ever heard of a camper slide off the back?
Was exploring the Branson area and at some of the parking lots and at even some of the stoplights it's a steep climb from the lights. Has anyone ever heard or saw a truck camper tear the tie downs and...
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Maybe yours hasn't budged but a lot of other people have reported problems with their campers shifting and/or sliding around on plastic bedliners, right here on this forum.
It's plausible that a camper under the right conditions could fall out the back of the truck. A slick plastic bedmat, no/inadequate tiedowns, and a jackrabbit start up any sort of hill is all it would take.
In short, you'd have to be really complacent for it to happen.
For a properly secured camper on a rubber mat on a level surface to fall out of a truck would require levels of acceleration comparable to NHRA dragsters. Pickup trucks are simply not capable of that kind of acceleration.
Most people realize that they have a significant amount of hard-earned money invested in their rigs, and take measures to protect their property. They recognize that their camper is sliding around on a slick bed liner and take measures to stop it. They secure their camper to the bed with proper tiedowns. They do not perform jackrabbit starts on steep hills. They do their best to avoid potholes and slow down for speedbumps. For this to happen to the average everyday driver, it would require a rare series of failures to occur all at once.
It's plausible that a camper under the right conditions could fall out the back of the truck. A slick plastic bedmat, no/inadequate tiedowns, and a jackrabbit start up any sort of hill is all it would take.
In short, you'd have to be really complacent for it to happen.
For a properly secured camper on a rubber mat on a level surface to fall out of a truck would require levels of acceleration comparable to NHRA dragsters. Pickup trucks are simply not capable of that kind of acceleration.
Most people realize that they have a significant amount of hard-earned money invested in their rigs, and take measures to protect their property. They recognize that their camper is sliding around on a slick bed liner and take measures to stop it. They secure their camper to the bed with proper tiedowns. They do not perform jackrabbit starts on steep hills. They do their best to avoid potholes and slow down for speedbumps. For this to happen to the average everyday driver, it would require a rare series of failures to occur all at once.
