Hello all,
Does anyone have experience with East beach and Charlestown breachway in Rhode Island?

Thanks, Kevin

I have a 2008 Bigfoot truck camper that has Happyjack jacks. I fear they are broken and may need to be replaced. I was told by a dealer that Happyjack is out of business so I may need to replace them with another brand.  I would appreciate suggestions on brand/model to look at?  Anyone have  luck with power models?  I need something I can handle on my own (if need be) and I am not good at fixing things...  I am ok with a manual system, but it can't be to fussy

If it were for me, I'd make something out of lumber to put in the truckbed between the camper and the truck cab, so that the camper can't slide forward too much (sliding forward too far might possibly damage the rear of the camper if it has lower overhang.).
Then the space between the truck cab and the camper would be extra storage space, might make some enclosed storage or perhaps a truck toolbox would fit.
Would be good spot for a cooler, a generator, spare tire, camping chairs/table and such.

If that shortbed camper has no overhang lower than the truckbed, you could simply slide the camper forward to the front of the bed, and have a bit of a "deck" or "porch" in the rear of the bed, might even keep the tailgate on.
[EDIT: In the meantime I saw some pics of the Northern Lite 6'10", it looks like there is no overhang. What I would do is push the camper all the way forward, leave the tailgate on and have myself a little backporch].

Please keep in mind that you might end up with an odd Center Of Gravity ("CoG") with the camper sitting in a different bed than it was designed for, which might negatively influence the behavior of your truck/camper combo, and might even make it unsafe.
You might be fine, but you would be trying my ideas at your own risk.
So, unless that shortbed camper is a supersweet cheap deal, maybe better keep on looking.
Good Luck.

P.S. I wasn't aware the GMC made a 6.0 diesel in the 90's??