mkirsch wrote:
To stay within the factory ratings on a 1500 pickup, there are NO options out there unless you camp naked, cold, and hungry.
Is this one of those wild generalizations? ;)  Seriously though, lots of people have been camping with 1/2 tons for decades and staying warm although some may have been naked at times ... I can't say for sure. :D 
Sure, you can't haul even a "normal" weight camper or a relatively heavy one like I have, but there are options.  Four Wheel Campers makes a lot of lightweight models that can even go on tiny trucks, for example.  
http://www.fourwh.com/popup-truck-camper-customer-testimonials/Here's a tiny one.
