Camper fit to Truck

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Hey all:

Ok so I looked at 94 Travel Mate 11 footer today. It is mint. Checked out every nook and cranny. Measured the camper dimensions as bottom 48 inchs wide and a hair to go between a truck wheel wells. 60 inchs wide to the side walls and 100 inchs to the dungeon.

My buddy has a 1 ton 2016 Chevy crew cab with long box but there are gussets? / bracing before the tail gate and at the end of the box. That is 59ish inchs wide on last years model. We don't think it will fit. I am planning on going back tomorrow to check the camper dimensions again.

I am moving to a one ton, other than a Ford, in the near future, can anybody tell me what year trucks hopefully 5-10 years old, diesels that would fit this camper comfortably?

Sorry no can do Arctic Fox (I wish) or spanky new truck (I wish).

Suggestions would be much appreciated. I want the capacity this year to drive to centrefire areas on Vancouver Island and hunt those island Monsters :).

Thanks,
Cam
 
You mean my current 2wd F150? Well two yards of topsoil with the lift kit and I still need a pair of reins to control the front end. This camper would collapse it. Rate 976kgs dry.
 
My camper fits perfectly in my '82 gmc but when loading it in my '08 3500 gmc I first have to put a sheet of plywood in the bed. It seems the roof of the new truck is higher.
Maybe you have to do something like this
 
I also have to put a block at the front of the box to keep the camper 6 inches back as I have a small cell antenna on the roof of the truck
 
You will probably find the box is too deep for the camper. The newer GM's have higher rails but you can measure that.
Neil
 
The last decade has seen many changes in new trucks..of course we all know and see this.
Best bet would be to call around toa few RV dealers and ask what models best fit the truck of choice on is looking at.
Buddy's Dad bought a brand new Bigfoot one year and five years later a new truck.
Camper wouldnt fit as the manufacturer decided to taper the box at the cab and at the tailgate.
So, the son got the Bigfoot ...
Have seen a few guys with pallets in the back of Fords (early Y2K models) in order for their campers to fit...
Sucks to have to buy a Camper to fit a truck or visa versa...it does keep the taxman happy though and good for the gross domestic product ;)
Not much help I know, but calling the RV guys may yield some results.
Rob
 
Nothing worse then some "designer" type trying to improve the look of a box by rounding and tapering......it's a box! Same with the back of station wagons and mini vans......sucks when your square package won't fit.
 
Unfortunately the maker of the camper is no longer in business and I haven't found any helpful contact information with my google searches.
 
It is a crap shoot, follow Kamlooky's suggestion with a truck that is the same as the one you looking at and bring shims. I have an old Okanagon on my 06 and have to shim by the wheel wells or she slides around. Tie down location helps keep things stable.
 
Budweiser2 said:
To fit my camper , I put 4 sheets of plywood in the box. Otherwise it would hit the cab roof.
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I attached the spacers to the bottom of the camper so I don't need to do this every time

If you are not running a dually, the little increase in height will have a large effect on how your truck drives as all the campers weight is in the bottom and you are raising the COG. My camper is a 10ft with a slide out and its around 4000lbs without anything in it, I see guys with them in SRW trucks and it is super sketchy to watch at highway speeds
 
If you run an 11 foot camper in a non-dually you're insane. Too tall, too long, too much weight. Sure you sacrifice some GVW with DRW and 4x4, but I wouldn't compromise on DRW. Damn thing will feel like a ship at sea going down the road.
 
Dad had an 8' overhead Scamper...and a 2wd 1976 Ford. Was like a waterbed at speed, pretty scary in hindsight.
There is likely a reason that truck campers fell out of favor. No help, but just saying.
 
Buy your truck of choice, then find a camper to fit it's bed. Easier than buying the camper and finding a tuck to fit, what I did with my Toyota 4x4. Bought the truck, once I knew bed dimensions it wasn't hard to find an import sized camper to fit it. I did dump a nice chunk of change into it upgrading the rear suspension and adding tie down points and wiring it to charge the deep cell, totally worth it though. I love the set up, it goes anywhere.

 
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tokguy said:
There is likely a reason that truck campers fell out of favor. No help, but just saying.
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Kids most likely are why they get replaced with trailers of fifth wheels, everyone I know with a trailer or RV has a couple kids. The truck camper people I know just have dogs or are single, space gets tight when kids and gear have to come along lol. Wife two dogs and I fit ours perfectly, it'll sleep 4 adults when the bench seat slides out but it would be cramped to say the least...
 
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