1974 Four Winds Camper

its a super good deal

 

Looks pretty clean,As long as you have an 8' box it will work fine.

 

dont think so joe. that looks like its for a short box, says 11' long. they usually measure from cab over to back door, that means that if it were a long bed box, theres only 3' devided between the post bed and cab over.

 

They measure from where the camper meets the back of the cab to the back of the camper, atleast on the old models like that.Should fit no problem on a long bed, will have 3' over hang. Will need to have a trailer style plug to plug the lights into. I had that same model camper on a 84 f-350 dually regular cab

 

Oh yea, really look for wood rot where the jacks are bolted to the camper and the floor of the overhang in the rear. I would doble check the roof too.'
That is a good price.

 

That thing has some major issues, it looks like the a/c wants to meet up with the floor-

 

another thing to remember is that your truck will be very unstable with that in it.
not sure about your 85, but all my F-250's and F-350 4X4 trucks had a big sticker on the "B" pillar that said "not for use with slide in camper"

 

Never seen that one before, I always see the "not for ambulance service"

 

I dont see that on my IDI....then again, mine came from the factory with a 6 round plug for slide in RV's....

 

Sweet, bro. That is better than paying rent! It looks like it is for a short bed but I wouldn't know.

 

The camper is for a long bed and will have a 3' overhang. It's got a lot of water damage in the roof (the roof is coming down inside) and will have more damage in the walls and floor. Already stated about the dry rot around the jacks, being so old I'm sure there is a bunch of unseen trouble.

I gave away a 9.5' camper in a lot better condition.

4 Winds was a pretty well made camper and could still be in good condition if taken care of properly. Largest camper I've had was a 10' and still be able to pull a boat without resorting to extending trailer hitches. A 10ft camper with a trailer will get into the camper on tighter turns.

I've never had stability issues with a camper but I have always used either air bags or a heli-wig overload setup so side wind and and passing semi's on 2 land roads don't feel like they will knock you off your wheels.

Bottom line, unless you want to do a whole lotta work on a camper, I'd stay away from something like the one you linked to.

 

Gotta follow the golden rule. You get what you pay for. Finding dry rot in those is worse than finding it in a boat. It might just disintegrate when you hit highway speed. lol

 

Also, before you decide to take the project on, make damn sure the appliances work good. If they don't, you're gonna be kickin your own butt when you find out what they cost. That is unless your wife get's to you first. LOL