Help with Weight of Truck Camper
Hello fellow campers! I have a question that I would like opinions on - I am sure this tossed around a lot… I have a 2005 Dodge 2500 with the 5.7L Hemi Head. Great running truck! Since then, I...
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Long bed helps in your situation for sure. I would be looking at Wolf Creek, Northstar, Adventure, Lance, Northern Light... I am sure I missed a couple manufactures, but any camper without a slide with a dry weight less than 2000 lbs.
Dry weight doesn't include options like air conditioning, electric jacks, tv & dvd players, etc. It also doesn't include water, propane, food, beer, etc. All that stuff adds up fast and you haven't even added your sleeping bags & clothes, chairs, bbq, hoses and power cords, etc. You will add at least 1000lbs to the dry weight.
My Lance 830 dry weight was listed with an air mattress standard to help keep the dry weight number low. The normal spring mattress was an option.
Are you camping in the winter too? If so you could get a heavier camper if you get 19.5 tires & wheels for the summer time. Then swap back to the 35's with good winter thread for winter driving. You won't have the extra weight of the boat in the winter so your other tires and wheels don't have the extra tongue weight. This is what I do --- 19.5's in the summer with the boat & 35" Toyo MT's the rest of the year.
You have a lot of options with your budget. Haven't driven the hemi truck, but you may want to look at the value of the truck, add that value to your budget, and buy a diesel and camper combo --- just a thought. 3200lbs tires are not that much for a camper and aftermarket rims with high weight capacities are not easy to find. Do you know the rim capacities?
Dry weight doesn't include options like air conditioning, electric jacks, tv & dvd players, etc. It also doesn't include water, propane, food, beer, etc. All that stuff adds up fast and you haven't even added your sleeping bags & clothes, chairs, bbq, hoses and power cords, etc. You will add at least 1000lbs to the dry weight.
My Lance 830 dry weight was listed with an air mattress standard to help keep the dry weight number low. The normal spring mattress was an option.
Are you camping in the winter too? If so you could get a heavier camper if you get 19.5 tires & wheels for the summer time. Then swap back to the 35's with good winter thread for winter driving. You won't have the extra weight of the boat in the winter so your other tires and wheels don't have the extra tongue weight. This is what I do --- 19.5's in the summer with the boat & 35" Toyo MT's the rest of the year.
You have a lot of options with your budget. Haven't driven the hemi truck, but you may want to look at the value of the truck, add that value to your budget, and buy a diesel and camper combo --- just a thought. 3200lbs tires are not that much for a camper and aftermarket rims with high weight capacities are not easy to find. Do you know the rim capacities?
