Picking up Truck Camper

monkey44 wrote:
Depending on where you drive, you may get rocks and debri kicking up and denting the tailgate.

And depending whether you've ever driven much with the tailgate down, one would realize that this doesn't happen. I've never tried just spinning donuts in gravel to see if I could hit the tailgate, but trip to AK and back and countless trips...everywhere, including plenty of winter road trips through snow country and I cannot say I've ever noticed any tailgate paint damage from driving with it down. I fairly OCD about my vehicles too, so if this was a thing, I wouldn't likely do it.

I will be taking it off yes I do have an 8 foot bed and will be picking the TC on the 18th of June again Thank You all!!!

Depending on where you drive, you may get rocks and debri kicking up and denting the tailgate.

ajriding wrote:
for 8 foot bed ALWAYS take it off. No camper that I have ever seen require an 8 foot bed to also have a tailgate down. For a 6 foot bed trying to haul an 8 foot camper then you are hacking it to death, so bring a thick moving blanket and plan to put tailgate in the camper for drive home where you can sit and stare at it while regretting getting the wrong camper.

I don’t follow.
What does this have to do with the OP?
Are you suggesting that TCs should not hang out the back of short beds, only long beds?

Strange post....

for 8 foot bed ALWAYS take it off. No camper that I have ever seen require an 8 foot bed to also have a tailgate down. For a 6 foot bed trying to haul an 8 foot camper then you are hacking it to death, so bring a thick moving blanket and plan to put tailgate in the camper for drive home where you can sit and stare at it while regretting getting the wrong camper.

plus many slide into bed but are wider behind truck bed (cover truck lights) and the tailgate cables will be in the way

Thanks All I will be taking it off

Leave the tailgate off. I made that mistake once when I went to pick up a camper. I had to bring the tailgate home inside the camper. Wouldn't have been so bad except it was a rainy day and the tailgate already had wet road grime all over it.

My new truck camper hung over the back of my truck... I had an 8' bed. I would remove tailgate and leave it home.. if it works, you can always put it back on.

I’d remove it. Wouldn’t want it bouncing as I drive.