Items in [brackets] are optional or don't always need doing.

1. Empty truck bed (duh!)
2. Stow net tailgate
3. Move license plate from truck to camper
4. Adjust shock absorber dampening (all the way up on all four corners)
5. Attach alignment chain to underside of cabover
6. Turn off satellite modems
7. Bring in slideout
8. Bring in side awning, if out
9. [Remove shore power & water hookups]
10. Position truck in front of camper using alignment aids
11. Lift camper high enough to clear truck bed
• Keep it level
• Keep all 4 feet on the ground (the jacks run at different speeds)
• Go high enough to account for any rough ground you'll have to back over on the way in
12. [Lubricate jacks]
13. Confirm truck/camper position using side mirrors of truck from driver's seat
14. Back the truck in until front of bed just touches front wall of camper
• If camper is on shore power & water, keep an eye on these while backing in
• Watch the side mirrors to confirm rear wheels clearing front jacks
15. Lower camper onto truck (all weight off jacks)
16. [Lubricate tiedowns]
17. Attach tiedowns
18. Attach cabover struts
19. Remove and stow alignment chain
20. Replace extension into truck's hitch receiver, including locking pin
21. Attach bike rack (into hitch receiver extension)
22. [Replace bikes on rack]
23. Attach camper electrical umbilical
24. Verify operation of all camper running & signal lights
25. [Replace items into truck-bed storage]
26. Re-aim headlights (3.5 turns counter-clockwise)

If not departing right away:

27. Extend jacks so they are firmly on ground
28. [Extend side awning]
29. Extend slideout
30. [Reattach shore power & water hookups]
31. Turn on satellite modems
32. [Re-peak DataStorm]

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