Well, the tech sector layoffs got me. Thankfully a previous boss of mine threw me a lifeline. Not as much money, but it is a very good place to work.So, I'm looking at to buy a flat trailer I can put a truck camper on. Then when money permits, buy a 3/4 or 1 ton for the camper. Right now, I have a half ton, and any type of truck camper is going to overload it.Are there any specific trailers which would be good for this such a thing? Ideally, one enough to ensure the COG is between the two axles.Thanks much. This is a transitory thing, until I can actually get things back on the road.

I have seen it done. Mostly with gooseneck trailers that also carry a jeep on the back. Just be sure the trailer has enough weight capacity and you truck has enough also. I imagine the trailer sales yards in your area can give you good advice. The one time I experienced putting a truck camper on a trailer it was really tricky.

I don't know how you would get it on there but here's some pics. I guess the jacks are wider than the trailer, but on a gooseneck? I had a goose neck and it was really wide.

Probably a lot simpler and cheaper to just pick up a used 20ft travel trailer. It will have a lot more room and your half ton should be fine pulling it. I've seen a few but really redneck way of doing things. OK if you just need to move a camper you already own and you already have the flatbed.I would do some calculations though...you don't want the COG over the axles. You want it far enough forward to get the trailer hitch weight up around 12-15%.

Since one of the pictures above was my rig, I should comment. I used it to move and store the camper each Winter. Not sure I would have been comfortable going long distance with my rig but I did tow it about 10 miles to storage ever Fall and back in the Spring. This allowed me to store my camper and trailer inside for the Winter for the price of one spot. Would not have taken much more for me to feel comfortable going on long trips. I have since switched to a B van.I agree with Valhalla above that unless you already gave the slide in a small pull behind would give you a lot more space.

I've lived in campgrounds and RV parks (monthly rent) that the only way they would allow a truck camper to be off loaded from a truck was for it to have a Stable Lift for the jacks OR to be on a flatbed trailer.I do not know their reasoning for it and I never asked. But it is something to keep in mind. I personally see no problem with a truck camper sitting on a flatbed trailer. But then I may be considered a "redneck". I do not consider that to that to be the insult most here think it is. Most of the bumper pull trailer mounted truck campers that I have seen had the camper sitting over the tires similar to how it would sit on a truck and storage boxes were tucked under the front of the camper. Gooseneck trailers tended to have the camper pushed up to the front with the bed overhang over the gooseneck section. Both of these positions left a nice "deck" out the rear of the camper It looked like a pretty good idea to me. Our truck camper is on a Stabile Lift. But it is rarely removed from the truck.

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JimBollman
Explorer
Oct 28, 2023
Since one of the pictures above was my rig, I should comment. I used it to move and store the camper each Winter. Not sure I would have been comfortable going long distance with my rig but I did tow it about 10 miles to storage ever Fall and back in the Spring. This allowed me to store my camper and trailer inside for the Winter for the price of one spot. Would not have taken much more for me to feel comfortable going on long trips. I have since switched to a B van.

I agree with Valhalla above that unless you already gave the slide in a small pull behind would give you a lot more space.
valhalla360
Navigator
Oct 27, 2023
Probably a lot simpler and cheaper to just pick up a used 20ft travel trailer. It will have a lot more room and your half ton should be fine pulling it.

I've seen a few but really redneck way of doing things. OK if you just need to move a camper you already own and you already have the flatbed.

I would do some calculations though...you don't want the COG over the axles. You want it far enough forward to get the trailer hitch weight up around 12-15%.
notsobigjoe
Nomad III
Oct 27, 2023
I don't know how you would get it on there but here's some pics. I guess the jacks are wider than the trailer, but on a gooseneck? I had a goose neck and it was really wide.
dalej
Explorer
Oct 27, 2023
I have seen it done. Mostly with gooseneck trailers that also carry a jeep on the back. Just be sure the trailer has enough weight capacity and you truck has enough also. I imagine the trailer sales yards in your area can give you good advice. The one time I experienced putting a truck camper on a trailer it was really tricky.

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