So I see all the different threads for Expedition Truck builds and like where a lot of these are going. I still want to leave the truck the way it is and do something with my trailer though. The 1st thought was just buying a Hi/Low bumper hard-sided pop up trailer and pulling the axle then mounting it on the trailer. That still sounds like the easiest, and probably cheapest, way to go. But I've never been one to go cheap or easy (well maybe in college). Searching some of the links in other threads and doing a little research of my own I found Bliss Mobile out of The Netherlands (
http://www.blissmobil.com/en/philosophy) that build container style platforms that can use quick release attachments for easy on/off (priced around $280k) but they're still tall units that I don't think would work well with the trailer and it's center of gravity.
Another outfit is XPCamper based out of California. They make basically what I'm looking for but designed to fit on a pickup chassis with an overhang for the cab (
http://xpcamper.com/versions/v1-full-size/) and are a bit cheaper ($77k) but much smaller than the Bliss units. Here's a video of how their camper works:
https://youtu.be/ggeL3N2-3_w
I like the XP style and way their interior is designed and made and would like to emulate that but don't think there is any way to do that as an individual, one off, type of build. I may try and take some ideas from both companies and incorporate it into something I can build at home out of steel and aluminum. No matter what it's not going to turn out as "finished" on the inside as theirs but I think it can be done for a whole lot less money and still be functional.
