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otrfun
Jun 28, 2020Explorer II
mbloof wrote:Wow, you kinda lost me. Maybe you were trying to confirm the obvious? Regardless, hope you find the info you're looking for :)otrfun wrote:Actually the size and model of camper is meaningless.
mbloof, in the context of your question, isn't knowing the weight/size of the truck camper also important?
I think it goes without saying, the heavier the truck camper the more likely someone will modify their 1-ton truck to haul it.
The lighter the truck camper the less likely someone will modify their 1-ton truck to haul it.
There's a massive difference between hauling a 1,500 lb. popup truck camper and a 5,000 lb. double slide truck camper.
As consumer trucks are a engineering compromise of use cases and while we would like to think that camper hauling is a 'large' use case, it is actually one of the smaller ones.
It is my theory that just about everybody makes modifications to their truck to carry a camper. (not including the required tie downs and optional extra 7-pin connector)
Given the world wide nature of this forum and the dismal responses of folks that don't modify their trucks, I'll claim that it is rare that a truck owner does NOT modify their truck for truck camper hauling duty.
- Mark0.
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