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Scout campers have just announced a light weight camper for Midsize Trucks at a starting price of $16500 . The Tuktut is made for 5 foot beds and weighs only 634lbs before options and has a center of gravity on 20 inches. It attaches to the bed using a heavy duty ratcheting system to the truck bed tie downs. I have spoken with Scout and they say it should work on a Ridgeline ! Unfortunately they have been unable to get Honda to say its ok to put a camper on the Ridgeline uni-body frame. Ford has said its ok to put on their uni-body Maverick. Is anyone from Honda on here that can verify putting a camper on the Ridgeline wont void any kind of warranty ? Its well within the Ridgeline's specs. Is there any one else besides me interested in a camper solution for the Ridgeline ?

Here is a link to scout campers
scoutcampers.com

Scout Tuktut: Off-Road Adventure

Experience ultimate freedom with Scout Truck Campers, the lightest hard wall camper at 634 lbs, perfect for Ford Maverick and Jeep Gladiator.
scoutcampers.com scoutcampers.com

Here is a pic of the Tuktut on a Ford Maverick. Surely if it works on a Maverick the Ridgeline could handle it !

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It would slide into the ridgeline bed. Scout campers use a ratcheting system that attaches to the truck beds ties down. I believe the bed tie downs are rated at 350lbs each x 4 they should be able to secure 1400lbs.
 
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rjsaenz said:
It would slide into the ridgeline bed. Scout campers use a ratcheting system that attaches to the truck beds ties down. I believe the bed tie downs are rated at 350lbs each x 4 they should be able to secure 1400lbs.
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In addition to what @zroger73 said above, the Ridgeline tailgate opening isn’t a straight-shot through the rear of the bed due to the tailgate mechanism housing on the left side — it’s a bottleneck and a slide-in camper would have to be more narrow than the actual bed (unless they planned to drop it in from the top down). In addition to my addition, I never saw on their website where they even said what trucks any of their products were compatible with — they went more with the more generic “small, medium and large” truck phrasing.
 
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rjsaenz said:
It would slide into the ridgeline bed. Scout campers use a ratcheting system that attaches to the truck beds ties down. I believe the bed tie downs are rated at 350lbs each x 4 they should be able to secure 1400lbs.
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That is most likely the tension load rating, not how much dead weight it will “secure”. Do you know how much tension load is on the straps at 70 mph when the wind is trying to pull it out the back of the truck? What if it weighed the same but was twice as tall - same answer?
 
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I contacted the company (Scout Campers), they replied:

“You will need to check with your Trucks dealer or manufacture about loading a Scout to make sure that it won't void any warranties in doing so.

You will also need to be cautious of your overall weights and payload capacities.”
 
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Happy Tom said:
One can stay at a lot of nice places for the cost of this camper and not stress the truck or burn more gas.
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This is my problem whenever I start looking at RV’s. The idea always seems great but even for the cost of a cheap used one I could do Air B&B or even standard hotels for as many nights as I’d get to use one.
 
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Never quite understood these kind of campers. To me it’s like ruining a perfectly good truck.

That said the RL is very good about handling payload. At least with my gen 1 I can attest to well overloading the bed with various materials and having no issues. Compared to every other truck I have owned, it drove closest to the way it felt empty.

Also around here, most are pretty risk adverse when it comes to things like this so I doubt you will see much support. I really can’t say I support it either, because I would never do it.

However, do I think the RL can handle it? Most likely sure. Unless the gen 2 is not as robust as the gen 1.
 
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Pginsber said:
@Lebreton did you do any suspension enhancements for carrying your truck camper?
I’m thinking a suspension enhancement (stableload, airbags, etc.) might make the ride better.
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I installed a set of SumoSprings CSS-1145 on the rear and CSS-1125 on the front. Took out sum of the squat and a bit more stable. Be careful not to overload your bed. Ridgeline Sport as 1544lbs of payload but the bed is rated for 1200lbs. The sumosprings are quick to install so you dont have to leave them on when you take off you camper. Make sure your center of gravity if in front of your rear axle if its not in front of the axle I would not carry that camper on the Ridgeline.
 
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Interesting. Thanks.
I’ve looked at the spec for my RTS and it says payload capacity is 1580. How do you know what the bed is rated for?
Are sumosprings a DIYer install? I’m confident enough to install wide back door opening stops but I stop short at installing a tailgate lock. Do you think I could install sumosprings?
It won’t offend me if you say no. 😉
I was also wondering if I remove the running boards if that decrease in weight would make any difference in helping stay at my payload limit.
 
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Pginsber said:
Interesting. Thanks.
I’ve looked at the spec for my RTS and it says payload capacity is 1580. How do you know what the bed is rated for?
Are sumosprings a DIYer install? I’m confident enough to install wide back door opening stops but I stop short at installing a tailgate lock. Do you think I could install sumosprings?
It won’t offend me if you say no. 😉
I was also wondering if I remove the running boards if that decrease in weight would make any difference in helping stay at my payload limit.
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All you need to install the Sumosprings is a floor jack to take the weight off the suspension and you just slip the Sumosprings on. As for the 1200lbs for the bed I contacted Honda Canada to know why they don't recommend installing a truck camper and they where nice enough to put me in contact with one of there engeneers and he said that they don't recommend installing a truck camper because they believe that the truck was not tested with a truck camper and honda believes that it would negatively affect the stability of the truck and they don 't want to be responsible. That is when he also informed me that the bed was rated for 1200lbs even if the payload is over 1500lbs. And I asked about my waranty if I decided to go ahead with the camper and he said no problem as long that the weights was respected. I also verified other midsize trucks and even the Tacoma, Canyon and Colorado do not recommend installing truck campers. the only one that does is the Ranger.
 
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crlebreton said:
All you need to install the Sumosprings is a floor jack to take the weight off the suspension and you just slip the Sumosprings on. As for the 1200lbs for the bed I contacted Honda Canada to know why they don't recommend installing a truck camper and they where nice enough to put me in contact with one of there engeneers and he said that they don't recommend installing a truck camper because they believe that the truck was not tested with a truck camper and honda believes that it would negatively affect the stability of the truck and they don 't want to be responsible. That is when he also informed me that the bed was rated for 1200lbs even if the payload is over 1500lbs. And I asked about my waranty if I decided to go ahead with the camper and he said no problem as long that the weights was respected. I also verified other midsize trucks and even the Tacoma, Canyon and Colorado do not recommend installing truck campers. the only one that does is the Ranger.
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We had our maiden voyage in our truck camper last weekend. It was before my sumosprings arrived. It seemed fine.
I was nervous at first but I’ve carried loads of wet mulch that were heavier than our camper.
My sumosprings have arrived. I’ll install them before our next camping trip and have something to compare against.
 
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