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Yes, it’s an oldie but a goodie, 1984, but in excellent shape for it’s age. We settled on a $4K cash sale. I mounted it on my 2005 GMC 3500 (full ton) long bed crew cab 4X4 diesel single rear wheel (not a dually). The old owner, Larry, is one helluva nice guy who spent about 3 hours helping me attach it to the truck bed. The original ad follows (but the photos from the ad wouldn’t load, and I couldn’t include new pics for some reason, I’ll try on a different post):
1984 Alaskan Camper – It Raises It Lowers – Asking $5000 OBO – $5,000 (Cherry Grove Ohio)
1984 Alaskan 10′
condition: good
fuel: other
paint color: white
rv type: truck camper
title status: clean
transmission: other
I have my 10′ Alaskan Camper for sale. These are somewhat rare east of the Mississippi and are still manufactured in the state of Washington. I am the 4th owner of this camper and this is my 3rd and largest Alaskan. I’ve owned this for over 7 years and for 38 years old it is in very good condition with no leaks or issues. This is a hard wall camper and uses a hydraulic system to raise and lower the upper portion of the camper and provides 6′ of interior headroom. I have repaired and replaced everything except the camper itself, including a hydraulic push button lift system and 175 watt solar power system. Because this is an old school camper, it is easily maintained and customized to fit your needs if you are handy. It has a 1 year old Dometic Coolmatic CRX-1080U/F 78 Liter AC/DC Refrigerator and the solar system with NEW 100 amp hour deep cycle battery keeps it running without hook up to shore power. All LED lights throughout and USB charging outlets. It has 20 gallons of water storage, a porta-potty, and a propane counter top 3 burner stove with 2 propane tanks included. The only thing that requires propane is the stove and the catalytic wall heater . A 12 volt flat panel TV with DVD player built-in and a roof top amplified antenna. Sleeps four with newer cushions and mattress 2 on the upper bed and 2 on the dinette. Lots of storage throughout the camper. Check out the pictures…this has been a wonderful fishing and hunting camper and because the top lowers with a 4×4 truck it can be taken places other campers can only dream of going.
It DOES REQUIRE at least a 3/4 ton LONG (8′) bed pickup truck with the tail gate down. This is a 10 foot long camper and 4 Reico/Titan jacks are included to get it off/on your truck and a set of FastGuns to hold it down. You will need to have some way to secure this to your truck. I will not be held responsible for your failure to properly load and secure this camper to your truck. This is a heavy camper and when you have it loaded with your gear, water and propane it is around 1800 lbs so don’t expect to slap it on a small pickup truck, it won’t fit, but you could mount it on a trailer though. I originally had it on a Silverado 2500 with HD shocks and air bags and it rode just fine. I have included a photo of it mounted on my 2000 Chevy 3500 for reference. These are older pictures and show a boat rack with solar panels mounted on it all of the other pictures were taken this week and show the current condition of the camper. The boat rack and older solar panels have been removed and a 175 watt flexible Renology solar panel has been mounted in its place. I have also installed dually extension brackets so that it can be mounted on dual wheel pickups. It works for my dually, but no guarantees for yours but should work fine. It is mounted in the truck with the tail gate down and has included a custom folding step system that is held firmly in place by the camper itself.
You will need to pick this up at my location. No delivery is available.
Is it perfect? No – it’s a 1984 so there are some dents and dings that I inherited when I purchased it and I have done all that I have been able to do to keep it in good usable condition. Original owners manual included along with all of the other applicable manuals.