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  1. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    truck house gets paint!  rustoleum works pretty well...
  2. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    oh, yeah!
  3. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    truck house gets a coat of primer.  then more sanding, another coat of primer, sanding, then paint.
  4. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    good ideas, guys, thanks!
  5. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    Thanks everyone! i do have one problem i hope you can help me with. the camper shell is just a little too long for the bed, it hangs over the end/tailgate like 1/2 to 1 inch. the hatch i'm not worried about as i can add some foam weather stripping or something along the bottom but there are...
  6. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    had to do a new table to accomodate the fridge.  also lowered the bed even more.
  7. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    floor to ceiling at front: 36-37 in. depending on where you measure. keep in mind also that I have a plastic bedliner in place... wheel wells (with bedliner thickness included) 9 inches at highest spot. changed the inside just a bit. lowered the bed yet again. pics to come.
  8. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    the most recent version. lowered the bed.... made a table....
  9. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    just in case! :D
  10. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    Truck House! first staging of the truck house interior. As I suspected, some changes are in order. as Zuzu correctly predicted, the bed is overbuilt. it is also too wide and high for the space; it works, but is too claustrophobic. the reason I built it so high is that I wanted room to fit the...
  11. rando

    the truck house: the beginning.

    the whole story is here (fundraising site):  http://www.gofundme.com/p9mh8w but here's the gist: So, after a lot of research on solar power, tiny houses, vandwelling, and sustainability,  I decided to try to make a tiny living space in the truck bed of my my Ford Ranger, about 30 sq ft.  I...
  12. rando

    ball player Daniel Norris lives in Van!

    oops. :s was going to change it but time expired!
  13. rando

    hi there from AZ

    hello there!  I'm building a dwelling into the bed of my 95 ford ranger.  i'm just building the bed now.  the floorplan has the bed, fridge with water dispenser on top, shelf opposite the bed and toilet.  storage under the bed.  had to include my 2 doggies.   :D...
  14. rando

    ball player Daniel Norris lives in Van!

    :cool: http://www.treehugger.com/tiny-houses/pro-baseball-players-dream-home-vw-van.html Daniel Norris, a 21-year old Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect, lives in his '78 VW Westfalia camper. Many young athletes who receive a hefty bonus or contract might be tempted to run out and buy a...
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