What Happens When Top 4x4 Brands Team Up on a Chevy 2500

Full walkaround of a custom lightweight Chevy 2500 canopy, weighed by a third party at 4,821kg with a full long range fuel tank and 210L of water on board. If you’re planning a big touring or caravan setup on an American truck, this one’s for you. This black Chevrolet Silverado 2500 came to us after Dean and the team at Big Dog Builds had done the vehicle side, including a lithium and Victron electrical system under the seats. We built one of our lightweight premium aluminium canopies on it and tied straight into that system. Inside you’ll find a slide-out drop-down kitchen with a Westinghouse induction cooker, a 130L Bushman upright fridge, aluminium drawers, colour-coded insulation, and a twin ARB compressor with Moreflate. Out back there’s a 210L full-length water tank that lets the owner refill his caravan on site. Our bonded construction means no welds and no rivets, and the Chevy’s factory reverse cameras, sensors and blind spot monitoring have all been relocated so they still work. It comes in at around 4.4 tonne dry, built to suit how this customer tours, not off a kit. Chapters 0:00 Intro: Black Chevy 2500 by Big Dog Builds 0:30 Third-party weigh-in: 4,821kg loaded 1:05 Canopy fit-out and Victron electrical integration 1:56 Slide-out drop-down kitchen and induction cooker 2:23 130L Bushman upright fridge and outlets 2:40 Lightweight aluminium drawers 2:54 Colour-coded insulation: up to 10 degrees cooler 3:13 Removable roof-mounted combi oven 3:30 Under-canopy lockers 3:50 Packing away the kitchen 4:23 ARB twin compressor and Moreflate system 4:39 Diesel and AdBlue fillers, 210L water tank 5:09 Refilling and charging the caravan from the ute 5:39 Why this canopy is 250mm short 6:06 Bushwhacker 270 awning and Almac boat loader 6:20 Rear setup: Titan floor jack, spare and jerry can 6:39 Factory safety features relocated 7:12 Sequential LED tail lights 7:17 Bonded construction: no welds, no rivets 7:49 Ventilation, central locking and one-finger doors 8:26 Outboard motor slide and 40L fridge freezer 9:07 Charging station and adjustable lighting 9:42 Final weights recap Build partners Vehicle build: Big Dog Builds Awning: Bushwhacker Boat loader: Almac Links https://conceptcanopies.com.au