Pop up camper thoughts

I just found this camper local and going to go look at it. I have a 2nd gen 4door short bed. what does TW think. will this work. any thoughts the collective TW has. things to look for avoid just asking for advice as i have never owned a camper before. thanks

 

don't buy it from under me please im excited

 

Pass.

Suggest to look at a tow-behind Folding (pop-up) Camper. Many advantages, larger beds, kitchen, table, truck bed remains open for use, easy towing, less wind resistance.

 

thanks but i don't want a trailer already did that no fun getting stuck on tiny two tracks looking for a campsite and backing up for miles is no fun

 

It looks like its for a 6' bed..

 

For $3K that's not too bad. You'd play hell trying to find a FWC for that price. There's a lot of info on truck campers on WandertheWest.com as well.

 

yep that's part of my question any concerns on it being on a short bed or somebody who has done this and if it will work and how well

 

thanks and thats why im excited and might make this work price is to good to pass up and its local and the new campers quality seem to be lacking on some of the things o have seen on facebook

 

With experience you can get really good.

I towed a 10' Coleman Santa Fe with a GMC Sierra 2500HD. I had situations when I did a "3 point" turn around on a 2 lane highway. Then a couple days later, same trip, I parallel parked the whole rig. Had to feed 3 parking meters. Walking to the Aquarium, we went past the parking lot for the aquarium that had provisions for RV and trailer parking........

 

Full disclaimer- I have no experience with these. Anyways the biggest problem I see is how much weight is going to be hanging off the back of your truck, or more importantly behind your rear axle. Maybe a set of airbags could help with the boncy rear end, but i imagine its going to turn weird either way.

 

You should locate the camper's center of gravity over the axle. The owner's manual has specific guidelines to the location.

 

great point thanks for this

 

yea i plan i having to do suspension work

 

yep but out wheeling is a lot harder than in town. i have a ten foot with a max coupler hitch and have taken it plenty of places but you still have limits. i can flip a u turn in a gas station with it.

 

any taco gurus out there know the wheel base difference between a 1st gen 2 door and a 2nd gen 4 door. wonder what the difference is for the weight distribution

 

FWIW, there are folding campers with high ground clearance made for off-road camping.

Yeah, agree. I had a wife and 2 young daughters then, so rough camping was not in the cards.

 

FWIW????

 

For What Its Worth.......

 

thats why i did the trailer but i had my dog pass away and now just enough room in the truck to not have to b ring the trailer and just move the rtt and awning on over

 

As nicely priced as that is, I wouldnt want to put a 7 foot camper in a 5.5 foot bed. Not without knowing exactly where the COG of that camper is.