How about driving this puppy? Volume 2
A double slide Host on an older Chevy SRW. Where are the weight police when you need them? The story is the contractor remodeling the house had the truck and camper. The Host was parked in the s...
Forum Discussion
jaycocreek did you ever take your set to scales?
Never did infact,the only time I have ever used the scales other than on my semi trucks was just recently for a Class C this forum had me curious about, compared to a pickup camper in actual scale weight.
Agreed some old campers used to have in some cases just a potti room for a porta potti or none at all which made them lighter but then again,1/2 tons back in those days were lighter duty in general in comparison to modern day so called/labeled 1/2 tons.
My point only being that it seems most 3/4 ton and 1-tons on this forum are at max or overweight just as some of the older 1/2 tons..I come from getting firewood every year and see in person multiple times just what said pickup can handle without problems on very bad back country roads...It just might surprise some just how tough these older trucks were.
The new RV mentality(No offense intended to anyone) is payload/payload and payload.While important, there are alot of other factors involved besides manufacturers rated payload in carrying a heavy load on your pickup truck and stability.
Over payload is over payload regardless of rating.Handling is everything to me.If it handles well in the wind/bumpy roads and corners,I'm good with that because it must be setup fairly well for the given load.
Scales are something most trucker try to avoid and I guess it carry's over to when you don't own or drive them anymore also,atleast in my case,it does.DOT scales have no mercy.
