Weight Loss (Removing the Camper Shell)

This weekend the weather was wonderful.  In fact the forecast was showing 80-90 degrees for the week.  So on Sunday I decided to see how difficult it was to remove the camper shell on the truck.  Well before you know it I'm ripping aluminum, insulation and wood.  

After finally taking it all apart I am left with a handsome looking truck.  The crazy part is that the wood in the back is almost perfect.  A bit of rust on metal in some spots but other than that it looks great.

The camper was partially falling apart in one area from termites and or rot.  Once everything was removed I sprayed the wood bed to kill the remaining carpenter ants.  

A couple of observations since the removal; far more light enters the cab and it feels more open and airy, the truck design is more aggressive looking without the camper as the  forward slant on the cab is now more pronounced as it was hiding behind the camper.