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Same reason the border fence is 3ft tall 1 mile off the main road.

Bump........great report! Moving to Ketchikan for the summer with wife/kid/truck camper.

I like your truck, and of course, your photos are stellar.

Yeah, when I've purchased new fifth wheels, or truck campers, I always weigh my truck full of fuel with me in it, then add wife/kid weight. Then I go weigh it again on the CAT scales with the empty camper/fifth wheel, then weigh it again loaded.

Most campers that size have 240lbs of water weight, 40lbs max of propane weight..........not sure where the other 700lbs comes from? When we lived FULL TIME in our fifth wheel, all our "stuff" was only 800lbs (pots, pans, dishes, clothes, three bikes, bike trailer, stroller, couple guns...

We run a Dodge 2500 completely stock except for 285 tires with a 1900lb hard side camper, family of three, no issues with 60 gallons of water, food, clothing, etc. I think it's fine for mild off-road, and you said you aren't doing that anyway. Like others said, I'd assume the lift will be a...

Thanks for the summary. We currently use our truck camper about 8-10 nights per month with our three year old, and might upgrade next year (maybe) to something a little bigger. Easy to justify it because we have so much free time and travel for work/live nomadic more or less.

So what's the advantage of a Fuso over your rig that has probably more comfortable seating, way more HP/torque, etc? Why is the Fuso platform so popular? The GVWR is higher, but what else? I'm asking you because I imagine you thought about all of the above..........and I'd like to have a...

How much did it squat the suspension? How long is the flatbed?

I have a 2,000lb camper, but now you have me lusting over a more industrial payload vehicle. Looking forward to seeing how you feel about the camper on the new truck.

San Raf for the win.

7k+ payload?

great pic

FWIW, I own a 21 year old Kodiak Travelaire (very similar to Bigfoot). No water damage, no issues. The fact that a 21 year old camper has no water damage and a sound frame is testament to the design of the fiberglass rigs discussed in this thread...........

I can't imagine how heinous it is in the summer. The place is somewhat trashed though......the Salt River is a 7 mile long trash heap from all the tubers, and the shores of the lake are trashed from presumably boaters, etc. It's really a shame the Tonto NF has basically turned the Salt River...

My 2001 Dodge 2500 weighs 7500 across the scales with a full tank of fuel and me in it. With my empty camper added, it's 2,000lbs more. I still have 1000lbs payload left on the rear axle when it's empty. My truck handles it fine with me, my wife, three year old, 30 gallons of water, and food...

Thanks........it's a lot more fun that having your kid stare at an iPad all day long.

Weaver's Needle.

Shake down trip with our new-old truck camper.......we live full time in a 35' fifth wheel for work, but we missed the days in our old pop up truck camper. With a three year old, and a wife who likes to use a toilet and shower the kid, we opted for an older 1993 Kodiak camper. It's 2,000lbs...