Weight Concern
Hello folks, I am considering buying a 2008 Toyota Tundra Doublecab long bed 4 x 2 pickup and a Travel Lite 625 truck camper. I want to make sure that I won't have an overweight problem. I will be ...
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myway_1 wrote:
Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. Your advice is much appreciated. If I decide to go the route of a truck camper I will go with a gas powered, rear wheel drive heavy duty truck.
Now that the decision has been made, I will tell you that the reason I wanted a Tundra is the terrific rating they get in terms of cost and frequency of repairs from the survey that Consumer Reports subscribers submit but I doubt if many of those people haul a truck camper or heavy cargo with their vehicles.
One, or both of these is the problem:
1. Toyota doesn't make a heavy duty pickup truck.
2. Camper manufacturers do not produce a product that is TRULY workable on a light-duty pickup. The "dry" unit would have to come in at under 1000lbs, and have the amenities that people expect. Such a thing may not be possible without using exotic lightweight materials, which then price the camper right out of the market.
