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Raising camper height...wood/foam/rubber etc...
So...big day today. Got my happijacks installed (what a pia!!! call me lazy but I hate drilling metal and finding those bolt holes sucked...) and the truck is now wired up to a new plug in the bed. Now that I have that out of the way, I want to raise the camper height a bit, to 2" clearance between the cab and camper. Right now with just a rubber matt it sits with about 1/2" clearance. I have the idea that plywood added to the base is probably the way to go, but I HATE the idea of screwing it into the bottom of my camper. Do I really have to? What about two sheets of 3/4" in the bed of the truck, anchored with sheet metal screws in the corners to keep it in place. Then a rubber 4x8 matt. Then I set the camper on that. I know it seems stupid, or 'the wrong way around the barn', but I really dont want to drill into the base and screw wood to the camper itself. I'd rather screw into the bed of my truck. My truck has lots of bumps and bruises, and the ever present custom 'desert pinstriping' already so I dont mind a few small holes in the bed. Heck, I just drilled the******out if it putting in the happijac stuff. I plan on driving a bit of graded dirt road (I like to hunt/fish a lot) so I thought 2" would be better. Truck is an 01 F350 Ford. Any thoughts? Thanks. I wanna go camping!!!14KViews0likes19Comments
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