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Old 09-22-2018, 09:50 PM   #6
darrellyates
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Re: How good do our trucks do with cab over campers - c10 2WD

When I was a boy, we had a 1970 C20. My dad wound up buying a rather large cab-over camper. By the way, it hung out past the bumper...

The father of my girlfriend at the time wanted to borrow it for a camping trip. My dad said that was fine. He showed up with a 1/2 ton truck, and loaded it. Nearly crashed trying to drive out of the driveway. It simply wouldn't handle the camper. Way to much weight..

In fact, the C20 didn't like it. Was simply to much weight, and changed the center of gravity way too much.

Now, it all comes down to how big is the camper, what does it weigh, distance and conditions for the travel... Lots of factors.

I wouldn't advise it with a 1/2 ton truck though. As others have stated, check the weight and gross weight of the vehicle. It all depends on lots of factors. The one we had wasn't likely safe in the 3/4 ton, and certainly should not have been safe in a 1/2 ton.
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