Nice man!!!
I'm glad you built your Skamper so I could copy some of your work, but congrats on the new camper! Looks like it fits your truck like a glove! One of these days I'll get some pics up of my build but right now I'm just trying to get everything done for an upcoming trip.
Observer
Congrates which u were closer. I havebeen looking for one that small for my ford ranger but cant find one around here for almost 2 year.Good luck .
Explorer
Thank you. Copy away! Ideas stem from ideas! Looking forward to seeing the progress and picts of what you come upOriginally Posted by Boxlunch
Nice man!!!
I'm glad you built your Skamper so I could copy some of your work, but congrats on the new camper! Looks like it fits your truck like a glove! One of these days I'll get some pics up of my build but right now I'm just trying to get everything done for an upcoming trip.
Dang! HAHA We could thrown it on your rig quick! Thanks and hope you find one for yourself!
The Rig: Early 1999 Ford F-250 7.3L CC 4x4 (Build Date-02/98) - 217,xxx miles
DIY Intake with S&B Filter, FBD 4" Exhaust, leveling kit, 285's, Mag-Hytec Diff Covers, 203* thermostat, CCV Mod, DP-Tuner, and Bilstein 5150's
The Campers:
1990 FWC Hawk. In the process of a refurb!
1989 Skamper 0S06 Sold, Adios Amigo
If you still got that rig let me know. I've been watching your progress since the beginning since I'm a slo native. I did a similar build up with a phoenix pop up that I got rid of last summer and I've been looking off and on for a replacement.
Explorer
Well, It is time to say goodbye to an old friend. After a couple months of coordinating the Skamper has a new home. Congrats to the new owner. He stopped by my place months ago after noticing it in my driveway. He gave me his email and said if I ever wanted to sell it let him know. He was the first person I contacted after getting the Hawk. I have encouraged him to get on this forum and keep the adventures of the skamper going. Either this thread or a new one. Anyways, here are a few shots of it's new home.
Again, thanks to all you for the encouragement, advice, and praise over the years. It was sure a fun project!!
Paul
The Rig: Early 1999 Ford F-250 7.3L CC 4x4 (Build Date-02/98) - 217,xxx miles
DIY Intake with S&B Filter, FBD 4" Exhaust, leveling kit, 285's, Mag-Hytec Diff Covers, 203* thermostat, CCV Mod, DP-Tuner, and Bilstein 5150's
The Campers:
1990 FWC Hawk. In the process of a refurb!
1989 Skamper 0S06 Sold, Adios Amigo
Adventurer
Looks great on that truck also.
Still bummed that you parted ways from the Skamper family and moved to the Dark Side. Lol!
Explorer
Haha, Does that mean we cant hang out anymore?! LOL!
There are definatly pro's and cons. I posted some of my thoughts yesterday on the hawk build thread. There were really only (2) big reasons for getting it, not counting that it was for sale 10miles down the road for the right price.
1) Big Bed. Since day one my girl has complained about the bed. We had over 60 nights in it and she was never full happy. I know a bigger skamper would have been better but we delt with it. When she saw the hawk bed folded out she could not spend my $$$ fast enough! hahaSince the older FWC's only have a 2" thick foam matress on our trip I stopped in Wal-Mart and picked up a 1-1/2" thick memory foam topper. Dang bed is more comfortable than my one at home now! haha Happy girl camping = Happy me camping!
2) The skamper was a bit heavier and because I had built those AWESOME boxes (I miss those) to shim it up the center of gravity was pretty high. I could really feel the camper on the truck. Now, fully loaded, I barely feel the hawk.
The Rig: Early 1999 Ford F-250 7.3L CC 4x4 (Build Date-02/98) - 217,xxx miles
DIY Intake with S&B Filter, FBD 4" Exhaust, leveling kit, 285's, Mag-Hytec Diff Covers, 203* thermostat, CCV Mod, DP-Tuner, and Bilstein 5150's
The Campers:
1990 FWC Hawk. In the process of a refurb!
1989 Skamper 0S06 Sold, Adios Amigo
Adventurer
Haha, Does that mean we cant hang out anymore?! LOL!
There are definatly pro's and cons. I posted some of my thoughts yesterday on the hawk build thread. There were really only (2) big reasons for getting it, not counting that it was for sale 10miles down the road for the right price.
1) Big Bed. Since day one my girl has complained about the bed. We had over 60 nights in it and she was never full happy. I know a bigger skamper would have been better but we delt with it. When she saw the hawk bed folded out she could not spend my $$$ fast enough! haha
2) The skamper was a bit heavier and because I had built those AWESOME boxes (I miss those) to shim it up the center of gravity was pretty high. I could really feel the camper on the truck. Now, fully loaded, I barely feel the hawk.
Yeah we can hang. Haha!
I always have liked the FWC, in fact my first pop up was a FWC but the underbed storage and crank up roof are what keeps my liking the Skamper type construction.
In fact I found a local to me 6 foot Skamper that I am drooling over because I want the closed tailgate ability on my truck.
I might be doing a sell and buy soon!!
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