Automotive Journal

Adding a truck camper to your pickup can transform it into a luxurious RV. The trick is to find the type of truck camper that fits you best. There will be a few things you need to know when selecting used truck campers. The first thing you need to figure out is the GVRW, or Gross Vehicle, Weight Rating, for your truck. This is how much total weight the truck can handle. Most pickup trucks will have this information somewhere on their doors. This number includes the weight of your truck plus and passengers and cargo that your truck was built to haul around.
 
 You can determine the weight of the truck camper that that your truck can hold once you subtract the weight of the truck and any passengers. Most newer trucks will list the Cargo Weight Rating on the glove box. This will tell you the total amount of weight that you can hold for cargo. You also need to look at the length of your truck bed. Most slide in truck campers are designed to work with an 8 foot bed. You can find some models of used truck campers for sale that are designed for a six foot truck bed.
 
 Using a truck camper as opposed to a travel trailer or fifth wheel has many advantags. Used truck campers are available with a wide selection of layouts and featuers. You can choose one with a full bath, galley and large bed, or a plain truck camper with just a small bed and fridge. You can pack a surprising number of features into the small frame of a truck camper.
 
 One of the biggest drawbacks of buying a truck camper is that you need to load it and unload it from your truck. Travel trailers and fifth wheels are both easer to put on your truck. A truck camper will need to be jacked up and them lower it onto your backed up pickup truck. Once you have a method in place it will take you approximately thirty minutes.

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