Asking for advice setting up truck for tc

Grit dog wrote:
Nope,I haven’t. And that was my point.
Flyguy is perpetuating that the OP needs a dually before he even starts, because the CAMPER is soooo heavy. It’s not a special camper and that 865 would ride fine on a srw truck with a “normal “ amount of stuff. Flyguy, full timing, if his rig weighs that much it’s because he has everything including the kitchen sink in or on his truck.
Doesn’t mean the average weekend warrior will have a 6000lb load like he does.

If you read the op's post like I am sure you did,he is brand spanking new to truck camping..He has no idea the sway a TC gives in corners/driveways etc that the old dogs here are just used to.I have seen people get a truck camper blind to the effects, that all TC's give only to sell it immediately because of the sway and tippi-ness..Usually it is a no-go right off for the women..

I think this is what Flyguy is referring to in his post...

As an example..Your 860 is a heavy TC and you have done the mods to your TC that make "You" comfy driving it around..Others would not be as comfy as you are with your setup, but they might if it was on a DRW truck because of the added stability the DRW gives.

And,Flyboy is quite aware what a Duramax does to payload,and he has a DRW,not a SRW..So the SRW is going to be really low(payload) with a Duramax for the "New to truck camping" owner that probably wants to stay within the factory specs,which is hard to do sometimes,even with a dually..

As far as a normal amount of stuff..Please explain that to my wife..LOL
We have 28 cupboard/drawers in our non-slide TC and she has found a need for everyone of them..Some are very heavy like the many iron skillets and dutch ovens we seem to need..ha ha..

We shouldn't sugar coat to the new guys that there will be sway with a TC,some are okay with it,others not so much.