Just wanted to add something to this thread for anyone new to truck campers, another crucial thing to think about when buying.
Center of Gravity.
Your Truck has like a 6-12" range (typically somewhere just ahead or behind the rear axle) where you want your heavy load centered. And every truck camper has it's own center of gravity. You have to make sure your camper's center of gravity matches the load center range on your truck or you'll be in a world of hurt. You could have too much weight on one axle overloading your axle/tires or if too far to the rear, you could create a dangerously light front end understeer issue.
Personally I looked for one that put as much weight as possible on the front axle without overloading it, which then leaves more room for that tow hitch weight in the rear.
Just wanted to throw this out there since as I drove my setup home from Tillamook today, I saw a p/u hauling a truck camper that was obviously too weighted in the rear... back axle majorly squatting and front looked like it would pop a wheeling running over a speed bump :/
Center of Gravity.
Your Truck has like a 6-12" range (typically somewhere just ahead or behind the rear axle) where you want your heavy load centered. And every truck camper has it's own center of gravity. You have to make sure your camper's center of gravity matches the load center range on your truck or you'll be in a world of hurt. You could have too much weight on one axle overloading your axle/tires or if too far to the rear, you could create a dangerously light front end understeer issue.
Personally I looked for one that put as much weight as possible on the front axle without overloading it, which then leaves more room for that tow hitch weight in the rear.
Just wanted to throw this out there since as I drove my setup home from Tillamook today, I saw a p/u hauling a truck camper that was obviously too weighted in the rear... back axle majorly squatting and front looked like it would pop a wheeling running over a speed bump :/