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ronflys701
post Feb 8 2014, 01:30 PM
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Truck and Camper Setup: 2500 dodge diesel 1998 2 wheel drive nothing added,,completely stock truck and bare camper furnace, no hot water...3 way fridge..and propane stove,,,, theats it and it is standard transmission and love the fact I can park anywhere in any parking spot u can park a car,,,,no problems??



I have a 2500 1998 Dodge Diesel 12v and my gvw is 8800lbs I bought an older as light as possible camper no hot water or built in shower just furnace,stove and regular sized bed ...not a Queen as most have now and Im almost over the weight for my truck ...my question is 99% of every truck camper has put the weight over the limit of the gvw when loaded....and I have talked to many eye to eye in the campgrounds so why is everyone crying about gvw you are almost all over the limit when fully loaded unless you buy a 550 ford or equivalent. All the swaybars lifts airbags may help control the load but nothing can change the max weight for the truck...Naturally Im talking about hard sided and not popups??
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Electrojake
post Jun 15 2015, 07:47 PM
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QUOTE(ronflys701 @ Feb 8 2014, 01:30 PM)
I have a 2500 1998 Dodge Diesel 12v and my gvw is 8800lbs I bought an older as light as possible camper no hot water or built in shower just furnace,stove and regular sized bed ...not a Queen as most have now and Im almost over the weight for my truck ...my question is 99% of every truck camper has put the weight over the limit of the gvw when loaded....and I have talked to many eye to eye in the campgrounds so why is everyone crying about gvw you are almostĀ  allĀ  over the limit when fully loaded unless you buy a 550 ford or equivalent.

All the swaybars lifts airbags may help control the load but nothing can change the max weight for the truck... Naturally Im talking about hard sided and not popups??
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This original post is nothing short of fascinating!

Of all the RV types; TT, 5er, hybrid, etc... the Truck-camper setup is by far the most misapplied.
And it all goes back to GVWR issues.
In researching this, (as did ronflys701) found that the majority of truck-campers are indeed over their legal registered weight, or so darn close that it is not really a practical setup.

Any unit that is equipped with a wet-bath and reasonably sized fresh-tank is most likely going to be well over the capacity of any "non-dually" truck that would be foolhardy enough to carry it.
Add a slide, A/C unit, generator, camping gear etc... and to keep it DOT legal you'd need a military deuce & a half to move it!

I keep looking at the loaded/wet-weights of these truck-campers, and then checking the load capacities of GM, RAM, & Ford, non-dually heavy duty trucks and the math just doesn't work.

I'm thinking maybe your F-250 should really be an F-650?
Just saying.

Here: An F-650 properly loaded...
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And here: ... Not quite what I would call a "comfortable" lading rolleyes.gif
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ronflys701   overloaded trucks   Feb 8 2014, 01:30 PM
Sailor Dave   I have a 2012 F350 dually, 6.2 liter gas, extended...   Feb 8 2014, 04:32 PM
ronflys701   Ok I won t include u with 400lbs to spare hope ur...   Feb 13 2014, 11:36 AM
aqualung   Like Sailor Dave, when fully loaded with a full co...   Feb 8 2014, 05:43 PM
ronflys701   Touchy or what??   Feb 13 2014, 12:07 PM
dubob   [size=5][font=comic sans ms]I'm over and don...   Feb 9 2014, 06:27 PM
Sailor Dave   LOL!!!   Feb 10 2014, 06:27 AM
Spanky   I am over too but I just drive it like its over an...   Feb 10 2014, 10:24 AM
hedge   I'm under too but not by much. I'll probab...   Feb 10 2014, 11:20 AM
ronflys701   Guess I screwed up so if you are within a couple h...   Feb 13 2014, 11:41 AM
dubob   [font=comic sans ms]Ron, After reading your lates...   Feb 14 2014, 10:20 AM
Sailor Dave   Sometimes it's best to just ignore narrow mind...   Feb 16 2014, 08:42 AM
ronflys701   [snapback]218885 Im not here to make friends just ...   Feb 25 2014, 11:28 AM
dubob   [color=maroon][font=Comic Sans MS]Congratulations ...   Feb 26 2014, 08:28 AM
Jeeper4life   I'm extremely overweight (my truck and camper...   Nov 30 2014, 06:24 PM
dubob   [size=5]Jeeper, I'm loving it also so far. I...   Dec 1 2014, 09:05 AM
Warlock   Well Im in a 2011 Denali 4x4 2500HD with a Lance 8...   Mar 7 2015, 07:35 PM
Electrojake   This original post is nothing short of fascinatin...   Jun 15 2015, 07:47 PM
17 Oaks   I tend to agree with your comments. That said h...   Jun 27 2015, 10:31 AM
Torsten   Hi, can load 2976 Lbs on my old 1985 F250 Diesel,...   Nov 8 2016, 06:16 AM
ecocampor   how about this truck camper https://www.ecocampo...   Mar 8 2023, 02:57 AM
ecocampor   I like this truck camper https://www.ecocampor.co...   Mar 8 2023, 03:03 AM


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