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Replacing the stock jack makes a lot of sense. I got a 8 ton US Jack for my F250 w/ Hallmark Guanella. See https://www.usjack.com/products/hi-range-hydraulic-bottle-hand-jacks It works great and can easilly lift my truck w/ camper. Very heavy though.

We use 4w handheld GMRS radios and they have been way better than the 0.5 watt FRS radios. The GMRS radios allow for attaching better antennas and the antenna quality makes a big difference. One more thing: stay away from radios that take three AAA batteries. There isn't much power in a AAA...

I took an off-road driving class from Tom Severin (https://www.4x4training.com/w/ ) and he had us take our F250 w/ Hallmark Guanela onto a 30 deg side slope. Didn't feel happy, but the truck was stable. He suggested never going any steeper. BTW, the class was a great experience. Really...

Great info everyone, thanks. We'll give it a go, sounds like we should fit OK. I have a stock F250 w/ a Hallmark camper and it looks to be a bit lower than the 2500 in the preceding picture. We're starting in Green River, and going to Black Dragon first, then crossing under I70 to get to 3...

Hi, I'm planning a trip to the San Rafael Swell (and then on through Capitol Reef and GSENM) and plan on using the interstate 70 underpasses with my truck camper. I need about 8'6" of clearance. Has anyone here used these underpasses with a popup truck camper? They're just culverts for a...

Craig, Those are great resources. I've used BoatLife's Life Seal. It's been great for sealing around hatches as it stays soft and can be lifted out with a putty knife so one can repair/replace the hatch or what not. It's not good to get it on your skin though. The fellow I bought my Hallmark...

Thom: My mat is quite heavy but it sits on top of a spray-on bed liner. Maybe the liner makes it slip and causes the movement. Eddie: The front frame-mount torklift tie-down points look similar to the rear ones I have. They are stout but unfortunately would interfere with the F250's running...

Hi Folks, I spoke with Matt at Hallmark today and he said not to attach the tiedown to the camper anyplace other than the current metal jack mounts. I.e. attaching the front tie-down to the underside plywood in the same manner as the rear tie-down would tear the camper apart. He felt a few...

Hi JaSAn, Good idea, I'll give Hallmark a call. The intermediate plate you reference is, as far as I know, what Hallmark provided. It can't rotate out of position as downward force on the plate pushes it tighter into the metal jack bracket. The bracket can't even lineup with two bolt holes...

Thanks for the welcome Sagebrush. How would FastGuns be any different from the torklift turnbuckles? (Other than easier to tighten/loosen) Adding metal to the bed-attached happijac tie-down mount could work. I hadn't considered that earlier. I could get about 5" of forward offset. The...

Hi, I bought used a 2013 F250 with a 2015 Hallmark Guanella. It has Torklift tiedowns front and rear. Unfortunately they let the camper slide backwards on steep uphill climbs. The front are spring loaded and the rear are not. It's all installed according to Torklift's specs: rears are...

camper slid backwards about 6" after a steep uphill climb

shows the original tie downs.

a photo of a semi functional tie down. The 1/8" steel was not stout enough and deformed releasing the tension on the tie down.

Failed version, the 1/8 steel angle iron wasn't strong enough, even with a gusset.

Proposed new design using 1/4" plate steel