Planning Upgrade

I carried my double slide 9 1/2 ft camper on a 2006 SRW Ford Supercab. I watched how much water I carried and kept the weight of the extra items that I carried as low as possible. Since 2005 or so, SRW Fords have had payloads of over 4000 lbs.

I added Vision 19.5s for extra tire load capacity, Rancho 9000s, air bags, and Energy Suspension bump stops to engage the overloads after using the air bags to level the camper. It handled the 3571 dry weight camper pretty well.

Of course, my F450 DRW handles it better and I no longer have to worry about carrying a full tank of water. We also can carry whatever we want.

Normal guidance applies though, find the TC and then decide what truck you need to haul it. You should be able to carry most 8 ft - 8 1/2 ft TCs pretty well on a SRW as long as you understand your limitations.

Per my experience there is minimal penalty for driving dually v/s SRW.
My dually empty mpg go over 17 mpg at freeway speeds, but the short drives on 35 mph highways usually show mpg in 30's.
Highest penalty is parking at crowded parking spot, but usually length is bigger penalty than width.
So why limit your vacations camping experience for minimal gain on daily driving?
19.5 conversion will not come without price tag.

SRW because it is also my daily driver.

You are planning to get new truck and new, bigger TC, yet you want SRW ? :S

19.5 visions with michelin xds2

torklift stable loads

I went Vision 19.5 wheels so I could mount commercial Michelin tires. Very happy with them. I also got the upper & lower Torklift stableloads and got Firestone Ride-Rite airbags last. I wish I had of gotten the airbags first.