bigfoot on shortbed srw

And OP, if you’re worried about it and the camper stuff clears it, leave the tailgate on for extra support if it seems necessary.

^So you’re saying Bigfoot, the most revered campers for quality will break when used as intended/marketed?
Weird.

The 9.6 BF is not built with enough fiberglass frame structure to support that much weight hanging over the rear of a short bed truck. Also center of gravity would actually reduce front axle weight. My 9.6 only puts 300lbs on the front axle..
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I have a friend that has an older BF that is 11'5". Even on a long bed the rear of the camper has sagged quite a bit and caused a delamination of the internal structure of the walls at the rear overhang. He fixed that but the sag was not much better.

My 9'6" does sag just a bit back there too and that is on a long bed. No structure problems though... 20 years, lots of miles and many rough roads! All the way to Prudhoe bay and more.

Lastly... Both the gray and black tanks are in the overhang... 50 gallons when full. Along with that part of the fresh water tank is in that last 1.5' of overhang... A short bed would place about another 2' of water weight in the short bed overhang of the camper.
The 9.6 holds about 50 gallons of fresh water...


Jim

https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/buyers-guide/hard-side/bigfoot-camper-buyers-guide/

Could probably add a couple hundred more to the "Stuff" weight, depending on your needs. Plus add people and pets.
Your truck year and build packages will factor into what your truck can take.
Whether you want to be driving with that much on an SRW as appose to the extra safety of extra wheels and capacity of a DRW........that will get you into a long, deep debate swamp on here. :)