Large Truck Campers: how practical?

RobertRyan wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
If truck manufacturers were serious about the TC market, they would bring back the camper special design where the axle sits far back in the frame with less overhang. The shift of the axle rearward would address much of the CG issues people experience when they hang too much weight off the rear. My Mammoth is tail heavy unless I have water in the fresh or gray tanks that sit forward of the axle. With my trailer, I use a WDH to restore 100% of the front axle weight. Once you do this long enough, you find ways to compensate for a less than ideal design. I suppose you could start with a 84" CA chassis cab and lop off the rear overhang, but now you are looking where your primary fuel will be carried...

Something more inline with an Expediton Camper. They can carry a substantial payload and can off road as much as a much small TC I think most TC manufactuers in the US would be reticient to do something to differrent as they might lose their cudtomer base

This is not a truck camper!
https://www.globalxvehicles.com/
This is called an expedition vehicle by the manufacturer.
https://earthroamer.com/
These are truck campers. You keep comparing apples to oranges when you talk about your idea of a truck camper. trailers and overland vehicles are missing the most important aspect of off roading in a truck camper and that would be the truck...
https://gearjunkie.com/motors/best-truck-campers