Camper package

Our 04 Chevy Duramax Diesel 3500 DRW came set up for camper but we never used it for that till this June. Always been bricklayer work truck and worked real hard at it. Pulled the wiring down, added a plug end and threw the old 90 model 9.5 Shadow Cruiser on with new Hapijack system and off we went. No fuss, no problems, hauls great and only .1 mpg lost on fuel economy.

2013 F-350 w/camper package....took forever to find. Sway bar and Spring upgrades is about it.

My 2010 F250 short bed, xcab, has a camper package.

My 2005 F250 has the camper package. It came with heavier rated front coil springs, rear upper overload leaf springs and front and rear stabilizer bars. If you cannot find one, send me a Private Message.

On the Ford 2011-14, the camper package includes front spring upgrade, rear sway bar on SRW's, camper certification, and auxiliary springs on the F-250.
On my DRW, the camper package was $160. It will cost a little more on an SRW as the DRW has a rear sway bar as standard equipment.
For the price, the sway bar and heavier front springs are worth it for the F-350 and the addition of another leaf spring on the F-250 makes it more worth while.

"Camper pkg" seems to vary from rear2year and Mrf2Mfrg...in the least it gets you a 7 pin plug.
At other times it has increased payload and/or GVWR.

It usually results in some cost savings vs. ordering seperately. See if you can find out what they are offering.

If you have the option...I would likely order it...

Ford still has the camper package. I never really determined what it did for our DRW but it wasn't expensive so I got it.

I have also looked for the camper package
Finding a LX or LXT camper package with gas is like trying to find a F150 HD I would buy the F150 if it came in the scab shortbed
The F250 camper pac includes heavier springs,overload spring,worlds whimpiest sway bar and a certificate.
does not include HD alt and has the same GVW as stock plain GVW
For the first time in 15 years actually looked at a Ram
Couldn't find one that had 6.4 or air suspension or one that wasn't made in Mexico

Don't get too hung up on the "camper package." Get the truck you like, will do the job for you, and is a good deal.

On my 2007 Ford, the camper package was mostly a certificate in the glove box, because I had ordered all of the 'camper package' items as part of other options, such as an optional tire package or a GCVWR package, etc. One could go through an almost infinite number of pertubations upon ordering.

However, had I not already 'ordered' those items in the process, then choosing camper package would have included those items as a significant-cost item.

So you would need to either see 'camper package' as an option, or be clever enough to read the door labels and the VIN number to ascertain that the selected vehicle you are considering has the requisite equipment installed to meet your needs.

When I carried a 2400 lb dry weight camper on my 11400 GVWR F350 SRW I extended the bumpstops on the overloads so both ends would be engaged firmly with the camper loaded - that made the best improvements to handling. Loaded for a long weekend I exceeded the GVWR by 600 pounds.

My best advice is to not be overly optimistic on what you can comfortably carry, as things tend to weigh more than expected and handling isn't as good as hoped for when over the load ratings.

I now carry a 1350 lb dry weight camper, have returned the suspension to stock, and still engage one end of the overload spring with the camper on.

The folks who bought my camper have a Ford F30 with 10500 pound GVWR and ended up with a custom spring pack to achieve satisfaction.