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Camper in my 83 F150 4x4

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Old 06-22-2010, 10:21 PM
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I have a popup but was looking for something that I could take to deer camp so I could still tow a trailer with the trail bikes. Right now deer camp is a 10x13 canvas tent and a large tarp.
 
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Bigger trailer, set the camper on it, and have room at the back for the bikes. Prolly still need a smaller camper, though.....
 
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Originally Posted by WildR100
The camper is a "Travel Queen" made in Riverside, CA. I cannot find anything on the Internet about them so they must be gone. It has a "full" size bed over the cab and the floor is 10 ft long. It is the normal wood and sheet aluminum construction.
Without knowing anything about the Travel Queen brand, I can tell you that 10ft is as big as my Sun Line, which makes my 1-ton sag down about an inch or two - I have 6 leafs in my main packs and 2 in the overloads (so way more springs than your halfton) and even with the camper empty the overloads are just touching their pads. Based on this I think a camper of that size will be too large for a halfton truck, even if you beef up the springs and add a nice swaybar I'd be concerned about the rear axle as its bearings are rather small (compared to those of full-floater Sterling axle in a 3/4-ton or a 1-ton truck).
 
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