Vertically Tall Camper Shells for 2015 Tacoma Access Cab

That Adventure Trailer Habitat thing is so bad ass................

 

I have built out a little bed (storage under bed with access panels through the top) and some shelving units in the back. As well as a surfboard rack. It holds 3 boards up to 6'7".

The orange and red clearance lights come standard on the bel-air shells. They are activated when the lights are turned on. They wire it up to your battery with a fuse upon install. This one also came with some interior lights in the front and back. I'll dig up what pics I can.

It's taken me a few iterations of design to get it to this stage. Some things work and some don't. All depends on your needs.

About flex: you do not want the shell to resist box flex... You want to have a shell capable of flexing with the box and not breaking.

 

Nice useful setup ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

That second photo with the bicycle stowed on the right side is the money shot. Most definitely a nice set up!

 

I too have are mx. Love it so far. I built a platform from plywood and 2x8s off the cutouts designed for them in the bed. I am 6ft and can sit up without feeling too cramped in the back when I remove the platform from half of the bed. I think it adds an extra 5 inches if I remember correctly

 

Salladh, that's an awesome setup, thanks a ton for posting the photos. I'm thinking about upgrading to a Bel-Air, my biggest concern is weight and drag since I have a 2010 2.7L 4cyl. Do you have any idea how much your Bel-Air weighs? And how did the drag affect your mileage? I was thinking of going bigger, been living out of my cab-high fiberglass shell for 2 years and so tired of crawling around. Like I said though, wondering how my 4 banger would handle the drag and weight.. They have some cab-over ones that look really nice.

Thanks,
Brian

 

If I had to do it over again I would begin with an aluminum work shell from Tradesman. You can custom order to your liking and they have a lot of options.
I would do something like the following but with a gradual increase in height after the cab instead of 90 degrees.
http://tradesmantrucktops.com/

 

^^
"IF" I should have ponied up the money at first for one of these too...

 

Salladh

Thats a pretty awesome setup you have there in your Bel Air, however your surfer-mobile documentary here on TW would not be complete without a picture of you catching some surf on a BIG WAVE, u got a pic of you hitting the water after emerging from a long snooze snoring in the back of your surfer mobile only to emerge at dawn to catch the surf ?

 

Cowabunga dude!

 

My current camper, a Four Wheel Camper Finch, cost much more than a Tradesman cap and it was used.
Pros and cons for any set up.

 

Totally agree!

 

ARE, 26 to 32 wedge. Just installed, but soon to iron out the kinks

 

Totally forgot about this thread. I changed my set up too.

 

@ETAV8R
What brand/height of canopy is that?

Thanks,
-Matt

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tradesman-truck-tops-commercial-style-topper-shell.504188/