Short bed camping trailer??

No, get yourself a sixpac camper. Or a Jayco popup. Bruce has one. They both are light. You don't need slide outs. The more you add the more weight in bed.

What Jerry said. I had an eight foot jayco pop up on two different 1/2 ton short bed trucks, never had a problem. With the tailgate down I was 8'4". No air bags just good tires. Took that thing everywhere hunting and fishing in some pretty nasty off the beaten path conditions at times. No holding tank and just a smaller cold water tank really kept the weight down. I had friends with big campers that would have to dump them at the bottom and return there at night to camp while my son and I could just find any half way level spot wherever we ended up.

While getting some tie down work done on mine one time, killing time looking at the nice new deluxe campers. I had an RV salesman take me aside and he told me "don't buy one brand over another because you think you're getting better quality, they are all a piece of shit."

Other brands I would look at are Passtime and Fourwheel. Unless you are more in to glamping like Oprah. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Kevin J. Burnham said:

This is what I've got. Best purchase I've ever made for a fishing rig. I spend 40 nights a year in it. Took me some time of searching Craigslist but found it in N.Cal. for $3800 bucks.

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+1 on the pop up style. Check out the other thread on pick-up campers (had pictures of my Palomino... RIP ). IMO, these offer the best combination of amenities, price point, and versatility.

If you need suspension upgrades consider the torklift stable load kit. Simpler design and cheaper than bags. $300 if you install yourself.

do you want a trailer or a camper?

we bought an expensive Hallmark after looking at everything else, junk! we kept it for less than a year as the space was way too limited for 2 people. guy who bought it, loves it, go figure. i would not recommend popups to anyone unless you are really an off the road person and actually need a very skinny camper.

WT said:

do you want a trailer or a camper?

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Looking at an in-bed camper.

But the wife is really pressing for a travel trailer.... Not sure how I will win this battle

james.jimenez said:

Looking at an in-bed camper.

But the wife is really pressing for a travel trailer.... Not sure how I will win this battle

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I'd say a wife willing to go camping anywhere you want to fish is a win.