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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When we bought our Adventurer 80GS in 2011 we were told by the dealer that it would fit on our long box pickup. During loading we found that small bump outs at the rear of the camper kept the camper from sliding into the long box all the way (the bump outs hit the wheel wells). That model camper is currently marketed as being for short box trucks only.
We really liked the camper and made it work for us. I built a 'stop' in the truck box that the camper slides up to and use the resulting space between the camper and front of the box for storage. When the camper is not on the truck I can easily remove the 'stop' to haul 4x8 sheets of plywood or drywall. Even with the camper sitting back in the box the COG is still in front of the rear axle.
We really liked the camper and made it work for us. I built a 'stop' in the truck box that the camper slides up to and use the resulting space between the camper and front of the box for storage. When the camper is not on the truck I can easily remove the 'stop' to haul 4x8 sheets of plywood or drywall. Even with the camper sitting back in the box the COG is still in front of the rear axle.
