How to get started with a truck camper
Hi all, I'm getting close to retirement and am looking forward to some years of fishing trips. Most of these will be on my own (the wife is losing interest in camping adventures). I've always sle...
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Bumpyroad wrote:tktplz wrote:jimh425 wrote:
I'm not sure what you are calling modest, but in any case, to go offroad really well, I'd look at a Four Wheel Camper. They are one of the only really lightweight popups that are possible to carry on very lightweight pickups and can be bought with almost no extra weight as a shell. That would make it possible to buy a lot of different trucks.
Sure, I've driven my truck/camper on mud and dirt, and it is on the other end of the spectrum. With double slides, and fully decked out, it is nice once you get there, but it does have overhang and a lot of weight/cost compared to the minimal options.
A 4 Wheel Camper, and a 4 X 4 will be my retirement camper. Right now I jumped in with a travel lite 690FD hard side and a Tacoma Pre-Runner. I'll have it for the next 10 or so years till I buy my retirement vehicle. Do your research and see what you need and don't need, then you can pick the correct camper for your needs. Then you get a truck to handle it. Good Luck and have fun!
is a Tacoma really rated to carry that?
bumpy
I would say no when loaded, but many do.
My "light weight" FWC Hawk has posted weight of 740 pounds, but with the common options (frig, furnace, dual batteries) at the scales, dry and empty it was 1,340 pounds. So fully loaded probably at least a ton.
Myself, I wouldn't even consider a 1/2 ton truck let alone a baby truck. I would rather have some left over capacity than be over my truck rating....but thats just me. Really, just do the math. Look at your trucks payload sticker and start adding up your load.
