New Camper - Getting truck ready
Hey everyone - I'm completely new to truck camping and appreciate all of the information on this forum. It's helped me figure out what kind of equipment I'm going to need. I'm a new owner of a 201...
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Thanks everyone for the advice and input - it's definitely been helpful! The camper is in really good condition for being an oldie. I think it's from 1978??
I'm not sure what truck my uncle had used to haul it, but it turned out to fit just fine in my truck. After reading these comments I was worried about it so I loaded it into the truck right away -- felt very lucky that it fit well. I still need to install the tie downs and I'm considering upgrading from the old turnbuckles that my uncle gave me when he dropped off the camper. I've installed some Firestone airbags as well.
Turns out there is a local shop down in Kent that had torklift tie downs on sale. Super excited to install these aluminum and stainless steel ones this weekend: LINK
Hopefully the installation is pretty easy. Sounds like its just bolt on.
Also - I've discovered the flimsy plastic step ladder is not ideal entry for me or my son. Shopping around step options so if there's any recommendations - I'm open to it! :)
I'm not sure what truck my uncle had used to haul it, but it turned out to fit just fine in my truck. After reading these comments I was worried about it so I loaded it into the truck right away -- felt very lucky that it fit well. I still need to install the tie downs and I'm considering upgrading from the old turnbuckles that my uncle gave me when he dropped off the camper. I've installed some Firestone airbags as well.
Turns out there is a local shop down in Kent that had torklift tie downs on sale. Super excited to install these aluminum and stainless steel ones this weekend: LINK
Hopefully the installation is pretty easy. Sounds like its just bolt on.
Also - I've discovered the flimsy plastic step ladder is not ideal entry for me or my son. Shopping around step options so if there's any recommendations - I'm open to it! :)
