bed / deck drawers - or creating space under, how much space can you create in the bed
| ovidgsd |
 Dec 14 2017, 10:10 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 14-December 17 Member No.: 9,903 Favorite Truck Camper(s): adventurer Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: tundra 5.7 double cab 6.6 foot bed Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: adventurer 80gs with tundra 6.6 foot bed, airbags  |
How much space can you safely create under the camper inside the bed? For example, putting 2x4 laying flat in the bed, under the camper- that would lift the camper 1.5 inches. Say, using 4 of those 2x4 evenly spaced. Or, putting 6" high metal drawers in the bed (like JobBox), then the camper on top of those (ASSUME FOR ARGUMENT, THE DRAWERS CAN HANDLE THE WEIGHT). intuition tells me 6" "lift" like this would be acceptable, but absolutely no more than that............ my rig is a late model Tundra with 6.6 foot bed and airbags, and the camper is an Adventurer 80gs with dry weight of 1650 - center of gravity 39" matches up almost perfectly with the rear axel.
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| RV_Tech |
Dec 16 2017, 12:01 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 201 Joined: 27-July 12 Member No.: 6,199 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Hallmark, Northstar, Outfitter Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: F-350 SRW 6.2 Supercab Type of Tiedowns used: Happijack front, Torklift rear Truck and Camper Setup: Hallmark Ute XL No modes to truck Torklift Fast Guns Fast guns had to be cut down to absolute minimum (14 1/2") to use with Happijac front tie down and Hallmark camper. |
We were driving back from Arkansas with the truck camper on the truck for the first time. Started down onto a highway ramp just outside of Nashville and there was a tiny kitten lying in the roadway. Only about three months old. Blocked the ramp and got the kitten figuring it must be divine intervention or something.
She now weighs six pounds. My wife and I rescue dogs and cats and always have at least one. She loves going back and forth between the truck camper and the truck through the front camper window.  |
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| SidecarFlip |
Dec 16 2017, 09:45 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 15-October 16 Member No.: 9,221 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Forest River Palomino SS Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1997 Ford F350 4x4 LB SRW CC 7.3 diesel Type of Tiedowns used: HappyJac standard Truck and Camper Setup: 1997 Ford F350 4 door 4x4 Crew Cab 7.3 Diesel, Lance 915 loaded, 2015 Palomino SS1500 Loaded |
QUOTE(RV_Tech @ Dec 16 2017, 12:01 PM) We were driving back from Arkansas with the truck camper on the truck for the first time. Started down onto a highway ramp just outside of Nashville and there was a tiny kitten lying in the roadway. Only about three months old. Blocked the ramp and got the kitten figuring it must be divine intervention or something. She now weighs six pounds. My wife and I rescue dogs and cats and always have at least one. She loves going back and forth between the truck camper and the truck through the front camper window.  Thats cool. My wife and I are the same. All of our dogs (3) and cats (about 25) are all cast off's and strays. We have a sign out front that no human can read that says in cat and dog language.... All 4 legged furry animals welcome here.... 2 of the dogs live in the house with us and oh, about 8 of the 25 cats too. Cats and dogs get along well with each other despite the old wive's tale about 'fighting like cats and dogs'. They all sleep with each other. Just never let any in either camper or the truck unless it's a trip to the vet. We have 2 18 pounders in the house, all black, both neutered males and both very affectionate. An 18 pound Tom is a big feline. I don't believe in 30 years we have had less than 2 dogs and less than 10 cats at a time. We also have horses and cattle too. I farm so it's just natural I guess. |
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