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myway_1
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Dec 15, 2015

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 the only passenger. I weigh 160 lbs.

Here are the specs for the pickup in pounds:

GVWR: 7000
GAWR: 8050
Curb Weight: 5345
Payload: 1655
Reserve axle capacity: 2705

FAWR: 3900
Curb weight front: 3080
Reserve axle capacity front: 820

RAWR: 4150
Curb weight rear: 2265
Reserve axle capacity rear: 1885


Here are the specs for the camper:

Dry weight: 1285 lbs
9 gallon fresh tank. No grey or black tanks
Floor length 6.2 feet
I want to have the camper all the war forward so as to have a deck utilizing the remaining bed and tailgate.

The center of gravity will be way forward, at least 12 inches from the rear axle. The Toyota manual says to keep the center of gravity within a few inches of the rear axle.

Will I be okay with weight if I keep my stuff to a minimum and will the forward center of gravity be a problem? Anything else I should be concerned about?

Here is a write-up on the camper if you're interested:

http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/news/tcm-exclusive-2016-travel-lite-625-super-lite

Thanks for your advice.

46 Replies

  • Another thing is that I want to boondock with it, so I would be going over some rough roads in case that makes a difference. I will try to get the TRD version of the Tundra which has better shocks. Also I read that a sway bar helps.
  • I just sold my Travel-lite Mountain Star 800. The posted weight was within 100# of the actual!

    So you should be good to go, just watch what you add.

    Yes better tires do help, and Air Bags are a must, but get the ones that have an internal bumper so you don't have to have air in them.

    You might need new better shocks, I did all the above, as well as put most of my stuff in a utility tiny trailer.
  • Grodyman wrote:
    Does the Tundra have P rated tires? If so, I would probably upgrade to E rated and maybe add airbags and you should be fine.

    Gman


    Yes, it does have P rated tires. Good suggestion.
  • Dry weight on that camper is going to exceed available payload on the Tundra. Horrible match.
  • The real variable will be the actual weight of the camper. Spec weight and real world weight is often drastically different. Batteries add weight, propane tanks add weight. Experience would lay odds that you could easily end up a couple hundred pounds over weight. But that may or may not be the end of the world as there are a lot of folks here with tens of thousands of miles on their rig and all been slightly over published weight limits. With a couple suspension modifications, you might be fine.
  • Does the Tundra have P rated tires? If so, I would probably upgrade to E rated and maybe add airbags and you should be fine.

    Gman