Cab over Camper?

I am looking at a Forrest River Palomino camper. Total weight is 1700, which is a bit higher than stated by Toyota. My ride is a 2019 4x4 sport. Tows my 4500 boat/trailer with no issue. Anyone have any experience with cab overs? Or possibly loading the bed a bit heavier than recommended? Thanks.

 

You need a full size truck. Your truck has a payload a bit under 1200lbs max and that camper plus you and gear will weigh almost double that.

 

Yep. Too much weight for our little Tacos.

You will be much happier with a full size truck handling that kind of weight.

 

I'm surprised someone hasnt tested air ride bladder shocks or stiffer springs...? The nearly 300 hp engine pulls my 4500lb boat/trailer with no trouble. In a passed life, I loaded nearly 2000lb into a Ford 150 with stiffer springs and shocks... Drove well over 50,000 loaded with no issue. And that old Ford had less horse power.

 

That 1700 pounds is that the dry weight if your by yourself one change of clothing for a month one blanket eat at the quicky marts . just add another person the amount of things you can`t live without gets real heavy fast.

One does what one feels you need to.

If your increasing the payload capacity increase the braking capacity as well

 

If the truck is rated for 6500 lbs towing, why would I need to increase the brake capacity for a load significantly less that that? The issue really boiling down to sway capacity and tolerance. Something, air ride / bags should be capable of addressing.

 

Towing 6500lbs puts a lot less load on the truck and any trailer that size has brakes to do most of the work stopping the trailer. A 6500lb trailer only puts about 600-900lbs of weight on the truck.