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 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??
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...And here: ... Not quite what I would call a "comfortable" lading