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rvstarter
Explorer
Feb 05, 2019

New to truck campers. Need both Truck and camper recs!

Live in Colorado. Currently have only 2wd Hondas. Looking to buy a truck with a compatible camper in mind. Internet browsing has been a lot to take in. Initially I was thinking a used F150 EcoBoo...
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burningman
Explorer II
Feb 05, 2019
Rule # whatever, DON’T get the weight of an RV by believing the published “dry weight”.
That’s at least 1000 pounds shy of the truth.
Ask on camper forums what people have actually scaled theirs at, loaded ready to go.

Seriously, the stock answer of “match the truck payload to the listed camper weight” leaves a lot of reality out of the equation.

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