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Originally Posted by mrsandell
Good day all.
Wife and I currently tow a 2021 F150 behind our bus. Was wondering if anyone here has experience with flat towing a truck with a camper. We are looking at a small camper for truck so we can park bus and spend a couple days or more exploring, fishing and general goofing off in some small remote places not too far away from base camp.
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We tow a 3200 lb Wrangler with our F350 custom adventure rig and used to tow it with our Lance 1121. Even as heavy as the combo was, your F150 is still a heavier tow (I have an F150 too). Some details in a couple of videos I've done below.
Two recommendation;
1) Make sure you have a tow brake in your toad (most folks don't)...I was coming down off Rainier and on a hairpin switchback, the 3,200lbs jeep pushed the rear of the camper about a foot and a half sideways ONCE....it only happened once because I put a tow brake on it before I got into that situation again.
2) Get a short overhang camper. Mine was in a long bed and still hung out almost 3-1/2ft. I had a 4ft long x 2" hitch extension with chain stays on both sides (absolutely essential). I broke the hitch several times when it drug. Most hitches and extensions you will find for towing with a long camper are VERY expensive and heavy themselves. Buy a camper that will not require an extension of more than 18". Fortunately towing does not put a tongue load on the camper so that is a blessing.
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