Short or Long bed
We have a short bed pickup (GMC 2500 4WD) for now. Our Fleetwood Angler has seen better days (like the days when the tie downs were attached to solid frame), so we're looking at purchasing a new campe...
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wintersun wrote:
If you download the Lance brochures from their website they go back more than 5 years. The brochures indicate which models are for heavy duty short bed trucks. These campers have the center of gravity directly over the rear axle of a short bed truck.
Current 855 and 861 models and the older 845, 815, 825, 830 models are all designed specifically for use on short bed trucks. Lance provides the broadest range of campers for short bed trucks but others to consider are the ones from Wolf Creek and Northern Lite.
I like the fiberglass shell design that is like the way boats are constructed of the Northern Lite campers. Having a fiberglass roof makes it a lot easier to attach items like solar panels and would reduce the amount of recaulking needed considerably.
Don't trust the published weights of any of the manufacturers. I would add 500# to whatever they state and then another 700# for your gear and provisions, etc. to the planned payload for your truck.
Lance 815 was design to be used either on a short or long bed truck. I've had mine new since 2002.
