Alaskan Cabover camper

[Marco1992]

Any1 know around the ballpark what these weigh? I found one from the 70s and wonderin if it would work on a 2002 ford ranger

 

[mockturtle]

I'll bet if you call the factory, they would be able to tell you.  

Alaskan Campers, Inc.,
801 NW Kerron Ave,
Winlock, WA 98596,
1-360-748-6494

 

[poncho62]

From my understanding, they are quite heavy. Most likely too heavy for a small pickup......Here is a forum with a section on them

http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/forum/17-truck-campers/

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

I had one made by Outfitter Truck Campers. I had the 8' Caribou model on a Chevy Silverado 1500. I'm pretty sure they make them for smaller trucks like the Ranger and Tacoma too.

http://www.outfittermfg.com/truck-campers

 

[DannyB1954]

The one that I had was very heavy. I think it was because the bottom and the top halves needed to be thicker plywood because they were open at the top and bottom. A solid wall can be made of thinner material.

 

[masterplumber]

I didn't think ALaskan made a camper that would fit a Ranger in the '70s? Regardless, the older Alaskan's were extremely heavy compared to the newer ones - somewhere in the neighborhood of 2200 LBs dry if I recall. That's more than double the weight of my old Four Wheel Pop Up and I ran it on a 1 ton truck.

 

[IanC]

From my understanding, they are quite heavy. Most likely too heavy for a small pickup......Here is a forum with a section on them

http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/forum/17-truck-campers/

That's a cool forum - lots of good pictures and ideas to look at - thanks for sharing