Made for your half ton truck ;-)
It has started to dawn on me that when manufacturers say a camper is 'made for 1/2 tons' what they mean is that it will physically fit in the truck bed....not that it will be within your payload capac...
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mdamerell wrote:
Just a thought, but not all 1/2 tons (or any other truck for that mater) are created equal. If you bring up the 2014 F150 the TC rating goes from around 1,400# to 2,600# depending upon options. The F250 is 1,500# to 3,800#. When manufactures look at these numbers that's all they need to see to start their advertising campaigns. The box aka bed is a standard size for the F150, F250 and F350. Just pick long or short.
No doubt it's a matter of picking the truck configuration with the maximum payload capacity to "prove" your claim.
"See? There is an F150 out there with enough payload capacity to haul this camper!" Technically the manufacturers are being HONEST, but they're not being entirely TRUTHFUL.
The problem is those trucks are far and few between. There are far more trucks with payloads in the 1500lb range than the 2600lb range in the F150. Average Joe Everyman wants to load the camper on *HIS* truck, not to have to search far and wide for a specific truck, or special order one.
