96 Dodge 2500 & Old Chinook Camper
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| salish |
 Dec 1 2010, 11:28 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 16-November 10 Member No.: 4,985 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Chinook Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1996 Dodge 2500 Type of Tiedowns used: none Truck and Camper Setup: None yet  |
Hello, does anyone here have experience in matching a late 60's/early 70's vintage Chinook camper to a newer truck bed? I've heard there are issues with fit. My Dodge is about 63" at the tailgate, with this inner "lip" recessed in on both sides at about 1" depth.
The seller of the chinook is measuring his camper. Any suggestions? Oh, I'm also looking at a 1969 Open Road 9ft camper. Thanks, Cliff here's the Chinook:  |
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| Dave D. |
Dec 9 2010, 11:16 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 25-November 10 Member No.: 5,037 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Looking for Pop-up Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2011 Silverado WT 1/2 ton Type of Tiedowns used: none yet Truck and Camper Setup: Still shopping |
No suggestions but interested in thhe results of the measuring excersize?
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| CamperArt |
Aug 3 2013, 03:46 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 11-December 12 Member No.: 6,389 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Dreamer by TII Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1977 Chevy C30 crewcab dually camper special with 1970 TII Dreamer Imperial 11.5' with side gaucho Type of Tiedowns used: Chevy "camper special" factory bolts with 4 logging chains and screw-jacks! Truck and Camper Setup: She's a bone stock 1977 Chevy C30 Silverado crew cab dually Camper Special with a 10,000lb. gvw from the factory, loaded with a stock 1970 Dreamer Imperial 11.5' side gaucho. The height of 1970s luxury! The Chevy has a Dana 70 differental fitted with full-floating axels, so 4000lbs. wet is no problem. She's powered by a mildly built 454cid big block backed by a TH400 3 speed auto. Yes, it gets about 8 to 10 miles per gallon. If you can't afford the gas, you can't afford the rig! (I'd rather spend thousands on gas than 50k for a new diesel truck!) Besides, old is good... She's a green and white two-tone, and the camper is white with green stripes. My parents bought the Dreamer used in 1979 for a great family vacation. Dad loaded her on his 1977 Ford F150 Custom and drove it all through WV., Tenn., Fla., NC, SC, and Va. Can you imagine a HALF-TON carrying that camper up and down the mountains? I don't know how she did it. I've still got Dad's old Ford, too, fitted with his late-60s era cap. I don't know what brand it is, but it's 2x4s covered with plywood covered by heavy aluminum siding. It weighs about 400 or 500 lbs. itself! They don't make 'em like that anymore.... |
QUOTE(salish @ Dec 1 2010, 11:28 PM) Hello, does anyone here have experience in matching a late 60's/early 70's vintage Chinook camper to a newer truck bed? I've heard there are issues with fit. My Dodge is about 63" at the tailgate, with this inner "lip" recessed in on both sides at about 1" depth. The seller of the chinook is measuring his camper. Any suggestions? Oh, I'm also looking at a 1969 Open Road 9ft camper. Thanks, Cliff here's the Chinook:  I too would be interested in the measurments. My '01 "SuperDuty"'s bed is narower at the front than at the rear, one of a multitude of problems.... |
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