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Old 01-15-2013, 12:43 PM   #1
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What was this bubble/cocoon in their truck bed?

Driving in Florida, I drove along side of this truck that had a mini-compartment in the back. I couldn't tell if you could access it from inside the cab or if that was just a trick of the windows.

Any ideas what this was?

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Old 01-15-2013, 12:54 PM   #2
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It's just a little partial bedcover thingy. There may be access to the cab, but it would only be via the sliding rear window. I have never seen the purpose of those things and personally think they're pretty ugly.
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:58 PM   #3
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Its called the Cowboy Sleeper shell. They come is a couple of different sizes and configurations.

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Old 01-15-2013, 01:29 PM   #4
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:23 PM   #5
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Thanks, kho6658. And, Ed (or Sharon) - I agree, kind of ugly, but some of the solutions for extra seating are kind of neat.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:58 PM   #6
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I have had a few friends with these. They pull gooseneck horse trailers all over the western US. You remove the rear widow and can crawl through and use them as a sleeper.
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Old 01-15-2013, 06:27 PM   #7
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Its called the Cowboy Sleeper shell. They come is a couple of different sizes and configurations.

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Yes they were real popular in the 90s and I think 80s too, especialy around the rodeo and cowboy crowd. Some even were conversions to have larger cabs that available from the manuf.s
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