I'm not brand loyal yet my truck is a '97 3500 Ram Dually, 4x4, 5 speed manual with a cummins diesel.& my next TC must have slide outs or I'll consider a trailer?Seems a triple slide is not an option due to weight?So now I'm on a search for a double slide!

I don't know. Wouldn't it be more important that you like the floorplan and that it works well for your requirements? For a start you might look at the buyers guide over at truckcampermagazine. That is, if you consider buying new.For used campers ... supply is low and it is difficult to find a specific model.And as always: the sticker "dry weight"'on most if not all campers says little about the wet weight loaded.

It sounds like you really want the space of a triple slide camper but are willing to settle for a double slide due to weight. At a certain point it seems to me that a trailer makes more sense. I have a 9'6" camper without slides. That is as much as I would ever want to carry on a pickup.

From my research all those campers "list" in the range of 4000 lb, but you have to follow the option list to get more accurate weight. When I see huge difference in the space feel with dinette slide, the 2nd slide usually adds more floor space or 2nd sofa, both I don't really care much about. Than if floor space is important to you, whole wall slide is between.

I notice that you have a 1997 Dodge DRW...What is your GVWR??... I had a single slide EC 995 on a 2007 DRW Dodge rated at 12,200 GVWR but wouldn't want to put a heavier double slide on it...Now with a 2016 Ram DRW rated at 14,000 GWR (but same camper).... The frame (reaction over overpass transitions - no flex) seems much more substantial, so a double slide now seems a more viable consideration...

Kayteg1 wrote:From my research all those campers "list" in the range of 4000 lb, but you have to follow the option list to get more accurate weight. When I see huge difference in the space feel with dinette slide, the 2nd slide usually adds more floor space or 2nd sofa, both I don't really care much about. Than if floor space is important to you, whole wall slide is between.Yes I want floor space, being we have a 100 lb dog that goes camping with my wife and myself.In a no slide out camper like my Lance 900, it's too cramped in there. I really wanted a triple slide but have come to accept that my 1997 dodge dually really is not ideal for all that weight.So now I'm looking for a lighter dual slide out.Yes floor plan is important , especially if I end up buying new then I have options, but if looking used, I'll have to take what I can find, yet want to look for the lighter ones vs heavy.

What is the lightest Double Slide out Truck Camper?

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JimK-NY
Explorer II
Jul 17, 2017
It sounds like you really want the space of a triple slide camper but are willing to settle for a double slide due to weight. At a certain point it seems to me that a trailer makes more sense. I have a 9'6" camper without slides. That is as much as I would ever want to carry on a pickup.
joerg68
Nomad III
Jul 17, 2017
I don't know. Wouldn't it be more important that you like the floorplan and that it works well for your requirements?

For a start you might look at the buyers guide over at truckcampermagazine. That is, if you consider buying new.

For used campers ... supply is low and it is difficult to find a specific model.

And as always: the sticker "dry weight"'on most if not all campers says little about the wet weight loaded.

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What is the lightest Double Slide out Truck Camper?

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