So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

Kidoo wrote:

freddypinak wrote:
We put the camper back on the truck. Got it within 1/8" dead center on the bed on the first try! Installed the battery and tested all the lights and battery charger. Letting the A/C run on shore power to make sure all is good.

Two weeks to go and we leave for 3 months in Alaska! Won't need the A/C in Alaska...they are getting light snow in Anchorage this AM :-(

What is your trick to get so closed centered on a firts try? I allways struggle.

We use a mat in the truck bed with a line all the way down the center and we also have a center mark on the front of the camper. We start by making sure the line on the mat is perfectly centered in the truck bed and (most importantly) we position the truck as close to center and square to the camper as possible. This way there is no real cranking the wheel much to position the truck as we back under the camper. We raise the camper just enough to clear the mat so it's easier to see how close you're tracking the line when you back under the camper. Then it's just slow and easy with lots of stops to check position. Oh and practice....practice...practice :-) Also helps that we're on a perfectly level cement pad!

All that said...the real truth...with yesterdays luck I should have played PowerBall :-)

Seen all kind of different rigs and devices for centering, including centering blocks. Just not sure if the centering blocks would put any torque on the camper legs as you back in. Maybe someone on the group who uses them can give some feedback.