Wow, these are really really good comments, I appreciate it!
I got the payload of the truck from the door and manual. I know we will have to subtract ourselves and our stuff from this number, I think we'll still be ok with the campers I am considering. This thread has given me focus to only look at the much lighter campers.
I am going to go look at the used northern lite. It's a 2014 Queen Classic 8'11 sportsmen edition. The newer version is listed as dry weight 2360 so the 2014 must be close to that.
I am going to see how much it would cost to get the Cirrus to me, and investigate that further. I have also contacted the dealer for the northstar campers, but with US import still might be over budget.
I guess we'll have to bite the bullet and get a generator, you're right that it is a safety issue, plus really likely needed here in the winter.
Good notes about the toilet. The composting sounds interesting, I will look more into that.
I will keep everyone posted on what happens, this has been great information
