I always thought a pickup truck with one of these utility bodies and a slide in camper would be a great vehicle. OK, the camper would sit high because of the utility bed, but all that extra storate? wow. 20 lb propane bottles instead of 5, 20 gal water heater instead of 4, 20 or more gal potable water tank, gray and black water tanks, and the list goes on. For summer, unroll an awning and pop open a door and slide out the propane stove instead of inside cooking making camper hot. Newer Slide ins even have provision for outside shower. That extra storage under the camper, from it setting high on body would be really handy too. Even making slide out trays for it. I would put supports under the camper since the floor would be unsupported. That was one sweet looking truck. Since my M880 is not going to have a military or even civilian restoration, I"d put a utility body on it, But I use it to haul a in-bed 350 gal water tank. We don't have a well on the property so I get to buy water at our local yet rural water treatment plant. At about $4.50 per tank, it's not too bad. There is a 1500 gal in ground concrete cistern and we average about 2 loads a week. $24.00 a month seems about what I've paid in most cities for water and sewage. We use septic system and costs about $1000/3-5 years to clean it out. Ahh, life in the 21st country in rural Colorado. I have a neighbor who told mei his wife insists that if they ever put a stop light in at our intersection, they are moving. I figure that's about 20-50 years down the road.
Myles
I wish I had the money....
