80 series with a Four Wheel Drive Camper?

[67cruiser]

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I LOVE THIS

 

[JWNissan]

Basil uses his rig which is cool. Behind the Rocks Trail, Moab.

 

[1973Guppie]

A couple people have put complete dolphin cabs on the 80 chassis. I saw one example of a 60 that did a cab chop and integrated the camper onto it, though I think they cut it after the first row.

Anything is possible if you're determined enough, but the above advice is well given about COG. What kind of trails do you intend to run?

thx for that, just following up on this thread now, right now I am just tossing the idea around, COG makes sense, just trying to see if it's possible. Most likely wouldn't run stuff like the Rubicon with it, so light to moderate wheeling. I may just go the traditional route.

 

[efjayatee]

@1973Guppie Why not just do campteq conversion?

 

[1973Guppie]

@1973Guppie Why not just do campteq conversion?

meh, I mean at that point I would just get a nice RTT. I don't feel like the campteq us worth it for what you get.

 

[efjayatee]

Point taken...ain't for everyone but its more agile and versatile than hauling a camper and lighter.(only gained 75lbs after the roof conversion)
315s and slap a turbo and don't look back

 

[devo]

This Wasatch wouldn’t be a bad way to go

 

[ZackR]

I guess technically you could make it happen but it would be a ton of work. Are you thinking of something like this but on an 80 series?

Another option if you wanted to stay with Toyota, something like this would be so much easier.

Saw this one too:

 

[alia176]

This is my opinion of course, but an 80 makes for a piss poor truck with a heavy arse 4wheel camper on the back. For that much weight, a 70 series with leaves in the rear, coils up front makes more sense to me, assuming of course money is no object. Cutting up an 80 to turn it into something it was never meant to be doesn't make sense to me. However, for some folks it's the journey, and for other it's the destination. I think a Tundra Ute chassis might be a more suitable platform for a 4wheel camper on this site of the pond. I've seen some nice campers on the backs of Tundras, and they must cost a bloody fortune, but man O man, are they sexy.

I've seen plenty of $$$$ conversions from Germany, AUST, etc on a 80/100/200 chassis and I think they all suck for the application. They're definitely cool but that breakover angle on those rigs is just plain redonk, not to mention how tight they are inside. I walked inside a Maltek (spell) 200 series and thought to myself "self, why the F**** would I want to spend this money on this conversion just for bragging rights? There's no way this overgrown pig is gonna go anywhere I'd want to go w/o freaking the F**** out of myself at every overhang or outcropping."

You're looking to go inside a controlled environment when the weather turns to absolute shiat, and chances are there might be two humans, and a doggo or two. I can't imagine that tiny space for y'all while you wait out the weather.

Again, just my opinion.

 

[ZackR]

Replace the Jeep with a landcruiser....

38 Campers Tow 35 Jeeps, 2 Samurai, and 1 Willys - https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/question-of-the-week/towing-a-jeep/

I have a full size truck and camper, it's pretty surprising the places it will go. Nothing compared to the capability of the cruiser but the comfort while camping is hard to beat (especially in the cold).

11-13mpg loaded is barely less than the cruiser unloaded

 

[Broski]

Replace the Jeep with a landcruiser....

38 Campers Tow 35 Jeeps, 2 Samurai, and 1 Willys - https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/question-of-the-week/towing-a-jeep/

I have a full size truck and camper, it's pretty surprising the places it will go. Nothing compared to the capability of the cruiser but the comfort while camping is hard to beat (especially in the cold).

11-13mpg loaded is barely less than the cruiser unloaded

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Nice setup and Bigfoot makes a really nice camper.
I’m in the same camp bigger is better.

 

[HoustonFj80]

Have you seen FlyAddiction's thread?

Build Thread 'Our PanAm rig build thread'

Oct 4, 2015

The Plan:

Completing the Pan American highway in 3 stages;

1st Home (Canmore Alberta) to Panama,

2nd Home to Prudhoe Bay Alaska

3rd Colombia to Ushuaia Chile

The goal is to leave for the first leg of this expedition by late October 2016 with my Wife Bianca, my long time friend and 4Runner owner Danny and his wife Kana. That gives me a full year and a bit to build a reliable expedition rig. During the 5 month trip(first leg only) we plan on Offroading, biking, fishing, surfing, hiking , climbing and some charity work in rural communities of central america.

The Truck:

The addiction...

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