First... figure out what sort of miles and where (type of terrain) you expect to cover. the figure out just how much you expect to use it... My rig is built for local mostly instate wheeling trips... 3/4 days at a time. there are some great sites for container homes and I am actually looking to place a few on property down in the Virgin Islands...
The rental trucks can be pretty abused bastard step children so do your research, I found one with 217K on the frame but the 7.3 was remanned less than25K miles ago... and I live in S Florida where it is crazy flat... so hauling my Jeep and gear inside she cruises the highway at 65 not problem (takes a while to get up to speed)
good luck with your build!
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