Does anyone haul a truck camper with a DuraLiner in the bed?

[nick_m]

Does the DualLiner truck bed liner have sufficient grip to use with a truck camper (if I place my pad on top)? I like the protection offered by my drop-in, but it's a pain to install, remove and store. I got only 2 hits on a forum-wide search, so I'm wondering if that means few people use them.

[broark01]

I cut my Duraliner around the horse mats. The Duraliner still protects the truck bed sides and wheel wells while the horse mats protect the bottom. YES, I had problems in extreme wind with the camper (Lance 1172) sliding around on the Duraliner. Did not want to remove it but experience taught me otherwise so I cut it.

[dave17352]

I have not used a bed liner for about 18 years on 5 different new trucks. I have been told it adds nothing to trade in value by dealers. JMHO

[nick_m]

BradW wrote:
I tried the plastic bed liner many years ago and got a lot of camper movement. But I did not have a rubber bed mat on top of the drop in plastic liner.

The other problem I found was in certain conditions, the drop in bed liner acted like a child's swimming pool and collected standing water. You don't want your camper bottom setting in standing water.

I ultimately got rid of it and got a sprayed in liner and rubber bed mat.

BradW

I never tried it, but I think the mat would keep the camper from sliding on the plastic. However, I think you'd have to place some kind of mat underneath to keep the whole assembly from sliding on the bed. That's a lot of stack up.

Good point about the kiddie pool. I'm constantly fighting rain and pine needles to keep mine empty, even without the liner. Drainage is one of the benefits that DualLiner touts, but I'd still have the pine needle issue.

[BradW]

I tried the plastic bed liner many years ago and got a lot of camper movement. But I did not have a rubber bed mat on top of the drop in plastic liner.

The other problem I found was in certain conditions, the drop in bed liner acted like a child's swimming pool and collected standing water. You don't want your camper bottom setting in standing water.

I ultimately got rid of it and got a sprayed in liner and rubber bed mat.

BradW

[nick_m]

ajcal225 wrote:
I still have the factory plastic bedliner in my truck. Run it with a thin rubber mat on top.

Been that way for 6 years and 2 campers, no issues.

I keep meaning to remove it and do a spray in liner, but keep not getting around to it.

Interesting - I thought "no plastic bed liners" was an absolute for campers. Does it slide around when the camper is off (mine did) or is there something under it?

[work2much]

Only once.

[nick_m]

Marcela wrote:
I've done it with a rubber mat on top of the duraliner. No problems that I ran across. It is a pita to remove.

Is it worse (to remove) than a hard plastic drop in, and when do you need to remove it? I thought it was a great feature that you could remove it but wasn't aware of cases where you had to.

[nick_m]

joerg68 wrote:
The problem with removable drop-in bedliners seems to be that the liner can move around in the bed with the camper loaded (even if it is just a tiny little bit) and any dirt particles that get underneath act like sandpaper. Or so I have heard. Don't have one myself.

Yes - definitely a reason to consider a spray on, but I sometimes haul rocks and wall blocks and want a bit more cushion on the aluminum bed and sidewalls.

[ajcal225]

I still have the factory plastic bedliner in my truck. Run it with a thin rubber mat on top.

Been that way for 6 years and 2 campers, no issues.

I keep meaning to remove it and do a spray in liner, but keep not getting around to it.

[joerg68]

The problem with removable drop-in bedliners seems to be that the liner can move around in the bed with the camper loaded (even if it is just a tiny little bit) and any dirt particles that get underneath act like sandpaper. Or so I have heard. Don't have one myself.

[Marcela]

I've done it with a rubber mat on top of the duraliner. No problems that I ran across. It is a pita to remove.