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follow maggie:
I’ve been thinking a little bit about doing a Alu-Cab or Go Fast Camper type camper setup on my pickup. A concern I have is the weight sitting on top of the bed sides. I’ve spent most of my life in construction, so I’ve seen a lot of lumber/ladder racks on pickups. I’ve also seen a lot of pickup bed sides splayed out from too much weight on them.  I have a lot of hours searching on the inter webs and haven’t found anything. Does anyone know how much weight the typical pickup bed sides can handle?

jackelope:
I’m not familiar with the campers that you’re talking about, but I always thought they just sat on the floor of the bed. Overhanging the size, but not actually sitting on them.
Ford does not publish anything like that.

Boss .300 winmag:
Can’t see where this type camper is that heavy.

https://www.alu-cab.com/products/alu-cab-canopy-camper-deluxe/

https://gofastcampers.com/pages/gfc-platform-camper-v2?srsltid=AfmBOorThuztUfS8tbuMr2T_5bKGCnwIgh-VS6dOIszyMSl-IeRJLbRn

Stein:
You could always put a thickish aluminum plate in the bed and weld up to the frame creating a shelf the camper sits on so the weight is transferred to the bed and you don't loose any real estate in there.

30.06:
I used a horse mat to get the camper overhang up above the truck cab. Seemed like the best solution. I have also used several 8' 4"x4" and plywood sheets to gain height.

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