Top Side Tool Box Placement in Preperation For FWC Slide-In

[NorCalWannaBe]

I have a couple of questions for you Truck tool box experts. Just listed the big ones below right off the bat to hopefully start some discussion.


What’s the best way to secure these boxes to my bed?

If I’m getting a truck camper in the future (hopefully a slide in FWC Hawk or Grandby), does it really matter where exactly I place them?

Does a truck camper even secure to side boxes like that? I would assume it helps for rocking one way or the other.

What do side tool boxes do structurally for a truck camper, if anything?

My whole dream is to have a slide on truck camper on my flatbed that I can take on n off. Am I fuckin nuts?

 

[spot]

All the side boxes I have ever dealt with are not structural in anyway for the truck. They are usually bolted or welded to the frame or bed depending on the configuration. The slide in campers usually are secured to the truck via chains/binders to an outrigger bolted or welded to the frame. So the side boxes need to be placed to allow the outriggers to be located to match the camper.

 

[tacollie]

Boxes don't do anything for the camper. Just make sure they aren't to tall so the camper has clearance.