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Anyone using a cabover 8' camper on a flatbed pickup.
How is it working?
Top heavy?
How did you fasten it?
Thanks
Last edited by Reba; 10/16/17.
When the tailgate drops the BS stops.
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Hunted with a guy that did that one year. Worked OK. With the latest frame mounted tie downs, and air bags over the springs, it should work fine. E
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I think All Terrain Campers makes one .. pop-up. Their stuff is pretty light compared to other brands. So, while I haven't used one, I wouldn't expect a problem .. especially on a full-size. The one I was around was a regular camper on a Tacoma which seemed to handle it fine. A 3/4 ton flat bed with an ATC flat-bed camper is one of my dream setups if'n I win the lottery.
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It's doable. Not mine, but I just had to take a picture. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/SAbyJqb.jpg)
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I'm betting that rig in the photo above belongs to a NASCAR Fan from Alabama, or a whole family of Illegals are living in it. 
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Top heavy? I'd prefer a popup type camper for that setup. You're raising the camper a foot. Be careful going through bank drive throughs.
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Reba: Go to the forums on expeditionportal.com and check out Alaskan camper. There is a guy that put an Alaskan on a flat bed and he has very good documentation of how he mounted the camper.
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What are you wanting to use the camper for? How many seasons do you plan on using the camper? Reba: Go to the forums on expeditionportal.com and check out Alaskan camper. There is a guy that put an Alaskan on a flat bed and he has very good documentation of how he mounted the camper. You must be talking about this one. Alaskan Camper on flat bed Dodge Diesel.
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