The Flatbed Camper: From RAM to La Tortuga the Glamper
We delivered our truck to Mainline Overland and left it for them to assemble the flatbed, camper and solar panel. They completed the work in time for us to pick it up and quickly pack for our maiden voyage to the Mid-Atlantic Overland Festival
What a transformation! Our pretty, new brown truck became La Tortuga the Glamper. It’s like a tiny house on wheels with infinitely more amenities than we are accustomed to.
Our cruising sailboats were both extremely minimalist as is camping with what you can check on an airplane or even from the back of our RAV4. Our Four Wheel Camper flatbed Hawk camper has flush mount sink and stove, refrigerator, heater, hot and cold pressure water, cassette toilet, dinette, inside and outside shower, tons of storage, 160 watts solar on the roof, all led lighting, and most lovely of all, a queen sized bed we can leave made up while we are traveling.
2015 RAM 2500 Cummins Diesel
Leaving the truck for camper installation
Checking out the new flatbed
Mary sitting in our camper dinette.
Dean standing in front of the bed with storage bin open.
Dean standing in our camper.
The camper galley
Camper layout courtesy of Four Wheel Campers
The truck bed comes off. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Truck with no bed. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Truck with no bed. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Truck with flatbed installed. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Truck with flatbed installed. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Truck with flatbed installed. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Solar panel on the camper roof. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Solar controller installed in camper. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Camper installed on the truck. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Camper installed on the truck. Photo courtesy of Mainline Overland.
Dean and Pete checking out the camper.
Happy new camper owners.
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