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joebedford
Nomad II
Jul 10, 2023

Will a truck camper fit over the 5er rails in the truck bed?

I've been hauling a 5er for 20 years and frankly I'm getting tired of it. I've been thinking of leaving my 5er down south and travelling to / from it for the winter; in fact we done it once already. O...
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Grit_dog
Navigator II
Jul 11, 2023
joebedford wrote:
LadyRVer wrote:
I would think pulling the 5000# trailer, IMO, would be OK.
The 5er I pull is 19,000lbs but I suspect its pin weight is less than a truck camper and a trailer.


Your truck will have no problem with any TC save for maybe the biggest ones on the market. And even those will haul, but will be heavier than your pin weight.
Figure 3-4klb for anything hardside no slide that’s longer than 8’. And 4-5k for any of the 9-10’ with a slide out.

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