Long bed camper in a 6' truck bed ?

WNYBob wrote:
It all has to do with Center of Gravity (CG), it must be over or in front of the rear axle! Also tailgates are not made to support any weight of a TC.

Agree! It's really about the CoG and you don't want it behind your rear axle.

A six foot bed has no additional value. When going looking for trucks I happened to notice that all available used trucks for sale were 6 foot beds. Therefore I surmised that most 8 foot beds were more desirable/ valuable.

It all has to do with Center of Gravity (CG), it must be over or in front of the rear axle! Also tailgates are not made to support any weight of a TC.

i guess i should return mine then.i have an 8.5 in my shortbox ram.

OK Thanks for the input. Just trying to decide what to do .

I would not . Consider your center of load behind the rear axle and the effect. Honestly the shorter bed drives about the same as the longer IMHO

Doesn't seem like a good idea. I had a long bed 8' pop-up in a short bed Dodge for a year. I left the tailgate down and the camper didn't quite reach the end so it was fully supported. Even so, it put me over on the rear axle weight.
You're camper, being 10' or more in length, probably be worse. Your rear tie down point will be well behind the attachment point location necessitating modifications.
I'd keep the long bed truck. For my use a long bed isn't even big enough. Or, get a short bed camper like a Lance 830.