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Thanks. I’m going back to the drawing board and starting from scratch.

Thank you

Thank you for that information. I might abandon the idea of a cabover altogether, and do a Murphy bed concept in a smaller camper. To be continued after further research. I definitely want it to be safe.

I have the dimensions, all I really need is the specific answers to my questions. I just need to know the sufficient gauge and shape of aluminum as per my very specific question. Thank you.

Thank you for the response. No gear will be stowed up there as I am keeping any moveable weight as low as possible, and then as forward as possible. Many use 4 1/2 feet because that is the width of a double bed. Some use more than 4 1/2 feet. Unfortunately, I have no way to find the gauge of...

(Continuing from the summary...) I want to build this safely, so I am putting this out here for expert advice. My choice for the shape for the aluminum cantilever is angle, T, square tubing or round. The foam is 2” thick, so I’d like to keep the supports at 2” in width and height. I need to...

Will do. Thank you

Hi Berkeman, thanks for the welcome. I have a question about cantilevering aluminum over a Toyota Tacoma for a camper. Should I post the question in the mechanical engineering forum?

Hi, My name is Raymond and I am building an ultra lite slide in truck camper with a cabover sleeping area and I am looking for advice on cantilever physics. I am using solid closed cell from board with an aluminum skeleton covered in fiberglass. I will post my question in a separate thread as I...