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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 02:27 PM
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Hello everyone hope all of yall are doing well. I have a question/request to be pointed in the right direction. So I have an 1987 f150 with a 300 inline 6 its a single cab long bed that I have been fixing up and now want to utilize it for camping around San Antonio, Texas and other regions of Texas as well as possibly out of state in cold climates. I know there are a lot of websites and tutorials on youtube for converting a newer truck into a camping one but I have sadly not found any concerning a 80 to 86 or 87 to 92 f150. I just want to know if people out there make specified camping tops for the long bed, or evening using a regular camping top for the bed and just setting something up like that if anyone has any tips, ideas, or directions they can point me to it would be greatly appreciated thank you and everyone have a blessed day. I also noticed a lot of veterans on this forum and as a veteran just wanna say thanks to everyone who came before me and served with me during my time and those who are thinking/just joined/ are serving currently.
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Garcia
Hello everyone hope all of yall are doing well. I have a question/request to be pointed in the right direction. So I have an 1987 f150 with a 300 inline 6 its a single cab long bed that I have been fixing up and now want to utilize it for camping around San Antonio, Texas and other regions of Texas as well as possibly out of state in cold climates. I know there are a lot of websites and tutorials on youtube for converting a newer truck into a camping one but I have sadly not found any concerning a 80 to 86 or 87 to 92 f150. I just want to know if people out there make specified camping tops for the long bed, or evening using a regular camping top for the bed and just setting something up like that if anyone has any tips, ideas, or directions they can point me to it would be greatly appreciated thank you and everyone have a blessed day. I also noticed a lot of veterans on this forum and as a veteran just wanna say thanks to everyone who came before me and served with me during my time and those who are thinking/just joined/ are serving currently.
Try the search. Plenty of infor out there:

truck bed camping - Bing
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Old Aug 22, 2021 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Garcia
Hello everyone hope all of yall are doing well. I have a question/request to be pointed in the right direction. So I have an 1987 f150 with a 300 inline 6 its a single cab long bed that I have been fixing up and now want to utilize it for camping around San Antonio, Texas and other regions of Texas as well as possibly out of state in cold climates. I know there are a lot of websites and tutorials on youtube for converting a newer truck into a camping one but I have sadly not found any concerning a 80 to 86 or 87 to 92 f150. I just want to know if people out there make specified camping tops for the long bed, or evening using a regular camping top for the bed and just setting something up like that if anyone has any tips, ideas, or directions they can point me to it would be greatly appreciated thank you and everyone have a blessed day. I also noticed a lot of veterans on this forum and as a veteran just wanna say thanks to everyone who came before me and served with me during my time and those who are thinking/just joined/ are serving currently.
You can contact these people. They may be able to steer you in the right direction. https://www.boondocksmfg.com/
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