Thanks @nlol. Yeah I mean I preference is a long bed camper at heart with a long bed truck but I'm just afraid I won't be able to find a used long bed pickup truck if worst case scenario, my car breaks down for good and I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere. The appealing thing of these versatile campers is I can buy a cheap short or long bed and get out of there for the time being. I'll have to go to a dealership and actually see it loaded on short and long beds but from my understanding now, all the all-bed campers sit basically flush to the cab. On the short beds, they stick out a max of 3 feet. On the long beds, they're practically flush so ideally, there isn't any room for it to slide forward. As for the million other concerns you mentioned, you're right. I don't think there is a convenient answer to all of them.
