How long is too long for camper
I am in the research phase of purchasing a Ram 5500 and I am trying to decide what camper length I can go with that won't result in a poor handling and ride of the truck with camper on. It will be a ...
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I've been considering exactly what your thinking about: buying a 5500 series truck with a flatbed to haul a large camper. I like the idea of the better ride and balance of using the 84" CA with the 11' bed. Not all of the big campers can be put on that because many of them do drop down in the back beyond the 8' mark. However, many of them don't do this. It seems like a lot of the larger campers that have the floor at the height of the truck bed sides are flat on the bottom all the way to the rear.
My preference would be to find on of those campers that is flat on the bottom and put it on an 84" CA truck. This would also allow for towing with a much shorter (or none at all) hitch extension. The only real downside is that when driving just the truck it would be longer. However, I really wouldn't drive it much without the camper so that's not such a big deal.
My preference would be to find on of those campers that is flat on the bottom and put it on an 84" CA truck. This would also allow for towing with a much shorter (or none at all) hitch extension. The only real downside is that when driving just the truck it would be longer. However, I really wouldn't drive it much without the camper so that's not such a big deal.
