Help with hooking up Lance truck camper, General
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| jsmatis |
 Apr 8 2007, 06:36 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 8-April 07 Member No.: 574 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 3/4 ton GMC Type of Tiedowns used: None Truck and Camper Setup: Don't know  |
Is there a trick to backing up to my 1992 Lance truck camper perfectly straight? I have a 3/4 ton Heavy Duty GMC pickup which carries our Lance just fine. The trick is backing up straight enough to not knock out the tail lights on the truck. Toward the back of the camper there is a metal section underneath both sides of the camper that stick out farther than the rest of the camper. There is only about an inch or so clearance between the wheel wells inside my truck bed and these metal sections. It takes several tries to back up straight enough to get the camper on without damage. This is our first truck camper so if anyone has any useful advice I would certainly appreciate it.
Thanks. Joe |
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| Rodg |
Apr 13 2007, 08:45 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 18-March 07 Member No.: 490 Favorite Truck Camper(s): homebuilt Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: dodge 2500 xtcab diesel Type of Tiedowns used: stablelift system Truck and Camper Setup: in process of building truck camper from Glen-L plans that i got off web site. Alcapulco model, almost finished, have it skinned and still working on it. hope to be finished in 6 wks and on the road just in time for the spring trout run in Galveston, Texas |
QUOTE(jsmatis @ Apr 9 2007, 12:36 AM) Is there a trick to backing up to my 1992 Lance truck camper perfectly straight? I have a 3/4 ton Heavy Duty GMC pickup which carries our Lance just fine. The trick is backing up straight enough to not knock out the tail lights on the truck. Toward the back of the camper there is a metal section underneath both sides of the camper that stick out farther than the rest of the camper. There is only about an inch or so clearance between the wheel wells inside my truck bed and these metal sections. It takes several tries to back up straight enough to get the camper on without damage. This is our first truck camper so if anyone has any useful advice I would certainly appreciate it. Thanks. Joe  Rodg here, i find that if you twist in your seat and put your right shoulder into the back of the seat and using ur left hand to make micro adjustments works for me. and it helps if you have a spotter, like ur wife, keep window rolled down also. thats about it, go very very very slow backing up. now if your back window on your truck is obstructed you really have a problem. |
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| constable47 |
Apr 30 2007, 03:59 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 24-April 07 Member No.: 616 Favorite Truck Camper(s): sunline Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 250 gmc Type of Tiedowns used: happijac Truck and Camper Setup: timbren overloads, happijac tie downs |
QUOTE(jsmatis @ Apr 8 2007, 11:36 PM) Is there a trick to backing up to my 1992 Lance truck camper perfectly straight? I have a 3/4 ton Heavy Duty GMC pickup which carries our Lance just fine. The trick is backing up straight enough to not knock out the tail lights on the truck. Toward the back of the camper there is a metal section underneath both sides of the camper that stick out farther than the rest of the camper. There is only about an inch or so clearance between the wheel wells inside my truck bed and these metal sections. It takes several tries to back up straight enough to get the camper on without damage. This is our first truck camper so if anyone has any useful advice I would certainly appreciate it. Thanks. Joe |
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| jegssr |
Jun 8 2007, 02:38 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 4-May 07 Member No.: 649 Favorite Truck Camper(s): northwood Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 03 Dodge dually Cummins 4WDquad cab Type of Tiedowns used: custom Truck and Camper Setup: 03 Cummins, 02 Arctic Fox slider, custom hitches and custom tiedowns |
Practice, practice, practice... Those sections you speak of are one of the reasons I now have an Arctic Fox. But that Arctic Fox sure is TALL and HEAVY!
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| natesnanu |
Jan 6 2008, 10:57 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 5-January 08 Member No.: 2,817 Favorite Truck Camper(s): usedtobe lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: chev 4X4 dually Type of Tiedowns used: happijac Truck and Camper Setup: 05 Chev 4X4 4 door dually w/ duramax + Allison. I carry a Lance 835 (that I fix leaks on every year) w/ happijac's and tow either an 18 foot boat or a tandem jet ski setup. My boat and jet ski trailer are set up to carry a 3500 watt generator... Best thing I ever did. |
There is a kit that mounts to the truck bed that will guide the camper. You still have to be pretty close to straight or you will strain your jacks. The plus is that you put it in the same spot every time.
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| Mulepick |
Mar 7 2008, 07:29 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 14-October 07 From: Henderson, NV Member No.: 2,076 Favorite Truck Camper(s): had Lance, looking at Host Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '06 F-250 now looking at F-450 Type of Tiedowns used: Tork w/Fast Truck and Camper Setup: Air bags, sway bar |
I'm considering welding casters to the jacks.
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