weight over Can camper

Looking for a truck camper for a 1998 SR5 6ft bed (like photo below) thanks!
In Orange County area or anywhere with in an hour or 2 92672

 

Good Luck most used are trashed If you go new very expensive.

 

Good luck man, I looked for basically the same thing off and on for the last year and either they were sold the same day listed or wanted more than the truck was worth. Hopefully your luck is better than mine, at this point I’m seriously thinking of building my own, a friend of my dads who’s a retired fiberglass mold maker said he would help me glass it. It’s a pretty simple shape and can be built out of 1/4 plywood and 1 by 2 pine. Bonus is I can build it exactly how I want. Good luck.

 

This is pretty sweet.

https://gofastcampers.com/pages/camper

 

Thanks haha I figured as much but gotta try

 

pm sent about camper shell

 

What’s your budget and desired use for it?

 

$2000-$3000 hopefully but if it’s nice enough I’d be willin to pay a few more

 

Check out bel-air custom campers around 3-4k new (pretty sure the camper in your 1st post is a bel-air)

 

Yea it just takes a month to make and I’m tryin to get one ASAP thanks tho!

 

Might take longer then a month to find a clean one. Shit I’ve been looking for a flippac for over a year haha. In all that time I only found one in good shape and it was sold 20mins after add was published. They go quick

 

Yea I actually just called them after you said that and their wait time is 6-7months with 35 people already on the waiting list. So I guess I’m waiting haha

 

Have you considered like a pop out camper? Vagabond Off-road makes one. I think? For our gen.

 

I have not but I’ll check em out I’m trying to live in the back for a while to save $$$ cuz of rent in California so a tent is a lil suspect from street camping

 

Have you considered a high top camper shell? It’s a lot cheaper and way easier to find. Cabovers for these truck are extremely rare because these trucks are a smidge too small for em. I’ve only seen one or two in the wild before.

 

Honestly, Tacomas don't have the weight capacity to be able to handle these types of camper shells. The slide-ins are even worse.

Even the modern super light weight ones that cost $6k+ are pushing it, weight-wise.

There was a post not too long ago of a guy with a 3rd gen, 33's, skids, sliders, bed cover (not a rack or RTT), and a full tank, and he was 20 lbs from GVWR with no passengers or gear. In other words, simply by driving it he exceeds GVWR. Does your truck explode if you go over GVWR? No, but there are liability implications (insurance), and it just adds to the wear and tear of our trucks anyway. It's not like the 3.4L is a powerhouse to pull that weight. God forbid you have a 4cyl, lol.

 

I have sliders, steel plate winch bumper, full bed rack and 5 person Tepui RTT and occasionally I pull my Bayliner with it loaded with camping gear at the same time. With my four cylinder.

Can confirm it doesn’t like it

 

Shit, my 3.4L didn't really like it when I towed a 1800# (dry wt) popup trailer.

Bet your SC doesn't hurt tho...

 

I have a 17.5” Bowrider, I think I’m pushing 3,500 pounds with the trailer, the boat, and the gear.

It doesn’t like going up grades but it’ll do it. I could feel my leg getting hot through the transmission tunnel when I was going to Lake Berryessa up the mountain passes. I really need to install my cooler.

I couldn’t tell you if the supercharger is helping, I sure hope it is.

 

what front bumper is that??