Would you buy a flatbed for your TC?
Curious to see thoughts about a flatbed for a truck camper. Seems like pros are more storage with side lockers, cons are potentially less stability and need for solid tie-downs. My situation is th...
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I would not. Because a pickup camper was made for a pickup bed not, a flat bed. So it just looks wrong to me when a pickup is mounted on a trailer or a flatbed. I think it looks jury rigged. I have to like the way my stuff looks or I'm not happy.
Secondly, when the camper is off of the truck, I don't want to deal with a flat bed that is 3-1/2 - 4' off the ground and has no sides. A pickup bed is lower, and makes it easier to contain loads. This is a personal pickup truck, not a contracting truck.
Also, I don't think that the space outside the lower sides of the camper would be that useful to me if I put some boxes there. I seem to have enough room for all my stuff in the camper itself, and the back seat of the truck.
Now if some one else wants to have a flat bed, go for it. None of my business. Just my two cents worth since you asked.
Joel
Secondly, when the camper is off of the truck, I don't want to deal with a flat bed that is 3-1/2 - 4' off the ground and has no sides. A pickup bed is lower, and makes it easier to contain loads. This is a personal pickup truck, not a contracting truck.
Also, I don't think that the space outside the lower sides of the camper would be that useful to me if I put some boxes there. I seem to have enough room for all my stuff in the camper itself, and the back seat of the truck.
Now if some one else wants to have a flat bed, go for it. None of my business. Just my two cents worth since you asked.
Joel
