"Slide in truck camper not recommended for this truck"

kknowlton wrote:
Probably has to do with payload capacity of the truck.

Yep.

When taking delivery of our new 3500 DRW, I was looking it over while DH was chatting with the dealer, I found that exact statement in the glove box.

Everything went on hold until I conferred with this forum. After all, the reason for the DRW was to haul a heavy TC.

It was suggested that the paper was CYA for the auto companies. We tried to get info from Dodge, to no avail.

It did create some excitement as we were trading a perfectly wonderful 3500 SRW for a DRW for the purpose of hauling the TC.

We too have the snow plow pkg. They don't want you plowing with a TC on. Who does this?

my 2015 Ram 3500 dually, 14K GVW 4x4 came with that same slip of paper.
before I bought it I checked the Ram body builders site and it said my truck is good for almost 5K lbs camper.

others here think it has something to do with the snow plow package (which is a skid plate?)

Even though "its not recommended", it works perfect with my little Wolf Creek. couple more weeks I will have the camper loaded again to see how the Big Wig works out :).

I take that "not recommended" as not a warning about certain destruction or warranty expiring action if I carry a camper, just that they "are not recommending I put a camper in it"

With the proper equipment it will haul about any 8' truck camper made.

Doesn't have the payload for a slide in camper.
Doesn't have the front/rear spring capacity for slide in camper
Doesn't have the proper center-of-gravity data

And no Slide-in camper certification

Probably has to do with payload capacity of the truck.