Attention all Wolf Creek 850 Owners

mkuzmuk wrote:
Here's a couple of points, and the engineer in me coming out...

A longbed camper on a short bed truck, will only be an issue if the corresponding Center of Gravity is too rearward for the short bed's axle position. The only difference between the longed and shortbed "models" of the WC850 is whether storage boxes are installed at the back or not. The floor layout is the same, as is the CG. Total length of the camper is the same, but because a shortbed doesn't stick as far back towards the bumper, NW uses the open space between the taillights and camper bumper for the generator.

Yes - Your turnbuckles will most likely never be the same overall total length each and every time you load the camper. However, the hack mark is on the hook section, which extends out of the turnbuckle body as the spring compresses. How far that hack mark will be from the body of the turnbuckle will represent how much compression that spring is under... Nothing to do with how threaded or unthreaded the other end of the turnbuckle is.

So the WC850 is made to fit on either a long or short bed truck. Was not aware of that, so a mute point. I did read on the WC web that is what they did to make the camper work on long and short.

Guess I can deal with that 2ft hang over of the camper on a short bed as long as the mfg has structurally compensated for that... Like many of the 10.6+ campers on a long bed.

As for the length of the tiedowns from hook to hook is the same every time? And the compression is the same even though the camper may not be in the same position?

Jim