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Old 07-24-2019, 01:41 PM   #1
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Short bed camper on a long bed truck

Curious question
Can I put a short bed Arctic Fox 865 on a long bed truck?
Where would the center of gravity be?
Would I have extra room for an auxiliary fuel tank?
Is this safe?
Is this a dumb question?
As you can see I’m just brainstorming here and I feel confident that someone on this forum will have the answer.
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The difference between short bed and long bed trucks is the section of bed forward of the axle. Putting a short bed camper on either length bed will still put the camper CG in the same location and is acceptable.


You will have 1-2' between the cab and camper. You will need to build a frame to keep the camper from sliding too far forward and damaging your truck tail lights. What you can carry in that section will be limited to how much weight capacity you have remaining. You will most likely not be able to put hundreds of pound of fuel and batteries there, but it will be a good place to carry a small generator and gas can or your lawn chairs and pop up shade.
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The difference between short bed and long bed trucks is the section of bed forward of the axle. Putting a short bed camper on either length bed will still put the camper CG in the same location and is acceptable.


You will have 1-2' between the cab and camper. You will need to build a frame to keep the camper from sliding too far forward and damaging your truck tail lights. What you can carry in that section will be limited to how much weight capacity you have remaining. You will most likely not be able to put hundreds of pound of fuel and batteries there, but it will be a good place to carry a small generator and gas can or your lawn chairs and pop up shade.
WOW thank you so much Bedlam.
Extra room is extra room. Thanks for giving me something to think about.
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