Truck camper payload question?
I have a truck camper payload question. If this is the wrong forum, I apologize in advance. I also posted this in the truck camper forum. We recently put a deposit down on a flatbed Northstar Escap...
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The dealer says that there is no sticker on the door as to payload capacity of this vehicle but there is a sticker in the glove box stating camper should not exceed 2200 pounds. In cruising the Internet, some suggest that the payload as specified by GMC might be as low as 2800 pounds.
If you can't find the payload info any other way, just weigh the truck at the scales empty and subtract from 9900 pounds gross weight. I suspect you will be around 1000 pounds over gross with the camper you have selected and all the weights that you have calculated. Find a dually! Ask the seller to take the truck to the scales and provide you the weight information, that saves you a trip.
One more thought. When I purchase something I think about resale and how hard it might be to sell it. I can see that a truck camper made only for a flat bed might have a resale to only another that has a flatbed and that might be a factor. Not trying to throw cold water on your great plan here as I would like a flat bed as well, but just sharing a thought process. A regular camper will also fit on a flat bed and under the wings you can have storage boxes and then when it is time to sell it will be a camper that can fit on any stout regular bed pickup. Just something to think about I guess.
