Cross reference chart for pickup truck bed size dimensions.
How to measure your truck bed for a camper shell.
Write the measurement down.
Measure the height of the truck cab from the truck bed floor using a tape measure.
This is needed to ensure that the camper shell will clear the top of the truck cab by at least 6 inches to compensate for movement.
Weigh your truck at a cat scale and calculate your available payload by subtracting your truck s weight from the gvwr posted with your truck.
Measure your truck bed length and width dimensions as well as the height of the truck cab from the front floor on the truck bed.
This used to be straightforward when there were only.
We decided to place a plywood platform base on the bed of the truck to provide a nice level foundation to build the platform on and by dividing the platform base into 3 sections it makes it easier to fit into the bed and remove if needed with the camper shell still on.
Record the measurement in inches.
Measure the width of the truck bed from the inside of the side wall to the other side wall.