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[jeeptchr]

Other than being about 1000# over the weight limit of the trailer if that is a the normal 3500# axle and not a 5200# axle

Those bales looked like grass hay, I figured 1k a piece.

 

[4570Man]

To me it just makes more sense. A place to sleep and make something to eat. Don't need to pull a house behind you!

It would be cool if they made a rail mounted system where you could easily take off your bed and put on a camper. Or flatbed.

Nobody in their right mind is comparing a home on wheels to a truck bed camper. A 15 foot or less single axel camper would have to handle better and be a lot easier to deal with.

 

[Industrial Toys]

And then like the trailer, park it next to your house for the other 350 days of the year.

 

[4570Man]

And then like the trailer, park it next to your house for the other 350 days of the year.

Are you driving around with the camper insert for 350 days a year or is it sitting beside your house too?

 

[rangerfredbob]

Truck bed campers are great, if you tow something to where you camp (IE offroad vehicle or boat) it is much easier than having a motor home that is another giant chassis to take care of... Unless that camper has a slide out on the other side it's probably around 2200lb dry (assuming 10' length), if 12' length around 2500lb. I have a 10' S&S camper and it's listed as 2300lb if memory serves, the 11.6' Lance I had was rated at 2500lb. Not that I'm saying that was a good idea, the COG is at least a foot behind the rear axle...

The camper is why I lowered my F350 2" from the 4" lift it had when I got it... not that it's that bad but only having air bags and a rear sway bar it's tall... right around 12' to the vents.

Those talking about getting in, I have a step that goes into the hitch, it's not too bad, and if I'm towing a trailer I'll usually leave the trailer on and put a small pallet down on the ground for the first step then the tongue for the second...

 

[4570Man]

Truck bed campers are great, if you tow something to where you camp (IE offroad vehicle or boat) it is much easier than having a motor home that is another giant chassis to take care of... Unless that camper has a slide out on the other side it's probably around 2200lb dry (assuming 10' length), if 12' length around 2500lb. I have a 10' S&S camper and it's listed as 2300lb if memory serves, the 11.6' Lance I had was rated at 2500lb. Not that I'm saying that was a good idea, the COG is at least a foot behind the rear axle...

The camper is why I lowered my F350 2" from the 4" lift it had when I got it... not that it's that bad but only having air bags and a rear sway bar it's tall... right around 12' to the vents.

Those talking about getting in, I have a step that goes into the hitch, it's not too bad, and if I'm towing a trailer I'll usually leave the trailer on and put a small pallet down on the ground for the first step then the tongue for the second...

The one on the broke truck was built for an 8’ truck and sticks off the back maybe 2’ so that’s 10’. And then the front over hang sticks past the mirror on the truck.

 

[RandyT]

Those bales looked like grass hay, I figured 1k a piece.

I was figuring about the same. A single axle 12 foot landscape trailer with a single 3500# axle on a trailer weight of 900# which is what mine weighed when I owned it. So that leaves about 2100# for payload excluding tongue weight. Did 3200# on mine once without knowing the weight until I went across a set of scales. The problem with those trailers is the center of the axle bottoms out on the bed before the springs compress very far. Takes the camber out of the axle permanently.

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

The problem with those trailers is the center of the axle bottoms out on the bed before the springs compress very far. Takes the camber out of the axle permanently.

Yes... it does.

 

[Industrial Toys]

As for Camper insert compared to camper. Insert takes up less space, has no drivetrain, tires or brakes. How many campers have just grown old, having little miles on them? Many , I would guess.

 

[Fallon]

As for Camper insert compared to camper. Insert takes up less space, has no drivetrain, tires or brakes. How many campers have just grown old, having little miles on them? Many , I would guess.

Really whether or not it's an insert vs trailer vs RV has little to do with it. Almost all are stick built & age poorly. Mileage ages them faster. But the frame moves a bit & the skin ir roof starts leaking.

I'm a fan of the fiberglass shell trailers. The shell is the structure & the skin. The only weak or leak points are the windows & doors. They last for decades. Usually need a remodel at that point but are still solid.

 

[Travelover]

..........I'm a fan of the fiberglass shell trailers. The shell is the structure & the skin. The only weak or leak points are the windows & doors. They last for decades. Usually need a remodel at that point but are still solid.

Me, too. My molded fiberglass camper trailer is 15 years old and looks like new. No leaks, either. There some nice pickup campers made of molded fiberglass, as well.

 

[dieselscout80]

A huge camper in the back of a F150? What could go wrong?

This Broken Ford F-15 Pickup Truck Shows Why You Should Never Overload Your Truck - The Drive

That camper is for a truck with 8 foot long bed and that F150 may have a less than 6' bed. I had a 9.5' Lance 915 from 1999 until 2017 that I hauled on a 1997 SWR GMC 3500. I will saw that one can pull way more trailer camper than one can haul with a slide in camper. The 2800 pounds listed on that camper is typical dry weight, so when water, gear, propane and whatever else is in it its way over 3000 pounds. My Lance tag stated 2300 pounds and I scaled it several time and when ready to use it never weighed less than 3000 pounds. I'm not sure what size that camper crushing that F150 is but its close to mine and I'd guess it in close in weight too.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Funny, I don't recall ever seeing a Dually with a camper. I guess it's why guys used to buy a cap, throw in a mattress and call it a day. Sleep in a $39,00 Red Roof Inn when you need a hot shower. Cheaper than a days fuel pulling something.

 

[Jstpssng]

I don't think that it's the weight so much as how far back the camper sets.
OK, so maybe it's both.
I like the comment

Just because someone can pass their driver's test it doesn't mean they should be trusted on public roads

Guys like that driver are why we need weigh wagons.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm sure people hauling or towing something are the least of the problem. Ever see "Worst Canadian Driver"? It simply boggles the mind how these people got a license.

 

[cqaigy2]

I'm sure people hauling or towing something are the least of the problem. Ever see "Worst Canadian Driver"? It simply boggles the mind how these people got a license.

CWD! :laughing:

 

[goeduck]

As for Camper insert compared to camper. Insert takes up less space, has no drivetrain, tires or brakes. How many campers have just grown old, having little miles on them? Many , I would guess.

My neighbor has one along with what was a nice 3/4 ton GMC. About 10 years old setup and used once. Just sits there out in the weather.

 

[Ford850]

Chevy Silverado Driver Ticketed for Towing 53-Foot-Long Trailer

 

[LouNY]

I wonder what his tickets were for;
looks like he had brakes and lights.
License type maybe? CGVW rating?

 

[ruffdog]

Chevy Silverado Driver Ticketed for Towing 53-Foot-Long Trailer

At least he had a slow moving sign on the back. Was the trailers brakes operable using whatever is on the tongue? How fast was he going and how far?