Question: too much camper - too little truck
Hi folks: Totally new to campers and truck campers. I replaced my 2007 Tundra with a F350 SRW Shortbed 7.3gas. The camper I bought is an Eagle Cap 811 made by Adventurer. I live in Maine and bou...
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cptqueeg wrote:kenkorona wrote:
The truck is rated for a 4400# payload. Considering I removed a 100# tailgate that gives me a 4500# payload. The camper is supposed to be about 3400# with a full fresh water tank. So I'm guessing, fully loaded we're close to the limit, maybe a little over when the gray and black tanks are full.
Your description in the first post suggests that the actual weight is not anywhere close to the actual payload.
If you were speaking from actual experience and not piling on as weight cop #19 in this thread, you could easily surmise that the OPs first post suggests exactly that. He nailed the handling characteristics of a 2+ ton TC on a stock srw truck pretty much to a tee.
It will handle way different with the mods he’s installing.
But thanks for playing….
