Slide in truck camper

[GGates]

Are there any older units that will fit in our trucks????

 

[smartineau]

When you say will any older campers fit? I assume ( you know what that means), that the problem/concern is that the cabover portion will hit the cab?



If that is the problem you can build up a platform. I have heard of but not seen, some that are made out of 2x4's with a piece of plywood over the 2x4's and on the end they put a hinged door with a lock so that they can store fishing poles, brooms, whatever is long and skinny.



steve

 

[ROADWARRIOR]

I had to narrow mine down to fit. It isn't that hard.



Dan

 

[TowPro]

I have an older one. I had to put 2X3's under it to hold it up over my 5th wheel hitch rails. Now that somebody mentioned it, I think the cab over would hit the clearence lights when moving if I had not had to raise the camper to clear the 5er rails.

 

[Mr.Goat]

GGates



In one word "yes".

In many words as follows;



Mine is a mid 70's vintage slide in. I had to modify the back to fit the 95 Dodge. It 's not hard to rework these things if you have some good basic carpentry skills and a little patience. It fits the 2003 Ok with no modifications, but it is a tighter fit over the cab. The previous posts to this give some excellant ideas on getting more clearance over ther cab.



You can save a considerable amount of money by getting an older camper and fixing it up to suit your needs. I looked for one that was structurally sound, and everthing mechanical worked eg. fridge, stove, furnace. I even repainted everything inside and out, and it looks like it was factory done. This was largely due to expert advise from a good paint store and taking the time to follow the advise. The big thing that ruins a camper is a water leak that goes unchecked and it eventually starts to rot out the framing. Usually the roof is the culprit. Sorry for going on so long, but I've got a ton of experince in keeping my old fella alive. This is the 11th year I've had it, and we'll get afew more yet. Pete

 

[GGates]

Cab clearance no problem. Problem is width of bed at tailgate end of bed!!! Those who modified width of camper, could you E-Mail me some details of how you did this. I am cocerned about accidently cutting into shower or waste holding tank!

 

[TowPro]

come to think of it, mine is a real tight fit. It has maybe 1/2 clearence on either wheel well, and if your not carefull, you can catch the tailgate latch pin on the DS edge of the camper. What I do is have somebody just lean on the DS rear corner when I am unloading it and it clears everytime, But the first time I did rip the corner trim off the camper unloading it!