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AllenTC2
Explorer
Jul 12, 2017

Noob question regarding slide-in campers /trucks

I was looking at the larger Eagle Cap (1165, 1200) offerings and the 1200 says it requires a 1-ton, long bed dually to haul it around. I think I understood most of that (assuming 8' counts as a "long ...
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jimh406
Explorer III
Jul 12, 2017
Besides looking strange (to me), the other issue of having less than a Crew Cab is that your antenna may not clear the overhang.

Otherwise, I think there is advantage of having the front of the camper being closer to the front axle. Most TCs put essentially zero weight on the front axle. This is especially true for some really long TCs like 11 1/2 ones.

I have found that having a Crew Cab is a lot of extra storage even compared to a Super Cab.

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