Wiring harness for Camper

I have the bed plug and the plug on the bumper. I haven't used the bed plug. It gives me the heebie-jeebies not being able to get to it after the camper is loaded. If I ever do any boondocking I will want to unplug it to prevent truck battery drain. I usually plug into the camper after I'm under it, then plug into the bumper receptacle after the camper is on the truck bed. I use a cable tie to secure the cord to the bumper support. Also put a loop in the excess cable secured with a cable tie and put the loop in front of the fender well.
Your dealer should have a longer cord if you don't want to drill a hole in the bed.

If you don't already have one in the bed, I would recommend going with something like this. Please verify part number
This kit plugs into factory harness under bed, run wire to location you want and drill hole. no cutting factory harness.

my Ram has a factory one inside the bed near the back DS corner for a 5th wheel.

I plug the wire in, and loop it around the bumper. than I back truck under camper. lower camper being careful wire is not under camper, once camper is loaded I drop the wire in opening between camper and bed, than plug it into front of camper.

06 F350 DRW

brinson wrote:
What type of solenoid does everyone use?

Ford's don't use one. What kind of truck are you using?

What type of solenoid does everyone use?

Host's standard cord will not reach the 7-pin on your truck's receiver, but you can request a longer pigtail if you do not want to put an in-bed connector in your truck. I will have a second high amperage connection on my Host which allows connection to additional batteries or faster vehicle charging.

I think most people put 7 pin plugs on the driver's side of the bed between the wheel hump and front of the bed about half way up. I don't have a particular harness in mind, but something that makes it easy for your particular truck would be a good choice.

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