Don't Be THIS GUY

[CharlesinGA]

From Truck Camper Adventure website.

All I can say is WOW! Actually a pretty decent looking late model F150 and he is using ratchet straps to secure the camper.

Charles

 

[Onyrlef]

It’s a really nice camper too, for now.

 

[NY_Dutch]

Could just be transporting it.

 

[TonyL]

Well the dealer said the truck could carry it!!

 

[MN Blue Skies]

Could just be transporting it.

An optimist?

 

[tlmgcamp]

License plate is HLDMYBR

 

[PancakeBill]

and it is a short bed truck. See the little rectangle sticker just above the 4 in 4x4? Tha is the one that says over or forward of axle.

 

[Onyrlef]

An optimist?

Aren’t those the guys who check your eyes

 

[Oldgator73]

Aren’t those the guys who check your eyes

An optimist?
Yeah, and a pessimist sprays for bugs at your house.

 

[MN Blue Skies]

Aren’t those the guys who check your eyes

Close, Sometimes I wonder at my age if my optometrist isn't an optimist.

Okay, one of our daughters has advised me that I shouldn't try to crack jokes because I'm not funny.
That's probably true but I still love her.

Sorry what was the original post about.?

 

[camperAL]

Well, that about ratchets it up.

 

[CharlesinGA]

That model camper has a dry weight of about 3300 lbs. The F150 has a payload of no more than 1800 lb and probably less than 1500 lb. The tires are screaming.

Charles

 

[John From Detroit]

That model camper has a dry weight of about 3300 lbs. The F150 has a payload of no more than 1800 lb and probably less than 1500 lb. The tires are screaming.

Charles

Well Ford is always bragging about how Tough their Trucks are and how much they can carry.
(One of the reasons I'd like to see Ford and other companies who advertise payloads way beyond the truck's design held accountable when the inevitable happens)

 

[Ex-Calif]

Could just be transporting it.

My thoughts too.

On the plus side he did rig up camper lights so he is definitely safety conscious.

 

[gwinger]

Where's the LEO when you need one.

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

Where's the LEO when you need one.

I doubt if he is breaking any laws. Insanity isn't a crime...

 

[CharlesinGA]

Most states have general catchall laws on operating a vehicle with an unsafe load. Just the other day (Friday or Saturday) I saw a GA Dept of Public Safety officer (the truck enforcement folks, but they do all kinds of enforcement if State Patrol is not available) and they had a pickup pulling a trailer with boards stacked on it, stopped on the interstate. While I do not know for sure, the first thing that went thru my mind was "they stopped him for an unsafe load" as the boards were not secured in any way.

Charles

 

[LMHS]

When we picked up my daughter's truck camper, it had a Stabile Lift system on it. That system uses brackets under the truck to secure the fit to the truck. We didn't have the brackets. We strapped the camper to the truck using heavy duty ratchet straps on the camper tie down points. Came very slowly back home on all the little used back roads (180+ miles). Almost got rear-ended by an idiot Mexican tour bus (still don't know why it was on that road). Watched a tornado (not a dust devil but an actual tornado) cross the road in front of us. Made it home safely. The camper shifted sideways a few inches in the bed of the truck when the wind from the tornado caught us broadside. Otherwise, it didn't move. And we swore to never do that again. Bought & installed the brackets for the Stable Lift and the camper stays on the truck all the time unless I have to do some work on it that requires the camper to be off the truck (like when I replaced all of the grey water drain pipe because it had a crack on top of the drain pipe). Sometimes you do what you have to do because there are no other feasible options.

 

[John From Detroit]

Of course there are other guys to not be as well.
No I do not know how he did that
And the Source is This Is True, (That is a dot com) Randy posted it on Facebook.

 

[Ohiosnowbird]

Could be this guy….(a photo I took at our park and ride)



Or this guy