Noob with questions - need expert advice
I am just getting into the world of truck camping, and I wish I had discovered it earlier! It provides so many more options than the giant 16k lb 5th wheel toyhauler we had - as well as being much mo...
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Man, the truck camper/ trailer thing is requiring a lot more thought and creativity than the 5er did. That was a never ending cycle - more truck, more trailer, more hitch, more engine, more trans, more fuel, more cooling capacity....until you get to the point where you're looking at OTR tractors just to pull your rig through the mountains.
I like this much better. I really enjoy problem solving and engineering, as long as I'm not doing it for a living 14 hours a day.
Has anybody had any luck adding structural reinforcements to the factory hitch, or supplemental square tube further up under the frame?
If I drop the spare and mount it to the back of the TC (Caribou has a side door), I may be able to add a secondary 2.5" receiver further forward for the extension to mate with. That would take all the twisting torque out of the equation for the factory hitch and return the tongue strictly vertical support proposition, albeit with load increased via additional leverage.
I might even be able to build something down from the chassis of the B&W turnover ball gooseneck mount that is currently under the truck.
Between a short hitch extension (no more than 24") and a mild trailer tongue extension (again, no more than 24") I may have a good solution in hand that will allow me do what I want.
If only I had the Caribou TC here in the truck so I could do actual measurements....
I like this much better. I really enjoy problem solving and engineering, as long as I'm not doing it for a living 14 hours a day.
Has anybody had any luck adding structural reinforcements to the factory hitch, or supplemental square tube further up under the frame?
If I drop the spare and mount it to the back of the TC (Caribou has a side door), I may be able to add a secondary 2.5" receiver further forward for the extension to mate with. That would take all the twisting torque out of the equation for the factory hitch and return the tongue strictly vertical support proposition, albeit with load increased via additional leverage.
I might even be able to build something down from the chassis of the B&W turnover ball gooseneck mount that is currently under the truck.
Between a short hitch extension (no more than 24") and a mild trailer tongue extension (again, no more than 24") I may have a good solution in hand that will allow me do what I want.
If only I had the Caribou TC here in the truck so I could do actual measurements....
