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Old 10-13-2014, 07:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Now we have a use case*. The next question would be 'Make or buy'. The Wholey Grail is a pop-up aerocap. It's been tried but I don't know of any great success. Pickup beds come in long/short and wide/narrow. Which is yours?

If the need is for cargo volume, rather than the rear opening height, go for a cab-height cap that is long enough to fill the lowered tail-gate—like a slide-in camper.

*This cries out for an ice-fishing hut that is trailerable. I designed one in college that was a corrugated metal oval that stood on it's tail in use with the hitch in the air. Do you require a picture?
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