Travel Lite Truck Camper 3rd Gen Long Bed

Hi Everyone,

I've googled many times and ended up here on Tacoma World for the answer so I finally decided to join today.

Was wondering if anyone has had any advice or experience with the Travel Lite truck campers? Do I have to mod the suspension in order to carry most of them?

I have a 2020 Tacoma TRD Sport long bed. I'm open to other campers but I just keep coming back to the Travel Lites because of style and weight. I'm not as interested in pop-ups.

 

I have had campers on 3/4 tons and such . On my Tacoma I would never put a camper on it. Most if not all are too heavy for these light duty trucks. What does the camper your looking at weigh? If it's more than 600 lbs it's too much.

 

There was a company I saw awhile back that made really nice ones for Tacoma’s. My wife and I looked at them online. I can’t remember the name, but I’ll search them out and post back up.

 

Didn’t take long, sorry I’m off your topic title, but these are worth a look too!

https://www.kimboliving.com/

 

Looks like the Rayzar is 885lbs dry, so a set of Firestone Airbags will help handle the extra weight in the back. With a well thought out suspension they can carry more than that comfortably and safely.

I'm 1,100 dry with the Khaya but my suspension is dialed in. The truck handles as it should.

Remember that your 885 will easily turn into 1000+ with water and gear, so I'd look at doing some suspension work. Rin @rino at OK4WD is a great resource for what level of suspension you would need for your intended use..


Good luck and welcome.


John

 

I have looked at the KIMBO and love them. They "start" at 20K but probably closer to 30K finished. The Travel Lite Super Lites are 15-20K and offer a lot of the same and they are roughly the same dry weight (around 1100lbs)

 

Cool thanks. I’ll check those out !

 

Scout Campers (part of Adventurer) is announcing a 900lb model today that is designed to work with the Tacoma.
https://www.scoutcampers.com/

And these...
https://fourwheelcampers.com/model/fleet-model-pop-up-truck-camper-leader-mid-size-trucks/

 

@AltaTacoma

NICE!! I will def look into the Scout I love those too thank you for the word!

 

Those kimbo campers are sick looking, I've been dreaming of a fourwheelcamper since I had my first truck I'm just not sure I would utilize it enough.