Moving a large camper with my stepside.
 

I just need to move it about 50 feet. Would this camper fit in my 65 shortbed stepside good enough to move it?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d9/e3...130e043d4f.jpg

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Yes, it should work. Is the camper an eight footer? That is, not counting the overhang? Your short box is six feet and if you leave the tailgate down on chains it should support nearly the whole box. The overall weight is also a concern, especially because the load is shifted aft a bit, but for just fifty feet my guess is your truck could take it.
P.S.- just a tip for you. Cut four blocks of 4x4 lumber to fit between your trucks inner bed sides and the camper box. Just sit them on the floor of the bed in each corner and the camper box will not slide around and get off-center.
EDIT: Derr... the corner blocks apply mostly for a fleet side. I guess there's not much room to get sideways in a step side. My goof.

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Thanks

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Cool camper, what are your plans for it?

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It's not that one, but one a lot like it.
And, it's not mine. It's just one I need to move.

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Do you have working jacks?

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Yes, it's on camper jacks.
But it's longer than I thought.

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If you don't mind sacrificing your truck go ahead. I wouldn't even think about it. Those older campers can be very heavy and I don't think it's worth the risk. This is my humble opinion but I have hauled campers for many years including full time for 2 years when we retired and traveled the country. We had a camper similar to this when I was a kid. We pulled it with a 62 3/4 ton GMC with helper springs. Just my worthless input.

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PDX isn't wrong. The camper units length kinda puts it over the line on sketchiness. There's the extra weight of the extension, and then the fact that its way way back behind the rear axle. Even if it didn't crush your 1/2 ton rear suspension, it might be kinda hard to steer with the front wheels in the air.

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Thanks for the heads up.