anything else we need before TC purchase?
hi, DH and I are buying a TC to go to Alaska next summer. We currently live in our 5th wheel, but we don't want to drag it all the way up there. We have no experience with truck campers at all. As...
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Ford changed the cab height way back in '99. The cab heights for Fords haven't changed since '99, that I'm aware of.
Dodge changed theirs in '03. I believe GM changed theirs in '02, or possibly '07.
Camper manufacturers started raising the overcab heights shortly thereafter.
So as long as you're buying a new, or near-new camper, it is very likely that it will fit your truck's cab height fine, without needing a riser platform in the bed. If it doesn't, you can lay some 2x4's down on the bed before loading the camper and that will likely be enough to clear the cab.
Dodge changed theirs in '03. I believe GM changed theirs in '02, or possibly '07.
Camper manufacturers started raising the overcab heights shortly thereafter.
So as long as you're buying a new, or near-new camper, it is very likely that it will fit your truck's cab height fine, without needing a riser platform in the bed. If it doesn't, you can lay some 2x4's down on the bed before loading the camper and that will likely be enough to clear the cab.
