I can tell you, it took me a while to be ready to cut the Super Duty into pieces and convert it to a flatbed. There is no turning back and you are committed at that point. However, I am really glad I did. The extra storage is well worth it.

@@dtadventure4x4 how long did it take the shop from the day that the first parts were ordered until the final product was delivered to you?

@@IdentifyAsRetired It was done in stages. I got the truck in August of 2022. Then I ordered the camper which had a 12 month lead time. I made changes and upgrades gradually based on my learnings.

Thank you 😀

I tried the regular Starlink and then switched to the high-performance in-motion dish and it is so much better. Should have done that in the first place.

Thank you. I lost the centered storage drawer under the bed, but I had not used it at all, so it did not feel I lost anything. The Supertramp camper has its own storage drawer as well. The lower boxes are Mits, the upper boxes are Mule Expedition. They were designed for a Four-Wheel Camper, but fit my camper perfectly. I would assume they fit most slide-in campers. Basil did a great job. Mits was not that supportive when it came to lowering the flatbed and Basil and his crew did fantastic work. Looking at the tray and the brackets - I think there is a great opportunity for someone to come in and fill the void.

I hear ya. Sometimes is less is more.

Thank you. I am working on putting a video together about what this whole thing cost to build. I looked at Four Wheel Campers, OEV, and Alu-Cab + a few others and then settled on the Supertramp. Initially, I was not ready to go flatbed and that kept me away from FWC as the Hawk model just does not offer much storage (even now the newer model is still limited in my opinion). Same thought applies to OEV. The Alu-Cab is good for camping trips, but not to "live" inside and work from it. If I would have known how much I like the flatbed I may have ended up with a FWC Hawk Flatbed, but I am super happy about the storage I have now - which would still be missing from the Hawk Flatbed.

I recently averaged 9.5 mpg on a road trip up the 395 here in California going all the way to Mammoth. That was a mix of highway driving and a good amount of off-road driving as well - very little city driving during that trip. In the city when at home it goes below 9. But having the 58 Gallon tank pretty much stopped me from paying attention to MPG.

The width would work, not the height. The whole rig was just shy of 10 feet in height.

Fair point. In general I will start with a few trips to Baja and then take it from there. Other people are making it down to Panama and beyond - so will I.