First time with the camper on the dually...amazed so far.

Some of you have helped in answering a lot of questions that I've had not too long ago. When I first got my camper, it was hauled three times with my Dodge truck that's listed below. The truck had no problem hauling it, but there were a lot of safety concerns with the weight of the camper plus possibly another vehicle in tow.

Some of the same people here may have also noticed within the last few days that I have hopefully rectified those concerns by buying another truck that should have no problem taking the weight now.

We went from this


To this!



I have only driven it from where the camper is stored to the house so far. We are taking a one or two day trip to a friend's house a little north for the weekend and are leaving tomorrow evening. Figured we'd bring our own room.

Here's what I can say so far from that little drive...WOW!!!

I never wanted a dually. Never. It was always a to each his own kind of thing. Never liked the way they looked. My personal opinion. But if this thing handles on the highway the way that I expect it to handle like it did in the short two mile drive, then I have become a believer. I can easily get past the way something looks if there is true utility in it.

So, I figured I would share my very little experience and throw a couple of questions at you guys, now that the battery is connected and the beer is getting cold.

One is, when I got the full weight of the camper down on the truck, it didn't sag much. But when on the drive home, I hit a couple of bumps and the front end got light. So I pulled into the gas station and threw about 60lbs in the bags. That took me off of the overloads. I know from here that in order for them to work properly, they must be at least engaged. So I came out and fiddled with the license plate stuff and aired them down to about 50lbs and now they are touching. Does this sound about right? I need to have them touching on both sides, but the truck level, right?

The second question is a learning how to deal with this truck question for the most part. While at the gas station, I checked tire pressure also. Load rating on the side of the tires say 80psi max load. I've been reading here and elsewhere and it seems that a lot of guys are running around 65psi or so. What's a good happy medium? Should this change when towing? I'm at about 65 now and the tires aren't bulging or anything like that. Is this a good place to start now? And if I need more air, what exactly am I supposed to look for when I stop and inspect?

Second part of that question...to air these tires up seems a bit difficult. Especially with the flexible nozzles they have at gas stations. I was going to go by the auto parts store and pick up a nozzle specifically for airing up dual wheels, but that can wait till after work tomorrow. I think it's best to get some feedback on this first.

Let me know what you think on any and all accounts here.

Thanks.