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Okay, I get it now. The idea of attaching to the bed bolts in front on the Ranger sounds like a good idea. I'll be curious how that works out..

I'll be curious to see how it ends up. The bed eye bolt system does have some disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage has been that the turnbuckles can loosen up, and if they become loose, the action of the truck bouncing on dirt roads can cause the loose tie-downs to momentarily snap tight...

Maybe one solution is to not slide the camper all the way forward to where the rubber bumpers touch the cab bulkhead. The Swift should be short enough that you can set it on the bed just far enough back that you have room to put eye bolts in the proper position behind the wheel wells without...

I've gone back and forth on weight and ended up in the middle. We also do a lot of backpacking, but the 4WC was specifically for car-camping and overlanding. By definition, it's not the lightest possible option for car camping, that would be just the bare truck with our backpacking equipment...

Our Ranger is still on order, should be arriving in 3-4 weeks. Thanks to the OP and others for all the great information posted here. Our Fleet is currently on our 25-year-old Ranger with 250,000 miles, and the new truck will be a welcome change. After making measurements at the Ford dealer...