I have a 2002 F-150 SuperCab V-8 4X4... I have Firestone Airbags and 10-ply tires on my truck and haul a Sun Lite TC and pull a pontoon boat when we go on a camping/fishing trip.
The truck does great, but I'm in the market for a F-250/F-350 diesel truck... Been hauling truck campers & pulling boats with this truck for 10 years and haven't had any problems at all.
karl1948 wrote:
I have a 2000 F150 4x4, I would like to put a Hallmark pop up camper on it, my questions are,
1. Should anything be done to the suspension on the rear?
2. is it okay to put the tailgate gate for the camper?
3. What needs to be done to the truck itself to attach a camper?
My first TC was a pop-up and I didn't have airbags, 10-ply tires or the pontoon... I had an aluminum Tracker Bass Boat and the truck done very well.
I had to leave my tailgate down with the pop-up TC and I do with the camper I have now.
If I was you, I would install airbags because they help a lot!... My airbags hold 100psi, But I only have to put 60 to 70 psi to bring the truck back up to level.
Can you weld?... I made my own frame mounted tie down mounts for the camper I have now. ( I may have a thread on here about them, if I don't, I can post pictures if you need to see them.)
karl1948 wrote:
The Camper fully loaded with water, food and clothes would be about 2800 LBS
Hard to believe the pop-up TC would weigh that much... The pop-up I had didn't, but it was a Sun Lite TC.
If I was you, I wouldn't haul around a TC loaded with water!... That will help a lot!
Here's a picture of what I haul & pull with a F-150 when we go on a camping/fishing trip... Me & my wife pack A LOT of gear in the camper... Notice that the truck doesn't squat with this load.
