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welsteach
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Aug 16, 2018

Riser options

I have heard people say they use foam insulation board under their camper as a riser with a bed mat on top. I have heard others say they use the insulation foam but no rubber liner and have no camper travel issues. Chime in. If high density foam insulation gives me the rise without added weight, i am in. But if that isn't sufficient, I will buy the liner.
Does one need to put plywood on top of the foam? If so, I see no weight savings.
Don't have the camper yet. Truck has rhino liner.
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    srschang
    Nomad
    Aug 16, 2018
    The bottom of my camper is made of 1 1/2" wide framing. I bought a few pressure treated 2x4s, ripped them to the additional thickness I needed, and screwed them to the framing on the bottom of the camper. I then painted them flat black to match the existing bottom of the camper. I've always used a rubber bed mat in my trucks so the camper doesn't slide around.

    I tried using pink foam when I bought the first truck that needed additional camper height, but it broke down over time, and was an additional thing I needed to to do (and store) when I installed or removed the camper from the truck. That's why I went with the permanent solution of adding the 2x4s.

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