Truck and accessories for New Popup Camper
Well, after far too long without a rig, I'm finally getting a new one. I've had class A's and C's, but always wanted something I could really get into the back country with. With most of the dealers q...
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im5150too wrote:toedtoes wrote:
The DRY weight of the camper is 1795lbs. That doesn't include battery (40lbs), full water tank (125lbs), or any optional equipment it may have. That is not a margin for payload.
In addition, you have to include the weight of the tiedowns, etc. into that payload. You'll be overweight before you get out the door.
You need to use the GVWR of the camper to pick a truck - and make sure you leave enough payload for tiedowns and anything else you add to the truck.
Thanks, the dealer made it sound like I was more than fine, but I need to do some more looking. It's frustrating that the camper manufacturers claim they make units for any 1/2 ton trucks, and they're overweight. Some of them weigh quite a bit more than this one.
Yeah, dealers will do that. They don't care about after the sale.
As you already bought the camper, you're kind of stuck. With a truck camper, you really need to get bigger payload - especially at the rear axle.
4wd, extended/crew cabs, etc will usually lower payload. Often a 250 has similar payload. You really have to look at the numbers of each individual truck.
Payload will have accounted for (most usually) 150lbs for the driver and a full tank of fuel. So, if you are over 150lbs, you have to add that extra to your cargo weight.
Correction to my above comment, truck campers don't have a gvwr. So you have two choices:
1. wait until you get the amper, load it for a trip and borrow/rent a truck to take it to the scalles;
2. estimate high for your espected total load.
Hopefully some current truck camper owners will post and give you some real world numbers to work with.
