Truck Campers

Curious if you guys have changed out your tires to increase stability? Stock, my Chevy has LT245/75R16s and I wonder if the side-to-side motion that I experience when a big rig roars by me in the left lane would be mitigated with something wider. My old 1/2 ton had LT265/75R16s on them and had a higher load capacity than the narrower 245s.

BTW, the side-to-side motion that I'm experiencing isn't roll or fishtailing. It is definitely a lateral motion that is parallel to the road. I also feel it after going over a whoop-dee-do in the road. The up-down or porpoising isn't bad so I guess my shocks are OK, but it takes a while for the truck to settle down, side-to-side. I have Torklift Stableloads and airbags so there isn't any significant squat.

Anyway, thoughts? Are tires what I should be concerned with or maybe it's something else?

First official trip in the Supertramp! 4 days at Stagecoach Super happy with the camper and options I went with ☺️

Looking for a truck camper to full time live in. I’d like to be able to do some serious off-roading in it as well. Was wondering if this truck camper would be a good fit or not? I’ll prolly just add some airbags and that should make the Tacoma handle it no problem. Was also wondering if it would be possible to tow my boat with me? Is there a way to extend the hitch past the truck camper? Thanks!

Hi! My wife and I have been wanting to get into the camper lifestyle and we've been really hunting for campers, I know my truck is capable but it's a short bed, every camper I find online in the used market are either very long or their ads say they require a long bed. What can I do to look and see if I can find one that is able to sit on my truck? Do these things have rated center of gravity? Is it where they put the tanks and fridges and such? I don't mind getting away with a camper that's a bit too big for my bed but I don't want to make the wrong decision. Thank you!

My truck: 2005 Ram 2500 5.7L Hemi Factory towing package w/ LSD 6ft Bed

I'm looking to paint my 1985 six pac but wanted some insight. I like the look of black but wanted to hear from other who have done it and if it affected heat or any other problems or anyone's overall option or thoughts. I would keep the top roof white but paint the nose.

Ford ranger 02 with a new to me camper shell. I’ve redone all the bed rail seals but after spending a good bit of time fine tuning the placement and alignment of the shell these corner gaps persist. I’m kinda at a loss as to how to rectify this.

Does anyone know if this slide in will fit in an 8 ft bed.

Wondering what to price this at. Northern Lite 610 1995. Needs work but it's a sweet little unit. Must sell with the trailer. Trailer has surge brakes installed, but not plumbed in.

I've been working on using what I already have, which is a regular topper on my truck and cutting the top out to install a popup portion. It's a junkyard topper that's been on my truck for years so I didn't spend much on it. Just curious why I never see anyone do that? Most people build the whole thing. I even watched a YouTube video where the guy bought his truck that came with a topper but he removed it to completely build a new one.

The topper is fiberglass and we'll made, why reinvent the wheel?

I haven't cut anything yet on the topper but I have essentially built out most of the pop up part.

Howdy folks - I’m currently in the process of purchasing my first truck camper. It will most likely be a Lance 650, Lance 825 or North Star Liberty (Or something else around that 2500-3000ish pound wet weight). I was curious if anyone in this sub has experience launching their boat with their camper still attached to their truck? Is this an absolutely terrible idea or completely normal? My truck is a 4x4 Duramax diesel with enough torque to pull my house off its foundation. My boat is a relatively small, lightweight jon boat (16 foot) with an outboard jet. I was mainly curious about using designated concrete boat ramps at standard grades and not austere dirt ones or overly steep ones (I would probably be weary of those with a camper attached). I’m wondering if the extra weight would aid in traction or if this a recipe for disaster. Thanks in advance!

In the process of upgrading my fibreglass shell, I’m planning on covering the inside in some sort of cloth, for condensation and cozyness as well as maybe a tiny bit insulation value.

I got spray adhesive already but couldn’t find any cloth in town, so I would have to look online for it! Any recommendations on what’s best to use and doesn’t break the bank? In Canada, so if anyone from up here knows anything I’d be grateful! Thanks

Anyone know a good place to find some? I need a pass through and two for over our bed 🤷🏻

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Hi! The lock part of my ARE Shell on my F150 is broken. Is it possible to replace just the locking mechanism (the silver part) or do I have to replace the whole T handle system?

I love to stop and take naps in my truck cap during long drives. Is there a nice firm mattress anyone can recommend? I don't enjoy the inflatable ones.

They had solar an water for sure! Don’t know where the bed is tho.. spotted in Colorado..

Hello everyone, I have bucket van with generator, and I am thinking to put instead of generator an invertor so I could use it instead of generator. Now the question is, is it better to leave it as it is or give it a try?

After finding my dream truck I plan on getting a shell from USA shells. Does anyone have any ideas for bed builds that will be comfortable without taking to much space.

I have an older ARE Z-series with the palm handle latch and recently the lock core has started coming out when I lock or unlock it. I went into a camper dealer to see if I could get a replacement tumbler. He reached out to his ARE Rep and was told the lock core was discontinued.

I only have the one key so I am assuming I have just the master key. I emailed ARE to see if its possible to still get replacement keys, so wish me luck. The previous owner bedlined the top part of key so getting the #'s should be fun.

If that does not work, I'd have to replace the core with something not OEM. Curious if anyone know of any aftermarket lock cores that fit into the ARE Palm latch?

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Hey yall. I just got myself a leer 122, a much needed step in the right direction for my camping desires. I plan on putting a full camping setup in the back, but I’m concerned about people breaking the windows to steal items. I work in a not so great part of town, and not much can be done about parking in the right place on a day to day basis

Is there any advice people have overall for anti theft?

Also looking specifically at making sure the windows are either reinforced or look impenetrable to possible thieves.

I’ve considered getting some sort of removable mesh or bars to put on it as one option, maybe these products can be purchased?

Thank you!