Just keep looking at the used TCs in your price range and it should be much easier to find a decent one out there than here in Oklahoma. Check out all systems especially water and gas, holding tanks for leaks. If wood poke around corners, Windows and jacks for rot. Check roof for cracked seals at seams and around openings coming thru roof but those that haven't resulted in leaks can easily be resealed. Check inside for soft paneling in ceiling and around windows and vents. Pressure up all systems and keep a flashlight handy to check inside compartments for water leaks. Plug in electricity and check all appliances, gauges and outlets. Connect to battery to check everything on 12v. Just be thorough and if sellers are reluctant to allow testing, run, don't walk, NEXT! Good luck and happy camping. Oh, we have an 04 Chevy like yours with the exception being ours is 4x4 and it handles our 9.5' old school wood camper real well. Just watch actual not tag stamped weight of camper or there can be truck add on expenses to carry the load even with a dually. Ours hasn't required any of that but it was built to carry a camper from the factory. We paid $2,700 for our old camper knowing there would be things needing attention/repair and add ons spending another $2,800. We got one with no structural issues and it was actually usable from the get go just not fully functional, fixed things as we could afford them checking and buying online for needed items at reduced prices. We were also fortunate to have a mobile camper tech that came to our place to do things I couldn't or chose not to do myself. Happy hunting and camping.
