How to get an Alaskan camper home?

[Atti]

I see that I can rent a one ton truck, but how would I tie down a 10' cab-over camper to a rental truck?

 

[Leviticus907]

You've gotta give us a bit more details.

Why are you renting a truck?

Did you buy this camper and need to get it home?

Why cant you use your own truck?

Does the camper have attachment points for jacks?

Is the truck a flatbed/uhaul?

Details!!!

 

[Atti]

Didn't buy camper yet, just getting prepared in case we do.
We might be getting a camper before we have a truck.

I was thinking of renting a one ton truck from Enterprise, but maybe a uhual of some type would work?
I would need to travel about 230 miles each way to pick up camper and return.
I do not know yet about attachment points on camper. It was bolted to previous truck.
Just trying to find out what would work.

 

[Leviticus907]

Well I would suggest against a covered u haul because these campers are wide and heavy it will be really awkward to push that into a covered uhaul. A truck with a flatbed will probably be your easiest bet. The truck will have plenty of attachment points and you will not have to line it up perfectly. And when you get it home you're gonna have to have some way of getting it off the truck. And a platform to set it on. Preferably something that can handle 3.5 -4000 pounds. Idk how much those 10' cabovers weigh. But a 7' 2016 cab over weighs 1800 pounds dry weight.

 

[Atti]

Looks like I didn't get to the camper first, so it's probably not going to happen.
So I'll have time to continue looking for the right truck. It would be a whole lot easier to have the truck first!

 

[PackRat]

Just be sure you are looking for at least a 3/4 ton longbed pickup. A big V-8. gas or diesel, twin gas tanks. Maybe 4x4. A crew cab is nice, but the truck starts to get a bit hard to negotiate in the cities. I'd suggest the models with a jump seat but not four doors as that gets really long even out in the campgrounds!

I had an 8' NCO....not enough room for me and the Mrs. and sleeping two adults in a 48" wide bed was ridiculous. I have an 8' C/O now so the camper isn't any longer, I just take advantage of the area over the truck cab for a second sleeping bunk and a place for more clothes/etc. The tailgate gives us a "back porch" to leave things on and additional seating. The jump seat in the truck cab carries more "stuff" as well.

Note that some Alaskans have their "hookups" through the sidewall and are designed for a Fleetside bed. Others were designed for a Stepside bed so they have no hookups located on the sides.