Intuitively, campers like this 1975 born free seems like almost the best of all worlds. No extra hitch length like a travel trailer, no 1 ton or dually requirement for large truck campers, seperatable unlike a motor home, and no bed clearance issues on rough roads like a fifth wheel. However basically the only units I can find like this are vintage. So what drawbacks am I missing that makes the industry ignore them to where they're not even a niche product? I'm certain there has to be some major cons to using something like this but I don't know what they are.


Offspring22:

There’s no issues, as long as you go straight to the camp ground.

ProtozoaPatriot:

You have two axels a distance apart. Neither have wheels that pivot to follow turns. When you go around turns, I’m imagining it putting different forces on the wheels inside the curve vs outside.

ObligationParty2717:

I’ve never seen that before and I’m not young, where is that? That’s pretty different

Odd_Drop5561:

This company sells a modern bolt-on version:

https://tag-trailer.com/

https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/new-tag-axle-improves-truck-camper-hauling-options/

PlainTrain:

Looks like it would be easy to scrape off that back bumper on any sort of ramp.

Poetic_Pigeon:

Okay, here is my wtf

temporarilyundead:

Looks like it would be hard on the wheel bearings of the rear axle. Uneven roads would make for some serious bouncing too.

Source: What happen to truck campers with axles?

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