Talk about getting a lot out of a mid-sized bed.

[Ranger_Rocks]

Most camper makers outright lie about the weight of their products. "Dry weight" may be anything from just the bare shell with no fixtures. Also note that payload must include fuel, passengers, literally any and all weight. And then each axle has its own load rating within that.

The further under max specs you can get, the happier you'll be. I recently talked a friend out of his F-150 and into a Super Duty. The 150 was technically at payload with his Four Wheel Camper onboard, but he couldn't bring anything else with him. And the truck just handled...suboptimally. Especially off-road. Now the Super Duty is a thousand plus pounds under payload, with everything he can think to carry plus passengers. And you can't even feel the camper back there.

The Tl;dr here is choose an appropriate tool for the job. Mid-size trucks shouldn't carry anything but a GFC or similar.

We looked at several pop-ups including FWC. Except for shells, most are heavy. Nearly all will not sit in the tall Ranger bed without a platform to get it above the bedrails. This platform adds even more weight.

Salespersons and installers we discussed weight concerns with basically said, "No problem." Some said, "Install airbags, you'll be fine".

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[Wes Siler]

We looked at several pop-ups including FWC. Except for shells, most are heavy. Nearly all will not sit in the tall Ranger bed without a platform to get it above the bedrails. This platform adds even more weight.

Salespersons and installers we discussed weight concerns with basically said, "No problem." Some said, "Install airbags, you'll be fine".

Sounds about right.

 

[subquark]

Made me think of this thing from the 1980's ... and it was a dually!

 

[MountainGoat]

Fully equipped $40k.. looks nice though

For that price I'd want it painted to match the truck. These campers always look like crap to me with the non-matching off-white color.

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