Hello, after selling my tundra and abandoning the plans I had for it and a camper, I’ve settled on the Northstar 850 SC as the camper I want. Numerous reasons why but this thread is specific to truck bed length. My goal for this set up is mostly boondocking, remote BLM roads and the like. I’m looking at the F350 SrW and I THINK I would be best served with the standard bed as opposed to the 8’ long bed for maneuverability as my primary reason for this. I know it’s fuel tank is smaller and payload is slightly less but this camper wet is landing in the 2300-2500 lb mark based on my internet sleuthing. Should be plenty of room left with a one ton. Not sure if the rear of the camper will hang out too much, in a perfect world I’d be able to close the tailgate. Those of you with more experience than I, am I missing anything or is my logic sound? Thanks for the assistance.
F350 SRW Long or a short bed for 850SC
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If you are concerned about turning circle, what cab you are going with on the superduty will dictate a lot.
One of the reasons we stick with an extended cab. Shorter than the crew cab (that we dont need)
and a standard cab with the dogs and foul weather (place to put boots/shed jackets) is a no-go.
That, and any superduty 2006+ is going to have a significantly tighter turning radius than older.
Personally, Ill always appreciate a long bed vs a short bed. Especially for camper space.
One of the reasons we stick with an extended cab. Shorter than the crew cab (that we dont need)
and a standard cab with the dogs and foul weather (place to put boots/shed jackets) is a no-go.
That, and any superduty 2006+ is going to have a significantly tighter turning radius than older.
Personally, Ill always appreciate a long bed vs a short bed. Especially for camper space.
What length bed is that camper designed for? I would want to make sure it is adequately supported and weight balanced. The CG should also be marked on the camper for reference.
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I’ve toyed around with the super cab option to shave weight but not sure how frustrating it would be to always have to open a door to let someone in/out. First world problems, I know. I’m not tall so there would still be decent leg room for back seat people, but it’s mostly the wife and I and a 70 lb dog. I would expect most of the back seat would be storage. I’m considering new and the 7.3 Godzilla. Diesels are nice but they’re expensive, heavy and when you have issues, they’re expensive. I’m not full timing it in this camper so I don’t need the best MPG all the time. Plus, I’ll never town more than 11-12,000 lbs maybe once a year, the diesel just doesn’t math.
I plan to get an XLT model with the speed/rpm dials vs digital dash screen, a key vs push button start with a few options like the camper cert, FX4 and sliding rear window. Pretty bare bones.
I guess I need to dial in some measurements of s super cab with the long bed vs crew with the long, etc. I really want to max out the payload without a dually and in my head, I want to have a sticker that’s 4500+ lbs. not sure if that’s doable or not. Thanks for the reply.
Spec sheet from the camper is attached that has the info you were asking about. Thanks for the reply.
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8’6 will take the floor of the camper right to the end of the tailgate on a superduty 6’9 bed.
The long bed and 16 inches more wheelbase will be “better” in theory but the big turning radius will be a constant disadvantage in practice.
A heavier 8’6 camper id likely go long bed but 2500 pounds all up is nothing on a F350
The long bed and 16 inches more wheelbase will be “better” in theory but the big turning radius will be a constant disadvantage in practice.
A heavier 8’6 camper id likely go long bed but 2500 pounds all up is nothing on a F350
