Truck camper for Toyota Tundra

bikerdib wrote:
In my case I stand by my statement above because I have in a way DONE IT and I am not just assuming things. Like I said, I have never personally owned a Toy but I have a friend that has both a 2011 Tundra and an older Tacoma. He was thinking about getting a slide in camper since he fishes a lot and his son is now old enough to go on fishing trips with him. He asked if he could try loading my Lance on his Tundra. He was another one that had heard the Toyota spiel that the Tundra is built the same as a 3/4 ton truck even though it is classed as a 1/2 ton.

He come over to my house and we got him lined up and backed under my camper. I proceeded to lower the camper. Before I had the full weight of the camper on the truck he called it off because he didn't like the way the truck was squatting.

Don't get me wrong, this is no different than the people that have campers that really NEED a 1 ton but haul it on a 3/4 ton. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you do decide to get a slide in, make SURE the camper you get is a true light weight camper or you may regret the purchase.

I'm curious what your Lance weighs. The Lance website says the basic 865 weighs 1870 lbs. And you've added AC, range with oven, etcetera. If it's as heavy as I think it is, I'd also call off putting it on my Tundra like your friend did.

Obviously, a person has to match the camper to the truck. And this is what I did when I bought my Outfitter Apex 8 for my Tundra. Yes, I'm over the published payload of my Tundra when the camper is on. And I'm ok with that. Others may not be.