Full time Truck Camper concerns.

[Squirrel]

So I'm looking at getting a truck camper, which I will then be living out of full time. I don't really want a trailer because I don't feel like having to tow something constantly, or having to deal with a trailer.

The camper I'm looking at the most is a Soaring Eagle Campers Adlar 6.5 XLS.

ADLAR 6.5XLS Truck Camper | Soaring Eagle Campers | All-Aluminum Truck Campers

The dry weight is really low and I don't have to worry about a pop top or anything like that.

Was thinking of adding a sway-bar and a superspring to the back of my truck.

Is that something I should do? or wait until I get the camper to see how she rides. My trucks rated payload is a little over 1900lbs for reference and the campers dry weight is under 1200lbs.

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[Truckguy24]

If you're full timing I would suggest a camper or jumping up to an F-250 gasser. While the payload on these newer trucks is certainly impressive, mine is 1,977 lb... By the time you add your gear since you're full time - you'll probably be over with little room for error.

No water, does it even include the weight of a battery? Your clothes and gear etc. It all adds up. You could certainly full-time with a reasonable camper and an F-150 though. Just food for thought.

 

[Squirrel]

If you're full timing I would suggest a camper or jumping up to an F-250 gasser. While the payload on these newer trucks is certainly impressive, mine is 1,977 lb... By the time you add your gear since you're full time - you'll probably be over with little room for error.

No water, does it even include the weight of a battery? Your clothes and gear etc. It all adds up. You could certainly full-time with a reasonable camper and an F-150 though. Just food for thought.

That weight does include a 100ah battery. I'll probably add another one but they usually run around the 30lb mark. With the weight of the camper I'm looking at I'll have a little over 700lbs to work with. I've been weighing the stuff I would need (I lived out of an Xterra for 9 months) and so far it is coming to about 300lbs, but I am giving myself a 500lb limit. With 200lbs left that should be more than enough for water and the amount of food I would be able to carry.

 

[Gord0]

That weight does include a 100ah battery. I'll probably add another one but they usually run around the 30lb mark. With the weight of the camper I'm looking at I'll have a little over 700lbs to work with. I've been weighing the stuff I would need (I lived out of an Xterra for 9 months) and so far it is coming to about 300lbs, but I am giving myself a 500lb limit. With 200lbs left that should be more than enough for water and the amount of food I would be able to carry.

Don't forget you need to add your weight in there as well.

 

[ak49rzrs]

If you are able to make it work, and be well under weight limits, what I have found with the Super Duty realm, if the truck has the factory slide in camper package, they'll come with sway bars installed. I know a number of people that have ran the Sumo springs and have been happy with those as well. Keep us posted.

 

[Sojourner]

I looked into this some time ago and the answer kept coming up F-250.

I could have made an F-150 work but never could get the gross weight down enough. So it was either get the camper set-up I wanted or get the truck I wanted (I wanted an F-150 at the time). So the truck won and the camper idea was put on hold.

May revisit the camper idea down the road but it will be with a gasser F-250.

 

[vst]

I don’t full time but I have a small capri camper I use often that weighs in at like 900lbs dry. My payload is right at 2000lbs since I have a SuperCab and the truck handles it fine but it did sag the rear. I added RAS to my rear springs and it helped a lot with the sag and sway

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