Match truck and camper

[Louisi]

We have been sailors for many years and are now interested in truck camping. We are looking at a Lance 855s and a Ford 250 supercab short bed with a camper package. Although we would prefer a crew cab, the super cab fits in our garage and the crew cab does not. We are concerned that since the cab is shorter it may cause some instability in the truck or perhaps another problem we have not thought of. We would appreciate comments on this match as well as any comments on the Lance 855s itself. Thanks

[d3500ram]

The cab in and of itself shouldn't affect stability, but wheelbase might. Ergo, a longer cab will by nature increase wheelbase. From your description since a crew cab is out then it sounds as if a super cab with an 8' bed is also out of the question? An 8 foot bed with a Super Cab in a nice truck for almost any camper.

Are you buying the truck new? Regardless of your cab/ bed configuration... get an F350. JMHO.

[Trackrig]

I have a MH now, but I used a TC for years.

A lot of people use a short bed truck for hauling a camper because that's what they had and didn't want to put out the money to buy another truck. It sounds like you don't have either at the moment so I would strongly recommend you get a standard 8' bed truck with the longer camper to go in it.

I know you're used to the space on a boat, but I'd never go with the cramped space of a short bed TC. The one place it does make sense to me is using the short bed camper in a 8' bed. This gives you room for an extra fuel tank and generator in the front of the bed. Plus space for things like lawn chairs, the BBQ and so on.

Bill