There may be some trips for which a massive 5th wheel like our 2014 Avalanche 360RB is too large. I found a truck camper on Craigslist and bought it for $500. It’s a 1990 Sunline C951. The floorplan can be found on page 11 of the manual:
The truck camper needs a good bit of work, hopefully I can get everything working.
In order to bring the truck camper home, the truck needed tie-downs to attach the truck camper to the truck. I could have purchased a set for $450, but it rankled to pay almost as much for the tie-downs as the truck camper, so I decided to build tie-downs instead. I welded up a pair of rear tie-downs using a bar attached to the tow receiver:
For the front tie-downs, I based my design on commercially available tie-downs:
During construction, I installed the tie-downs to make sure the fit was correct. To tie-down the truck camper, extension bars are installed to bring a mount point out beyond the undercarriage of the truck:
Stay tuned for the rebuild of the truck camper!
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Anxious to see the inside of this. How long do you think it will take to do the do over?
I’m not sure, there are structural problems, appliances to be repaired, etc. We will see.
How is the rear tie down working? I am thinking to do the same thing. What size tube did you use? Do you use an anti-wiggle on the receiver?
Hi AJ,
Yes, it works just fine. It’s 2″ tube. The wiggle isn’t a problem since it’s under tension on both sides.
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