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Explorer II

Dec 06, 2015

Pigtail from 7 plug to camper

A buddy bought a new Ram with the 5th wheel prep which includes a female plug in the bed for the 5th wheel.
I was thinking rather than splicing into the truck wiring, is it possible to make a pigtail that plugs into the truck plug and add a female adapter to the other end that the camper plugs into?
This would eliminate messing with the truck wiring and would be a quick change if you ever switched campers that used a different plug.

Truck Campers

13 Replies

tonymull
Explorer
Dec 06, 2015
http://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/TorkLift/TLW6524.html
enblethen
Nomad
Dec 06, 2015
Look along the frame rail at the back of the cab. Some trucks have the harness coiled up there for camper connection.
Tork lift makes such an item. Little pricey.
Torklift
d3500ram
Explorer III
Dec 06, 2015
It should work, but you will still have a small gage charging wire and no disconnect from the truck batteries when shutting down (unless the newer Rams now have upgraded these.)

I am doing something similar as what you want but am using the flat 4 patch cord instead (and running a separate 8 gage charge with continuous duty solenoid.)