Do I need a pad under my camper?
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| 2cdneh |
 Jul 27 2009, 01:10 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 27-July 09 Member No.: 3,234 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Palomino Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Type of Tiedowns used: shopping now Truck and Camper Setup: Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Hemi, just bought a Palomino Bronco  |
I just bought a lightly used Palomino Bronco, which I will be putting in my Dodge Ram 1500 Quad cab. I have a spray on liner (Liner-X) and don't know if I should put something between the bed and the camper or not. I would hate to scuff up my liner.
If so, not sure where to get one. I'm in New Brunswick, Canada, and don't have much dealer support - I'm going to have to wait 10 days just to get front tie-downs! (and that was after calling 8 dealers). Any good mail/internet order companies in Canada - I'd like to avoid duty issues. |
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| LindaH |
Jul 28 2009, 06:21 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 25-January 08 Member No.: 2,829 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Eagle Cap Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually (Cummins engine) Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift w/Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Eagle Cap 950, 2 100-watt solar panels, 2 6-volt AGM batteries, 1000-watt pure sine wave inverter, Motosat Executive satellite TV dish, Torklift 5-step Glow Steps. |
We never used a pad on a truck we had with a spray-in bed liner. Our current truck doesn't have a spray-in bed liner, so we do use a pad.
We got our pad from a farm supply store, but I'd think that places like Home Depot and similar stores might carry them. |
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| dacoop7 |
Aug 11 2009, 10:23 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 22-July 08 Member No.: 2,917 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Chevy 1500 extended cab short bed Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: Silverado 1500, timbren-m-41.html">Timbren, Happijac tiedowns, Lance 805 |
QUOTE(2cdneh @ Jul 27 2009, 12:10 PM) I just bought a lightly used Palomino Bronco, which I will be putting in my Dodge Ram 1500 Quad cab. I have a spray on liner (Liner-X) and don't know if I should put something between the bed and the camper or not. I would hate to scuff up my liner. If so, not sure where to get one. I'm in New Brunswick, Canada, and don't have much dealer support - I'm going to have to wait 10 days just to get front tie-downs! (and that was after calling 8 dealers). Any good mail/internet order companies in Canada - I'd like to avoid duty issues.  We just bought a rubber liner (just on the bed) from Pep Boys (an auto parts supplier). I'm thinking you could find one at a parts supplier where you are. |
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| land yacht |
Sep 13 2009, 10:04 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 22-August 09 Member No.: 3,285 Favorite Truck Camper(s): outfiter Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Ram2500 Type of Tiedowns used: custom Truck and Camper Setup: Lance108 Air Bags superhitch |
I don't think you need a pad + if the camper has a wood bottem the pad may hold moisture?
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| garbinator |
Sep 16 2009, 01:26 AM
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Productive Consumer Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 7-February 08 Member No.: 2,832 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 3500 GMC Dually 4X4 Crew Cab DuraMax w/6sp variable Allison Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac, Altec power jacks Truck and Camper Setup: Lance Legend 990 fully loaded series, Electric Jacks, Air Bags, heavy duty torsion bar, Titan extend-a-hitch, .357 Mag Marlin Lever Action (Cowboy rifle) for camper defense. Bose Acoustic Wave Machine to Ez the nights away... |
QUOTE(land yacht @ Sep 13 2009, 08:04 PM) I don't think you need a pad + if the camper has a wood bottem the pad may hold moisture? The pad keeps the camper from slipping around on the bed (floor) of your truck. The mere weight, assisted by the tie-downs do their part as well. Even with all that, hitting serious road ruts at say 75MPH at O-Dark Thirty as my wife did one night passing through Phoenix, Arz. in a construction area cause for quite a shift to the left I noticed the very next day. Because of this effect, Camper companies like Lance do not recommend any type of liner either sprayed on or installed within the bed area. |
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