cushion between camper and truck cab, truck camper gear
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| Real Lite |
 Feb 24 2012, 07:26 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 24-February 12 Member No.: 5,897 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Real Lite 1990 Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '04 F-350 Diesel 4x4 SRW CREW Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 1990 Real Lite 1160 on a 2004 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 SRW Crew-Cab  |
Gotta new (to me) truck and new (to me) camper.
I've seen truck/camper combos with a cushion between the camper and the cab of the truck. I'm not finding them online, so maybe I'm using the wrong terminology. Can anyone help me out? What are they called? Where do you get them? And do they help protect the truck &/or the camper? -------------------- 1990 Real Lite 1160
2004 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 Crew Cab Based on Kitsap Penninsula, Washington State |
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| plturne |
Mar 7 2014, 02:26 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 7-March 14 Member No.: 7,457 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Adventurer Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2014 Toyota Tundra SR5 4WD Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift with Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Toyota Tundra SR5 4WD on an Adventurer 80GS, TRD sway bar, Air Lift air bags, electric Happijacs |
My Adventurer came with rather large plastic bumpers. I removed them and installed these: http://panther-rvproducts.com/Torklift-CB-...A7001-A7001.htm. They're a bit smaller so that I can keep the camper center of gravity as far forward as possible and provide at least a little cushion.
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| dubob |
Mar 7 2014, 09:55 AM
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QUOTE(Real Lite @ Feb 24 2012, 06:26 PM) Gotta new (to me) truck and new (to me) camper. They are called 'boots' and you can find dozens of sources by googling 'truck camper boot'. There is a problem with the cushion type boots and that is this: because the camper moves independently from the truck, the cushion is in constant motion while traveling and can remove paint from the truck and/or camper. A better solution is a snap in boot that snaps to the inside of the truck and the inside of the camper. However, with the snap in boot, you can't close the windows between the truck and camper. I've had both types in the past and I liked the snap in better. With just the two of us now, we don't need either.I've seen truck/camper combos with a cushion between the camper and the cab of the truck. I'm not finding them online, so maybe I'm using the wrong terminology. Can anyone help me out? What are they called? Where do you get them? And do they help protect the truck &/or the camper?  -------------------- Bob Hicks, from Utah
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| Real Lite |
Aug 14 2014, 12:08 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 24-February 12 Member No.: 5,897 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Real Lite 1990 Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '04 F-350 Diesel 4x4 SRW CREW Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 1990 Real Lite 1160 on a 2004 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 SRW Crew-Cab |
QUOTE(dubob @ Mar 7 2014, 06:55 AM) They are called 'boots' and you can find dozens of sources by googling 'truck camper boot'. There is a problem with the cushion type boots and that is this: because the camper moves independently from the truck, the cushion is in constant motion while traveling and can remove paint from the truck and/or camper. A better solution is a snap in boot that snaps to the inside of the truck and the inside of the camper. However, with the snap in boot, you can't close the windows between the truck and camper. I've had both types in the past and I liked the snap in better. With just the two of us now, we don't need either. Thank you for the reply and I'm sorry to be so slow getting back. Lost my log in info somehow....oops! -------------------- 1990 Real Lite 1160
2004 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 Crew Cab Based on Kitsap Penninsula, Washington State |
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Aug 14 2014, 12:08 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 24-February 12 Member No.: 5,897 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Real Lite 1990 Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '04 F-350 Diesel 4x4 SRW CREW Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 1990 Real Lite 1160 on a 2004 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 SRW Crew-Cab |
QUOTE(plturne @ Mar 6 2014, 11:26 PM) My Adventurer came with rather large plastic bumpers. I removed them and installed these: http://panther-rvproducts.com/Torklift-CB-...A7001-A7001.htm. They're a bit smaller so that I can keep the camper center of gravity as far forward as possible and provide at least a little cushion. Thank you! -------------------- 1990 Real Lite 1160
2004 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 Crew Cab Based on Kitsap Penninsula, Washington State |
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