Can a F150 be ordered w/o a bed? I'm pretty sure that's possible on F250 and above, just wondering about a F150.

 

 

I would think not because if you were to put a flat bed, or a service body on, they are quite substantial, and that is why you see them mostly on 3/4 and 1 ton trucks.

 

I'd thing that by a considerable margin the cheapest route would be to do a standard order and sell the bed. A new condition takeoff bed full assembly would sell for quite a bit.

 

Good point, occurred to me. How would you sell the bed? Craigslist? Ebay? Other?

 

x2 on removing the bed and selling it. There are lots of used trucks for sale with dinged up beds and tailgates. Also, sell the bed and tailgate separately. Most people only need one of those due to an "oops" incident.

If you're going that route, you should also consider getting a black or red truck. Stick to the most common colors and you'll be more likely to find someone looking for it.

Yes ebay, craigslist, local buy-and-sells, ad in the paper etc.

 

 

None of the above. I'm exploring the possibility of installing a chassis mount camper. Very preliminary. Don't know the weight yet so unsure if the F150 will carry the critter. Don't want a 462 V8 6-speed on a F250.



That photo is all I know, sent an email for more photos, no reply yet.

 

IF you did a heavy frame, tried to keep it light, air bags, dual up the rear. Would be pretty cool. Questionable on the legal end, but so is pretty much every modded vehicle on the planet.

 

An HDPP supercab should have the payload to support a decent amount of camper, but keep in mind doing calculations that the aluminum bed is presumably far lighter than a steel bed, and any calculations the camper company does are probably based on steel beds.

edit: and by "decent amount", I'm still thinking something on the lighter end. The slide-in camper weights I've seen in a small amount of consideration towards that option, before adding any gear, water, beer, or other necessities, were approaching or over a "normal" XLT payload. The lightest ones that would work didn't have enough space to seem worthwhile to me.