Good morning. I have a new garage going up next week. 24x31 with 12 foot sidewalls. One side is for my bassboat. The other side will have my Northstar 850 in the back and in the winter my wife's suburban in front of it. I want to put a 4 foot deep loft across the back for storage and was thinking 8 feet off the ground to give us a 4 foot (at the sidewalls) headspace. My son is a bit more observant than I am and said "What about when you get a bigger truck camper? Will it fit under there?" Damn. Smart kid. That being said I am sure there are some folks here that know the clearance needed for my future TC and truck because you are already using it. If some one has the following set up and knows this height I would appreciate having it passed on. 2wd 3500 or 4500 Chevy/GMCHard side TC with a basement ie: Lance 1161 or equivalent with roof ACI know it will require an extra foot or so to take off and put on.Thanks,Kevin- and yes I will post pics once it's up.

I put a level 2x4 across my roof a/c unit and measured down to the ground. Both while it was on the truck as well as when it was raised to be removed. The measurements told me I should install a 14' sidewall garage with a 12' overhead door. Glad I did. It just cleared the overhead lighting when I removed it inside.Lance 1010 (hard side with roof a/c) on a 2002 F250.

Adding to Ben's post- two things to consider.1- entry height. You probably want a 12' high door opening. 11' would probably do it but if it is in the planning stage, why not 12?2- interior height for when you jack the TC up. Definitely 12+' clearance. A larger A/C unit will add a foot to TC height.This probably seems too high with your current TC but a hardside TC with a basement is TALL

Being you are in N.H. , why not take a ride to The truck Camper Warehouse in W.Chesterfield and measure one that you think you may buy one day . That way you know exactly what size to build.

We built a new garage/barn just a month ago. 30x40 feet 14' side walls. a regular 9x7 door and 10x12 for the camper. Plenty high for whatever I put in there. If in doubt, go bigger, lol.

I need 12' clearance for my Lance 981 while on truck. Its a 4x4 so maybe a few inches more than a 2x2

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