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Explorer

Jan 11, 2016

Need Help Deciding

I have a brand new Toyota Tundra, double cab, 6.5 ft box, 5.7L engine. I tow a 3,000 lbs hours trailer with a tongue weight of 450 lbs when empty. With one horse and equipment that will bring the tongue weight up to almost 700 lbs with careful weight distribution. My plan was to purchase a light weight truck camper, something like the Four Wheel Hawk, but to my dismay the payload limit of my truck is only 1430 lbs. So that leaves me with only two options - a truck bed tent or a truck camping cap. I plan to camp with my horse spring, summer and fall so I would need something that will keep me warm - with an added heater of some sort. My Tundra presently has a factory hard tri-fold tonneau cover - it came with that - not my choice but it is practical. What is out there that I can add if I wish to keep the tonneau cover on during the winter? Any suggestions?

Truck Campers

45 Replies

smooth1
Explorer
Jan 11, 2016
Maybe an smaller Sunlite camper would work. We had a 7' floor length one on a Dodge Dakota that had a sticker weight of 700lbs, and no bathroom. Had a heater, sink but no grey tank, stove top, and the top bed pulled out towards the rear door to make it full size.
Bedlam
Moderator
Jan 11, 2016
It will be hard to find a LQ horse trailer that can be towed with a Tundra. Maybe a 2-horse slant with 4' LQ Featherlite gooseneck or other aluminum chassis/frame trailer will be light enough yet allow you to sleep?
jimh406
Explorer III
Jan 11, 2016
Buy a different trailer that includes living quarters.
Bedlam
Moderator
Jan 11, 2016
Because you tow, you are pretty much limited to a truck cap or an empty shell for camping if you want hard sides.
Big_Rig1
Explorer
Jan 11, 2016
No suggestions on a camper but I would suggest that you need a bigger truck.

Big Rig (John)