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Careful using the camper
By:Doug S
Date: 1/31/2012, 10:16 am
In Response To: Tools: Truck Rack question (Mac McCaskie)

: My crazy idea is to hitch the boat trailer to the camper. That got
: about 1 second of serious consideration.

Depending on the kind of popup- the roof may or may not be able to handle the weight. It's one of those things, many people have done it, some have never had issues - other have had nothing but problems. I have a Coleman pop-up with a roof in the middle of the years that were problematic for Coleman. I won't even consider putting the kayaks on top.

Same with adding a hitch to the back of the pop-up. People have done it - some claim no issues, some claim many issues and many more claim it's a bad idea due to decreasing the hitch weight on the vehicle.

The kayaks go on top of the truck - no the question is how. I have a friend who has racks on top of her Tacoma without issue. She has a little fold-up step stool that she normally avoids using (in lieu of just stepping up on the tires and the door w/ it open). The ladder rack is probably the simplest idea. Thule/Yakima racks on the cab are another.

I'm having the same conundrum - only I'm looking at BIG trucks and a fifth wheel (so I won't have a truck bed).

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/30/2012, 7:53 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Joy -- 1/30/2012, 9:40 pm
Re: mistake
Joy -- 1/30/2012, 9:43 pm
Re: mistake
Mac McCaskie -- 1/30/2012, 10:43 pm
Re: mistake
Joy -- 2/2/2012, 1:40 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question *PIC*
Charles Robinson -- 1/30/2012, 9:52 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/30/2012, 10:50 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Charles Robinson -- 1/30/2012, 10:54 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/30/2012, 11:26 pm
I second that!
Kudzu -- 1/31/2012, 8:00 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:43 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/31/2012, 8:42 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 10:24 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Bob Beaullieu -- 1/31/2012, 7:44 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/31/2012, 8:44 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/31/2012, 7:51 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2012, 3:54 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
danperry -- 1/31/2012, 9:35 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Mac McCaskie -- 1/31/2012, 8:28 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Chris Richer -- 1/31/2012, 9:45 am
Careful using the camper
Doug S -- 1/31/2012, 10:16 am
Re: Careful using the camper
Charles Robinson -- 1/31/2012, 6:27 pm
Re: Careful using the camper
Mac McCaskie -- 1/31/2012, 7:57 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 1/31/2012, 11:08 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Al Edie -- 2/1/2012, 11:18 pm
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Chris Richer -- 2/2/2012, 10:27 am
Re: Tools: Truck Rack question
Al Edie -- 2/4/2012, 12:19 am