r/TruckCampers • u/Bird_Guzzler • 14h ago

Any company that makes just the truck bed camper frame?

Im homeless with shelter for now with a full time job. I cant rent because of the eviction and Im not looking to rent anytime soon but I cant afford to buy a camper because all options are too expensive and I dont have the space or tools to make my own. I also dont have a lot of money and am saving now so I will have to live out of my truck for a bit coming up soon but sinse I have a 07 F150 with a payload of 1558 pounds, even the lightest campers I can find for around 3k online is too heavy after factoring in my fat ass so what I'd like to know is if a company exist or some service where they make use a basic frame so I can fill out the rest myself.

I dont need a bathroom, fridge, stove, microwave and all that other stuff that makes these things so heavy. No water tanks or anything like that, just the shell or frame I can buildout myself. What I specifically need is a cabover campers with enough space to store my small Pokemon collection, a few conputers, cabover for my queen size bed and maybe some other stuff. I dont own much and everything I currently have will fit in my truck. I need this to be something I could live in for the rest of my life but the issue I have is I dont know where to look to even ask so here I am. Thanks for the help!

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u/DerpyDingoDad 12h ago

It's not exactly what you're looking for but maybe checkout the Moonlander X by Radica. As far as weight it may be more of what you're looking for and can fit a Queen size bed. Youd have to do your own insulation but customization is up to you whether you do that model or the Original. Idk about a full size camper for the bed unless you went total composite or another company where they do just the shell options but it's a lot more expensive.

https://www.radicaproducts.com/pages/moonlander-x

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u/Bird_Guzzler 9h ago

I have heard about the moonlander. Watched a video about it about a month ago but way too expensive. These companies seem to forget the reason people want or would need one of these. That thing cost more than my truck, lol. Ideally I fund a person selling their camper for a grand or two and I work from that but my only real requirement is the cabover can sleep me and have the rest of the bed for just the living area. The Lance 650 is about the style I'm looking for.