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nlol
Apr 24, 2020Explorer
I dunno, I looked at some of those short campers that can be placed in LB trucks. I came to the conclusion that sales people's goal is to sell you something - anything - now. And that they know little about campers and trucks. Certainly some exceptions out there but all I found were people with no TC experience and only 'feature' knowledge.
Theoretically, as long as the CG is in front of the rear wheels - doesn't have to be much - the truck should handle acceptably. I saw nothing but fit problems though in many cases where the salesman said, "Sure, you can put that in a LB truck, we do it all the time", you should say, "Show me.".
But you go look: What keeps the camper from sliding forward? What does the camper hit if it slides forward - rear tail lights? What special thing do you have to do to connect the electrics. When you go around a corner will the camper want to pivot in the truck bed? Are there any jacking problems? What are the tie-down problems? Look - look - look. It's best if you have your particular
truck there and at least visually walk through loading, tie-down, and unloading - better to actually do it.
They make campers for SB trucks because there are a heck of a lot of SB trucks these days. People buy Sb campers and use them, but take a hard look at the campers - at what you loose in a SB TC
In short, be very careful. It is easy to spend a lot of money learning what you wish you knew before you spent your money - in short, an expensive lesson.
Theoretically, as long as the CG is in front of the rear wheels - doesn't have to be much - the truck should handle acceptably. I saw nothing but fit problems though in many cases where the salesman said, "Sure, you can put that in a LB truck, we do it all the time", you should say, "Show me.".
But you go look: What keeps the camper from sliding forward? What does the camper hit if it slides forward - rear tail lights? What special thing do you have to do to connect the electrics. When you go around a corner will the camper want to pivot in the truck bed? Are there any jacking problems? What are the tie-down problems? Look - look - look. It's best if you have your particular
truck there and at least visually walk through loading, tie-down, and unloading - better to actually do it.
They make campers for SB trucks because there are a heck of a lot of SB trucks these days. People buy Sb campers and use them, but take a hard look at the campers - at what you loose in a SB TC
In short, be very careful. It is easy to spend a lot of money learning what you wish you knew before you spent your money - in short, an expensive lesson.
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