Short camper in a long bed
I have wondered if there is any problems putting a short bed camper in a long bed.
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d3500ram wrote:burningman wrote:
Depends on the camper. If it's got rear overhang and you can't slide it all the way forward, then you have a really screwy center of gravity.
Looks horrible too.
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Not true on the stated COG opinion. COG from bumper to ear axle is the same regardless of short bed or long bed. The rear half of the truck bed is the same length whether short or long. The difference is the cab to axle measurement between SB and LB. The CG of the camper will be the same when sitting on either bed.
As to how it looks, well that is subjective. I am doing the SB camper on a LB truck... that extra space is welcome for storage and for my generator:
I built a simple frame to place between the front of the camper and the truck bulkhead. It is custom fit to keep my generator in place.
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My short bed TC even works on a 9' flatbed deck and CG is right over the axles.
