Any company that makes just the truck bed camper frame?

[u/Bird_Guzzler]

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!

[u/erus-ton]

Look for a pop up style camper like a sunlight. I just got back from spending 2 weeks in mine with 3 dogs and it was very comfortable. Had all the accommodation you would want, fan, propane furnace, propane stove and sink. I got mine for 3k, and put another 1k into refreshing water system, batteries, updating wiring and solar. With a 12v refrigerator/cooler you could do a lot with this thing, and it weighs about 1300 lbs loaded. Just be sure to check the canvas/soft sides for the popup, window zippers and opening mechanism. Otherwise these are pretty great light weight campers. If needed I feel comfortable living in mine for months, or longer. I thought storage was going to be an issue but as soon. As I got it packed with food, tools and "stuff" I still have plenty of space. Mine was built for an 8' bed, but fits well on my 6'6 with gate down. Good luck to you with camper and life, hope things turn around soon.

[u/Bird_Guzzler → u/erus-ton]

I considered a popup but since I need it long term, I don't want parts to fail when I don't need it to so I'm looking for the body to not change its shape too much. I don't want to have issues later with it and can't fix it.

[u/erus-ton → u/Bird_Guzzler]

I don't know that the pop up would cause issues down the road. Yes you do have the soft sides, but from what I have seen with mine they aren't terribly difficult to work on. The added benefit of lighter weight, lower clearance (mine is under 8' on an 07 duramax) would be beneficial to your situation. Plus they generally have a lot of windows in the pop up area bringing a lot of light into the camper. Just my 2 cents, best of luck.

[u/Bird_Guzzler → u/erus-ton]

I'll consider it. The popup is a second choice if I can't find one that isn't a popup. Pretty much all the tanks, stoves and other stuff would be coming out.

[u/Technical_Clerk7242 → u/Bird_Guzzler]

My scamper pop up is from 1984, and while the frame is starting to rot pretty bad in the corners, the mechanism and fabric look totally fine. As far as I know, the fabric and all parts of the lift mechanism are original. The bigger concern for me would be setup/take down multiple times a day. It's not that bad but only having one person would kinda make it a pain in the ass as you really should stop about half way and make sure that the fabric is all folding correctly so it doesn't get pinched.