Preparing my bed

[Inlet]

When transporting your truck camper is there a best way to prepare the truck bed. When I buy my new truck should I have a sprayed in the liner… Rubber mat… Bed rug or nothing at all ?

[NEOK]

I have a Lined spray in bed liner and use a rubber mat per me camper manufacturer's recommendation. With the rubber mat and Torklift Talons I doi not have any problems with the camper shifting.

[GeoBoy]

Bed mat. If you are going to use the truck bed for other than hauling the TC then a spray-in bed liner is nice, but definitly a bed mat.

[bcbouy]

i have just the line-x in mine and it hasn't moved at all.i travel off road 90 percent of my trips and so far so good.don't see the need for any kind of bed mat.

[Fitzbev]

I have a spray in liner but set the TC on a 1" hard rubber Horse Mat. The mat gives a little extra clearance over the cab and is excellent at holding the camper in place. You can get the 4x6 mat at any tractor supply for around $35. The mat is very dense and heavy.

[jimh406]

I ran a Linex bedliner for 8 years without issues but my Linex was fairly rough compared to some. With the DRW, I was worried about every lb, so I added a rubber bed mat, and that's good for the fiver hardware I have in the bed from the previous owner.

If you are going to do only one, I'd do the rubber bed mat.

[deltabravo]

Spray in bed liner, then a rubber bed mat in the truck bed. Or just a bed mat.

I ran with only a bed mat since 2009. This year I am running spray in liner and bed mat. I got the spray in liner free when the local Chevy dealer's body shop repaired my truck after the rammed the side of the truck in to the building when trying to drive it through the shop bay door.

[moebedick]

I have a rubber mat only. My Northstar sits as solid as a rock. Fastguns and Torklift tie downs have prevented it from ever moving either on road or off road. Regardless of whether you spray your bed,get a good rubber mat.

[romore]

If you are wanting to protect the bed, a spray in liner is the way to go. A rubber mat would help keep the paint from getting scratched, I wouldn't go with a rug. It will get wet and full of mildew.