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Open Roads Forum  >  Truck Campers  > Choices in non-basement truck campers? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next austinsailor • View posts Missouri New Member Joined: 08/06/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/15/23 07:11pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I now have a Palamino Forest River Truck camper with one slide and a basement. This unit has a flat bottom to the back bumper, and would hang over a normal pickup bed 4’. I carry it on an F550 4x4 and custom bed. The bed supports it to the very back. I occasionally pull my boat weighing about 24k lbs, on the upper edge of things. This brings me to today. I just bought a Peterbilt 3 axle road tractor and plan to put a truck camper on it. Much more suitable for the load. Here comes the complication. Height. I have a few ways to go. The truck I bought was built to a car hauler spec - dropped front axle, low profile tires, etc. With my Forrest River, with a basement, it’s still right on the limit on height with the rooftop air removed. I’m thinking of a non-basement camper to solve that. I can make s custom flat roof for the Pete, but it would be easier to get a camper that didn’t have the height issue. Storage isn’t an issue, my custom bed has boxes on the sides where a pickup bed would normally be. Bottom line of all this is, what is out there today, new or fairly new, in that size range with no basement. A separate shower is desirable, a flat bottom with no tanks hanging down would be great. Any leads to look at, new or used, would be welcomed. wnjj • View posts Cornelius, Oregon Senior Member Joined: 01/11/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/15/23 10:23pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I not sure what good camper options are out there but would a small travel trailer minus its axles work instead? I’ve seen those on semi tractors before. austinsailor • View posts Missouri New Member Joined: 08/06/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/16/23 04:52am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator A small travel trailer could, but the room gained from the over cab bed is a biggie. Our current rig with the F550 has worked well, but it is just too high. I previously had a Lance of the same size, no basement. Needed so much work we got the current one, but now, with the new truck it’s just going to be too high. I found a list of current truck camper manufacturers and after looking at each ones offerings, it appears there is nothing new offered in that size with no basement. I guess I’m limited to a decent used one. srschang • View posts Western NY Senior Member Joined: 08/23/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/16/23 06:34am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have a Northstar 12STC. I think it’s the longest truck camper made, with a 12’ floor length. No basement, no slides, very well made. 3300# dry weight, ours is 4800# fully loaded ready to go camping. 2022 Ram 3500 Dually Crewcab Longbed Cummins, 2019 Northstar 12 STC austinsailor • View posts Missouri New Member Joined: 08/06/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/16/23 07:09am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks. This looks like it could work. I've located one, I'll talk to them. Geo*Boy • View posts Unknown Senior Member Joined: 04/27/2020 View Profile Posted: 02/16/23 07:23am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Northstar truck camper, great camper. StirCrazy • View posts Kamloops, BC, Canada Senior Member Joined: 07/16/2003 View Profile Posted: 02/16/23 07:33am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I don't thing a non basment is going to help much as usaly all that means is a taller interior from what I have been seeing. the problem isnt the basment its the hight over the cab and most newer ones are pretty tall now. you need somthing like my 1991 slumber queen where you can't sit up in the bed haha.... do you have a AC on your camper? if so can you take it off and do with out it and get your overall hight down? I can totaly get it if you camp where you need AC, just somthing to think about. 2014 F350 6.7 Platinum 2016 Cougar 330RBK 1991 Slumberqueen WS100 Grit dog • View posts Black Diamond, WA Senior Member Joined: 05/06/2013 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/16/23 08:04am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Can’t help ya w camper selection but I wanna see the Pete with a TC on it when you’re done! 2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s 2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold. Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold austinsailor • View posts Missouri New Member Joined: 08/06/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/16/23 11:35am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I've had the seller take some measurements. With a low profile rooftop air I make it under 13'6" - by 1"! srschang • View posts Western NY Senior Member Joined: 08/23/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/16/23 12:25pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The 12STC on my 2022 Ram 3500 dually is 11'6" to the highest point, and the unloaded truck bed is 39" from the ground. Your truck bed must be 5' off the ground. Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Truck Campers  > Choices in non-basement truck campers?

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