Tie down options for step side truck - need advice

I can see where HJ might be a problem, but fail to see why TL would. Is the frame different? Might want to check again.

Looked at the Brophy, but issue is the stake pockets are covered up by the camper. I guess I could put a platform in to raise it, but I'm getting the feeling I may have the best solution with the bolts through the bed. Since there is very little room left in the bed once loaded, I'm talking about at most a half inch each side, lining up the bolts may be easier than I imagine. I'll find out soon when I load it and maybe just work with what I have.

I'm thinking bolting down might actually be better as long as it will hold it. It might be worth looking into a quicker method of bolting down. Tiedowns aren't that terribly fast and also leave pieces on the truck.

One more pic off the truck.

I'll look into the Brophy tie downs. Pete at Capri had the turnbuckle system ready to go but due to the step side bed, the brackets would not fit into the bed and there was no room to work with it. So we had to go to option B and bolt it down.

Seems the happijacks should work but maybe front of the step side bed wont allow mounting.
Second thought was the Brophy style bed pocket or clamp style mounts.

Brophy makes a few different styles.
Brophy Camper_Tie Downs @etrailer.com

but unsure if the Capri has external tie-down points?


Snagged this off the http://capricamper.com/faqs/ site

Trap door/turnbuckle installation vs traditional bolt down

This is our new favorite way to install your camper. Each of our campers will have four heavy duty hooks mounted under the wings of the camper (2 on each side) and there will be four access trap doors below each hook. After the camper is on your truck, you will be able to reach inside a trap door with a turnbuckle, hook above to the camper hook and then below directly to a hook mounted in your truck bed. Tighten the turnbuckles to secure your camper, loosen and unhook to remove the camper from your truck. We will install the four hooks in your truck bed using four small heavy duty eye bolts, plus washers and nut and a heavy duty steel plate that mounts under the truck bed out of sight. For those that rarely or never plan to take their camper off the truck, we can easily bolt the camper to your truck bed using four 6” long hex bolts that are easy to ratchet out of the floor."

Torklift charges about $1000 for their ties and tie-downs, so even if you find a kit that fit, you might not like the price.
I would work on fabricating better guides and fast release bolts for existing set up.
Would you post some pictures, we can brainstorm the ideas.

I had an 8' cabover on a stepside pickup and I bolted it to the bed.Another inexpensive option is heavy duty straps to the frame or steak pockets.I have had several like the Cowboy,some with floors and others that sat on the bed rails..I always bolted them down either to the bed rails or PU bed.

It's not all that heavy so a solution should be fairly easy..Bed mats help keeping them from sliding also.

x2 get on the truck camper sight and beg for help.

Stepsides are scarcer than hens teeth, so no surprise there.
What about the plates that mount to the front of the bed between the cab and bed and then the bumper buttons on back? It’s a small camper so not going to need a lot for tiedown if you keep it from sliding.
Agree, if I had to line up and bolt the camper down to the bed each time I’d sell the camper and buy a tent!