Steep Off-Road Grade with Truck Camper

LouLawrence wrote:
Aren't there also toggle screws holding the shell to the pickup bed?

Huh?

The friction in the bed isn't going to help, particularly without a rubber mat. What will cause the camper to move is the vibration and/or bumps. The only thing that will really make sure it stays are good tie downs.

Even with a rubber mat and Torklift tie downs, our camper has crept forward enough to make the front tie downs completely loosen up after driving several miles down a fairly steep, washboard gravel road. I dropped the jacks and repositioned it once we were back on the pavement.

Make sure your front tie downs are angled and not pulling only straight down if you want to minimize rearward movement.

No tie downs?
A photo from the Torklift site showing the tie downs holding the camper to the truck even after a rollover.

Too many variables to give a firm answer. How fast? How rough? Coefficient of friction? Tie downs? Etc...

Aren't there also toggle screws holding the shell to the pickup bed?

You must secure the camper to the truck bed. You can use turnbuckles and cables. The best way is to use adpaters to secure it to the frame.

Counting on friction to keep in place is a huge potentially very dangerous mistake.