New guy here who has heard the "no use for" comments before so hope you don't mind adding to this older thread. Basically, this post is a counterpoint on behalf of the owners of short half-tons, it's not meant to be mean or provoke.

There's an old story about the two blind guys describing the elephant, in that our trucks reflect what we use them for. The blind guy feeling the side of the elephant said the animal is like a great wall and the guy describing the tail said the animal was like a thin tree. They both thought anybody saying different must be crazy.

The OP lives in the country and I need to be able to do renovations in an eastern city. The OP would come to hate his big truck real quick in my daily life, because the streets were designed in horse carriage days. In addition to how narrow the streets are, we see delivery and work trucks get hung up or need to back away from corners on a daily basis. Plus, everybody ELSE here has small cars, so when you are lucky enough to find parking, it will be a short spot and only a short truck will fit.


I've started with a basic 2016 F150 with a standard cab, 6' bed, tow package, and added options to make it work for what I need. Despite the grocery getter comments, it's hauled LOTS of demo bricks, towed past the GCVW, and whatever else I've needed without bottoming the rear.

For truck camper use, I just need to respect the natural limits, which means staying in the smaller and more basic range of TCs. I'm not full timing, so this works for me.

I've been seriously considering one for my F150 so been Googling for any info possible. Sharing what I've found so far:

They are a very small manufacturer and most campers are built to order. They are shooting for the low price market and lead times have been short of a month. Most deliveries are pretty basic and owners either pay extra to add options or get them home and add their own accessories.

Eureka installs an inverter and normally installs an inexpensive 110 VAC dorm fridge, microwave, and window A/C unit. The cabinetry looks well built and with those kinds of accessories you can replace them at any Walmart, but you do need an AC power source. If an owner wants to add regular RV accessories, supporting structure can be welded in during the build as an added cost option. Heck, for a $250 charge you can change the floor plan to whatever you want. The lights are 12V LED and they provide a connection point for a house battery, but you buy the battery extra. Since there is no gas, owners have written that small electric heaters running off a large deep cycle house battery have been sufficient, and they provide their own counter top induction surface or gas grill.

The low weight is real. There's a fairly new Youtube from an owner with an 8 ft model with the bigger cabover and not the optional fridge, shower, or toilet. (Shower with electric heater is only $300.) His actual scales weight is 1272 lbs.

The only wood to add weight are a plywood floor and the interior wall panels. Otherwise, the construction is completely welded rectangular aluminum tube with foam between frame members. The exterior is covered by aluminum faced laminate, similar to this: https://www.transport-industry.com/alucobond.html
It's the same stuff the sides of city busses are made of. Insulation-wise, these probably ought to be considered 3-season campers unless a real source of heat is added.

Again, not meant to be fancy, should last a long time, and great entry pricing.