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Easy Methods to Center and Align a Camper in the Truck Bed and Extending HappiJac Centering Guides 

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Due to my truck camper design and truck bed setup, I have a small margin of error for centering and aligning the camper in the bed. If the camper isn't sitting almost perfectly in the center or if it is slightly twisted, the camper will make contact with the tailgate strap.
While slight camper mis-alignment may be fine for driving down the highway, the problem is magnified off road, especially on steep hills or off-camber situations due to added stress on the tie down points and turnbuckles.
In this video, I show how I lengthened my centering guides and came up with an unusual method to correct for the camper becoming twisted relative to the truck bed.
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Комментарии : 9   
@AndTodaysProjectIs
@AndTodaysProjectIs 8 месяцев назад
You sir....are a freeking genius! Thank you for posting this!
@ClarkyMalarky
@ClarkyMalarky 3 месяца назад
I saw a guy put a casters system that would guide/ roll the camper into direct middle. ( between wheel wells) Simple wood build.
@SuperStar-nz5xy
@SuperStar-nz5xy 8 месяцев назад
interesting video. I have a Palomino and same issue.
@lifelong5425
@lifelong5425 4 месяца назад
Went simpler...SS1200 Palomino...we had just over 1.75 inches per side, so it was still able to move side to side even with the tie downs...We used 2 5 foot sections of 2x4, wth shims, and inserted them at each wheel well. We are monitoring the outcome, ....so far the camper is secured very well from any side to side movement, and appears squared in the bed...(Ram 3500 8 foot box...tailgate removed).
@outdoorsinoregon
@outdoorsinoregon 4 месяца назад
I think the 2x4 idea should work just fine. I have seen this or similar setups on other trucks. I didn't go this route because I didn't want to have to remove anything from the bed when I need to haul a load of gravel, etc. The centering guides stay out of the way of any other cargo, but of course they were more expensive and a lot harder to install than 2x4 side rails. I noticed adding a rubber mat under the camper significantly reduced side to side motion as well.
@truetexan7755
@truetexan7755 7 месяцев назад
Question:: being as how the guides shift the camper whilst lowering the camper, would that put undue stress on the jacks since the weight is still on the jacks ?
@outdoorsinoregon
@outdoorsinoregon 7 месяцев назад
Yes, somewhat. But I've noticed there's a lot of play allowed in the jacks, and the alignment guides are only shifting the camper by a small amount. I don't think there's enough movement for it to be a problem, as gross mis-alignment would cause the camper to miss the alignment pins altogether. Also, this HappiJac system is quite common and has been available for quite a while, so it's likely any issues would be well known by now.
@wrongway100
@wrongway100 5 месяцев назад
You can also just use the Jacks to get it centered in your truck
@outdoorsinoregon
@outdoorsinoregon 5 месяцев назад
Yes, I have seen this done and have tried it. It didn't work so well for me, but maybe I just wasn't using the right technique. Since my manual jacks are a pain to operate, I didn't spend much time trying to get this to work, but it may be helpful for others. Thanks for the comment.
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