First, does anyone remember the link to that great custom build site once shown here about truck toppers? It got me thinking about building one for my truck...to match the birch on The Crab...to be able to accommodate the entire four of us here in the Ira clan.
But...
It also got me thinking about doing something different, easy and very COOL in lieu of a side tent to sleep 4 people in a traditional TD:
What about building something portable that you can lift/carry, something's that's constructed with long narrow panels, hinged betwen each panel. So narrow that when it's all folded up, it will fit in your cabin for storage.
And you simply "unfold" it and stand it up next to your available door-- also connected to your TD exterior wall somehow for security in case of blasting winds.
Know what I mean? Kind of like a room divider, a dressing area divider... what the heck do they call those things? Almost like you can take unfinished closet louver doors and rig 'em together, finish 'em, to REALLY add that special extra room to the side of your TD.
Of course, I don't know what kind of weight we're talking about using louver closet doors, but do you understand the direction I'm thinking in?
Andrew--I expect a full engineering analysis, feasibility study and cost comparison in an hour and a half.