Truck camper rig on a budget?

I did the same thing with my truck purchase steve68. My naivete about HD diesel trucks too in 2006 is why I ended up with my truck. I was looking for a dually diesel for hauling way before I got the TC bug. I was living Florida at the time and could not find many good used dually diesel trucks and did not want to pay the price for new. Also the homeowners association where I lived classified a dually as commercial only which was B@$*** and was not allowed in my driveway. We did not live in some high hoity toity neighborhood either. I have also learned that your truck and mine can carry a lot more than stated properly equipped. I know a few folks here that can and have for years safely carry heavy TCs that are technically way overweight. The previous owner of my 1998 Lance 990 Legend with dry bath and with a dry weight of 3200 lbs. Traveled 8 years with the camper, wife, 2 dogs, and towing a 22 foot fishing boat with a 250 horsepower outboard motor with a 2001 Dodge 2500 diesel. Only mod he added was airbags.