I was thinking about getting a Capri Camper and bumper pull instead of a gooseneck. I have a 2001 3500 Dodge 4x4 do you think it would set to high for a bumper pull?
Posted 2005-04-14 5:21 PM (#23854 - in reply to #23853) Subject: RE: Bumper Pulls & 4x4
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Posts: 195 Location: Atlanta, GA
There are drop receivers for a bumper pull. This was your truck will not be to high. My son had a 12' drop for his lifted dodge. If you get a camper and a bumper pull you will limit your self. Once you get to where you are going and get all hooked up, if you want to go anywhere you will have to unhook to go. That is if I understand what a Capri Camper is. Anyway,, a BP will work for your truck.
Posted 2005-04-15 9:01 AM (#23889 - in reply to #23853) Subject: RE: Bumper Pulls & 4x4
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Posts: 634 Location: Tipton, IN
As stated a drop hitch can be bought, and they are fairly inexpensive. As for having to unhook to go anywhere, it's only one electric cord, and unthreading a water line at the most. Plus, you can use it for regular camping, hunting, and fishing trips where you can't drag a gooseneck or fifth wheel into the wooded areas. If however you don't plan on anything but horsing it I would go with a gooseneck LQ. You figure a decent "capri" camper is gonna run 8 to $10000 dollars, and a 2 horse bumper pull new, even all steel, is gonna be $4500 for a decent one with tack area and so forth. So there is 12-15K, for which on this site you could buy a pretty nice trailer if you keep yours eyes open.
Posted 2005-04-15 9:29 AM (#23890 - in reply to #23853) Subject: RE: Bumper Pulls & 4x4
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Posts: 198 Location: Iowa
Also, depending on the length of your camper, it may extend past your hitch receiver, in which case you'll have to get an extension to reach your trailer's coupler, like a Super Hitch. It's really important to get a good, sturdy extension, because a weak one can cause a lot of trailer sway.
Posted 2005-04-15 10:32 AM (#23893 - in reply to #23890) Subject: RE: Bumper Pulls & 4x4
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Originally written by Flooper on 2005-04-15 10:29 AM
Also, depending on the length of your camper, it may extend past your hitch receiver, in which case you'll have to get an extension to reach your trailer's coupler, like a Super Hitch. It's really important to get a good, sturdy extension, because a weak one can cause a lot of trailer sway. Here's a link to what I'm talking about: http://www.torklift.com/super_hitch.htm [/QUOTE]
true - friends of ours that did this but the other way around... the 4H trailer they had was built locally, so when they bought the camper with the over hang they took the trailer back to the manufacturer and had them extend the hitch on the trailer to reach under the camper... looked funny - but it worked well.
Posted 2005-04-16 7:41 PM (#23948 - in reply to #23853) Subject: RE: Bumper Pulls & 4x4
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Posts: 198 Location: Iowa
Good point MBRA...that's actually the best way to do it...it's more stable if the trailer is extended properly...but some people don't have access to a shop that can do it properly...then you have to go with a hitch extension.
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