Looking for truck camper answers
We are just beginning to look at the idea of truck camping, and I have a couple of very basic questions. When you are camped and want to visit nearby areas, do you unload the camper or take it around ...
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mkirsch wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:mkirsch wrote:
Also consider that not all campers are designed to be used off the truck, so it depends on what camper you get as well.
For example, the Palomino pop-ups need to have the floor supported, by the truck or some other means, when occupied. The floors of these campers are metal fence posts and flakeboard, not much there for structure.
Don't know where you came up with the 'Flakeboard' comment but it's flakey.
I own one.
The floor is 1/2" flakeboard and lightweight steel cross members in the same profile as a steel fence post you can buy at Tractor Supply.
Maybe an older one (pre 2010)
Not a Backpack. I live 60 miles from Colon, Michigan and I've been to the plant numerous times and I've watched them build them and they are not 'flakeboard' on the bottom, the bottom is 3/4" plywood. The formed steel stiffeners are not fence posts either. They are 1/8" hot rolled, formed steel channels with 1" side flanges and 3" bellies that run the entire length of the bottom from the front to the back within a foot of the rear of the unit with a cross channel across the back. I know, I removed the back channel and welded an L bracket to it to carry my TL stow and go revolution steps.
TL also has the pictures.
I don't post pictures on here but I have them. I guess I can PM Reddog and have him post them up but Lakeside (who posts on here gave me a hand installing the rear modified channel), so he's been underneath the camper as well.
I'll ask him to substantiate my comments if you want.
Your comments are still flaky far as I'm concerned. FOS is FOS in my book.
