SierraCamper

Hi Everyone, I have a slide-in Arctic Fox camper for our 2023 Sierra HD Denali dually that sits on the truck bed. I would love to create a pass-through window between the camper and the truck cabin. I can easily replace the bottom window on the camper with an RV window that opens. Also, I think an inflatable fat tire bicycle inner tube could act as a "gasket" and provide sufficient insulation between the camper window and the rear window of the truck while driving, assuming the truck window opening is centered and not too large. Or there may be even better solutions for the gasket/insulation problem. But I don't know what to do about the rear window of the truck. We currently have the sliding (motor-driven) rear window, but the opening is too small. Maybe I could have fit through that 20 years ago, but no chance now (or in the future!). Is there a rear window with a larger opening that we could install for our truck? Compromises may need to be made, so it is OK if the opening is manual, no more defogger, etc. Thank you as always! Marius

Hi Grumpy Bear, diyer2 and Another JR - thank you for your responses! Very thoughtful and helpful. You convinced me, I will remove the tailgate. Another JR - that crate is impressive. I suspect your garage is more organized than mine! The best I can do when I remove my tailgate is to lean it against the wall with a piece of foam underneath and hope that the kids don't knock it down at some point. Thank you again, everyone!

Hi Everyone, I apologize if this question has been addressed. I tried various searches and I don't see an answer. I have a 2023 Sierra HD 3500 dually with the MultiPro tailgate. I load and unload an Artic Fox 1150 camper every few weeks. I feel like I am getting too old (or too out of shape!) to remove and put back the tailgate every time. Measurements show that the camper would fit perfectly with the tailgate down (literally one inch to spare), but the steel cables from the tailgate would hit the camper before it can be lowered fully. Question: Can I remove the steel cables, lower the tailgate, and just leave the tailgate flat under the camper without the steel cables? There would be no actual weight from the camper pressing on the tailgate, and I could put some foam in between the tailgate and the bottom of the trailer to hold it in place and prevent it from bouncing against the camper. But in this case, the tailgate would only be supported by the hinges, and I am afraid that over time the hinges would bend or something else could go wrong there. Alternatively, after I lower the tailgate, remove the cables, and load up the camper, I could try to support the tailgate with some ratchet straps, and tense the ratchet straps somehow sideways around the camper to try to hold the tailgate in place against the bottom of the camper. This truck has been great and I don't want to do something stupid and destroy the tailgate. What do you think? Thank you in advance for any advice!