Towing a car hauler (Jeep) with a slide-in camper

Greg said:

Beers have been involved, WATTS.

Yes, 2.5" receiver... I'll see about building one.

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Here's how I did mine, which worked great with my old camper. (was a bit short for my current one, so I had to redo)

I bought a Curt receiver tube like this:




A trailer wire extension like this: (you can get them in several lengths)




Then some 1/8" steel for the wire, and 1/4" steel for the safety chain loopy thing. Drilled a hole for the pin into the truck, and with the shorter version that was it. When I extended it, I added the chains and turnbuckles since it's getting pretty long now.

I Lean said:

Here's how I did mine, which worked great with my old camper. (was a bit short for my current one, so I had to redo)

I bought a Curt receiver tube like this:

https://www.amazon.com/CURT-49240-Steel-Receiver-Tubing/dp/B001GN6LIU?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

A trailer wire extension like this: (you can get them in several lengths)

Then some 1/8" steel for the wire, and 1/4" steel for the safety chain loopy thing. Drilled a hole for the pin into the truck, and with the shorter version that was it. When I extended it, I added the chains and turnbuckles since it's getting pretty long now.

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I like that! Easy enough to duplicate, thanks for sharing how you put it together.

I Lean said:

Here's how I did mine, which worked great with my old camper. (was a bit short for my current one, so I had to redo)

I bought a Curt receiver tube like this:

https://www.amazon.com/CURT-49240-Steel-Receiver-Tubing/dp/B001GN6LIU?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

A trailer wire extension like this: (you can get them in several lengths)

Then some 1/8" steel for the wire, and 1/4" steel for the safety chain loopy thing. Drilled a hole for the pin into the truck, and with the shorter version that was it. When I extended it, I added the chains and turnbuckles since it's getting pretty long now.

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How much tongu weight could you safely put on that set up?

anderson750 said:

How much tongu weight could you safely put on that set up?

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anderson750 said:

How much tongu weight could you safely put on that set up?

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Here's an idea. I don't know if the turnbuckles add any load rating or just limit lateral movement. I run a similar (more complicated) set up with mine. I'll get pictures later.

Greg said:

We took a little roadtrip South of Telluride to pick up a Outfitter Apex 6, 4 season camper today. It has all the important things; Heat & A/C, inside shower and toilet and a massive 45 gallon fresh water tank! Has LED lights, 2 solar panels & a1700 WATT invertor, too.

It weighs under 1600# dry and fits the F250 quite well.

Looking forward to some fun adventures with this thing! I need to hook up the trailer and see how it fits with the camper overhang out back. I think I'll need a small hitch extension. 😞

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Wow that looks like a great setup! Those specs are impressive

Tonkaman said:

Wow that looks like a great setup! Those specs are impressive

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It's older and used, but it does seem to be a great setup. We hauled it 3 hours home and while you can feel it in the truck, it's not overbearing. We got 12.5 MPG too... when the truck normally gets 14-15.