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Extension length, tongue weight, leverage, receiver rating, and the lowest-rated component rule. What to understand before you connect. A hitch extension may look like a simple tube that adds reach. But every inch of extension changes the forces on the receiver, the frame, and the rear axle. Before towing with a hitch extension, especially behind a truck camper, there are...

The camper overhangs the rear of the truck, and the trailer needs to connect somewhere behind it. Here is what that means for the hitch setup. You loaded the camper, hitched up the boat trailer, and realized the receiver is buried behind the camper's rear overhang. The coupler cannot reach it. A hitch extension seems like the obvious solution: add...

What shoppers with hands-free liftgate sensors should know about EcoHitch installation, Sensor Safe design, sensor modification, and warranty responsibility. You want a hidden hitch for your vehicle, but there is one thing making you pause: the hands-free liftgate sensor under the bumper. You use it every time you approach the back of the vehicle with full hands, and you do...

Factory steps hang. GlowStep Revolution lands. Here is what that difference means for stability, confidence, and real camping use. Most factory RV steps share a common design characteristic: they hang in the air. The bottom step is suspended several inches above the ground, supported only by the step well and hinges. There is nothing touching the ground to stabilize the...

Three types of RV towable steps. Different mounting, storage, and terrain behavior. One decision that depends on how you camp. RV steps can look simple until you are trying to use them on uneven ground, in the dark, with a full cooler in one hand and a dog pulling ahead of you. The factory steps that came with your travel...

The most expensive mistake in truck camper tie downs is buying the wrong type. The camper's anchor location is the answer you need first. Before you add a tie down system to your cart, before you compare prices, and before you ask which turnbuckle is best, there is one question that determines everything else: where is your camper designed to...

External frame-mounted connection points for campers that anchor outside the truck bed. A proven, strong, and widely used system. Torklift outboard tie downs have been securing truck campers to truck frames for years. They are the tie down system that many experienced truck camper owners know and trust: frame-mounted brackets that create external connection points outside the bed rail, used...

Frame-mounted. In-bed access. Designed for truck campers with internal anchor points. Not a factory cargo hook. Not a universal solution. Screenshot ApexAnchors is a name that shows up in truck camper conversations, but not everyone understands what they are, what they are for, or how they differ from the generic cargo anchors already in the truck bed. This article explains...

The answer is not about brand preference. It is about how your camper is designed to connect to the truck. Before you buy truck camper tie downs, the first question is not which brand, which model, or which price. The first question is: where is my camper designed to anchor to the truck? The answer to that question determines whether...

The bumper system is more than one part. Here is what is behind the bumper cover, how a hitch interacts with it, and why the federal rule does not require one specific design. Most drivers have never seen what is behind their bumper cover. They assume there is "a bumper" back there, and that removing any part of it is...