Who makes reasonably priced, lightweight, non-slide campers?

North*

Bigfoot 1500 or 2500 are excellent campers.

Paul

Lots of 815s for sale. May have to drive a bit.

http://www.rvtrader.com/New-and-Used-Lance-815-Truck-Camper-For-Sale-On-RV-Trader/search-results?make=Lance%7C2279192&model=815%7C764844504&type=Truck%20Camper%7C198074&vrsn=hybrid

I appreciate all the input. I think I'm going to be happy with my Pleasure-Way Traverse camping van for awhile longer until I see what Lance comes up with or I find a local 815 for a good price. Other than a self contained bath, the only thing I miss in the van is 4x4 but it's also not worth adding to me. I had my Lance Squire 4000 for 17 years and that sort of spoiled me for the newer rigs. The Pastime comes closest but there's so little info out there, I'll have to wait until I'm up that way later this summer and get a chance to look one over at Apache.

I kept looking at the various pop-ups but I just don't want a rig that's not really usable without the top up so it's a hard side or nothing.

Palomino makes sub 2000 pound hard sided TCs
http://www.palominorv.com/RealLite/

Travellite does also
http://www.travellitecampers.com/models/840sbr/840sbr.htm

There are a few others.

I liked the 815 and I've been given info by Lance that they're developing something meant to replace it due out in August or thereabouts. Meanwhile, I've been keeping my eyes open for a later used one.

I'd add my voice to the others: find the nicest used Lance 815/835 you can and buy that. Lance made a ton of them over the years so a little patience will yield result.

Look at Northstar TC's, well built and priced right.

Lance 825 and 865 models put you at a weight weight of around 2200 lbs. and for lighter than that you need to go to a popup. Newer models are made lighter and that means greater cost - true for travel trailers too.

The way to save money is to by used as was mentioned. We bought a very little used 2008 camper in 2011 that had we bought the same model new would have cost twice as much. Part of the difference was it being used and part of it was that new camper prices had jumped a lot in cost.

The AF 865 is a nice camper, but I wouldn't want to put one on a pre 2011 GM 2500 truck. They are actually a tad longer than the AF811 (which is what I have).
Granted, people put them on 2500 trucks, but I wouldn't, because it would be overweight on a GM 2500 truck prior to the 2011 model year.