2WD or 4X4 for a truck camper
Okay,this is for hauling a truck camper only and what a new guy should get when going to buy a truck camper.. Here is a pretty honest opinion of the pro's and con's of both and yes,he has a truck c...
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jaycocreek wrote:
Most people wouldn't do what you did with a hardsided large truck camper but it shows how capable a DRW is without using 4WD...I have and do quite often where I spend most of my time...
Like you,Sometimes I worry about the TC staying in the pickup when it's steep and rocky..I take out two ratchet straps and run them from the rear jack mounts on the TC to a front stake pocket and snug them up...My tie downs aren't frame mounted...
My new truck has high bed sides, so I had to shim camper to gain 1/2" clearance, or camper bolts would mark top railing.
But since the forest road, I had my camper on 18% grades on paved roads and seems the camper weight on rubber bed mat keeps it pretty steady.
Seeing those pictures of campers who drop at the intersections, my guess would be that they did not have rubber under and lousy ties.
I do have "the best ties" I could get, but I am still skeptic about 3/8" bend hook holding 6000 lb of camper alone.
