Is this utility bed suitable for a TC?

There was one of these beds for sale when I had bed damage two months ago.

If my camper was the same width front to back, it would have worked - but I'm wider behind the wheel wells (5' floor width instead of 4') so it was a no-go.

I seriously considered buying the bed anyways and looking for a new camper. :)

Ive seen a couple of those with campers. First one I saw at Meteor Crater, oddly he was from this area of CA. First utility bed I had ever seen with the "skin" and was pretty taken with it. Nice though added weight of the utility box might issue for use with camper, at least for me. Then again I couldnt get past cost. But it would be nice.

I believe the ute bed was a low output local product to the L.A. area. The thing that struck me was, if you have a single cab, where do you carry your tools and 'stuff'? Yes, all those drawers and cabinets with nice weather seals and no rattles. Some of the weight would be absorbed by only having a single cab where you cannot carry many weighty things. So, I think it might almost be a weight wash. Almost.
It was a sweet truck too. I'm not a Ford man, but could be swayed with the 7.3/ZF-6/Sterling HD/F-350 SRW. All those parts are bullet proof. My only reservation is the leaf sprung front end which limits the turning circle to a football field.
jefe

It won't work with most of the newer basement model campers as they are wider than 48" just above the wheel wells.
And if you used a typical torklift tiedowns setup you'd be blocking 4 of the access doors with the tie downs.
Plus it's definately heavier than a std truck bed, then add all the extra stuff you'd pack away in the tool boxes and you'd have some serious weight before you even added the camper.
Would work well with a lightweight or pop up camper that fit width wise if you got creative with the tie downs.

Grit dog wrote:
It won't work with most of the newer basement model campers as they are wider than 48" just above the wheel wells.
And if you used a typical torklift tiedowns setup you'd be blocking 4 of the access doors with the tie downs.
Plus it's definately heavier than a std truck bed, then add all the extra stuff you'd pack away in the tool boxes and you'd have some serious weight before you even added the camper.
Would work well with a lightweight or pop up camper that fit width wise if you got creative with the tie downs.

Geez, now someone said something before I made a big mistake.

If I had this information beforehand I wouldn’t have even tried! I wouldn’t have ordered my Lance 1191 basement model Truck Camper and Knapheide Service body right out of the catalogs and made my own tie downs to eliminate interference with the access to the side boxes of the service body.

Early information from others is always good to have, so as not to waste money and time. Or maybe weigh the information you receive and decide for yourself what works best for you.

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