Did a thing...upgraded the camper

[IvoryHemi]

I was so comfortable towing my 7,000 lb GVWR, 31’2” camper over the last ~5,500 miles that I decided to upgrade to a slightly larger unit to get an enclosed bunkhouse, more grey capacity, bigger shower, 2 A/C’s, etc. etc

I know 1500 has it’s limits so I did not want to go much bigger. Wanted to keep the towing experience easy and not need to upgrade to 2500. Towed 650 miles home and couldn’t be happier with how my Ram handled it. I love this truck.

Outback 291UBH
33’8” long and 8,200 lbs GVWR

 

[AdamChandler]

Looks great! Colors are nearly identical.

 

[LoNeStAr]

I was so comfortable towing my 7,000 lb GVWR, 31’2” camper over the last ~5,500 miles that I decided to upgrade to a slightly larger unit to get an enclosed bunkhouse, more grey capacity, bigger shower, 2 A/C’s, etc. etc

I know 1500 has it’s limits so I did not want to go much bigger. Wanted to keep the towing experience easy and not need to upgrade to 2500. Towed 650 miles home and couldn’t be happier with how my Ram handled it. I love this truck.

Outback 291UBH
33’8” long and 8,200 lbs GVWR

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Post up some inside pics

 

[IvoryHemi]

Post up some inside pics

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[blakei]

The storage behind the entertainment center is awesome!


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[SKT Customs]

Dude that thing is crazy nice! Sheesh that’s an expensive set up!

 

[IvoryHemi]

Dude that thing is crazy nice! Sheesh that’s an expensive set up!

This was made possible because Camping World purchased our camper outright from us for $5,200 more than we paid for it last year.

 

[SKT Customs]

This was made possible because Camping World purchased our camper outright from us for $5,200 more than we paid for it last year.

Wow haha that’s awesome! Crazy times we’re living in for sure!

 

[Bavet]

That's an awesome truck and camper. Love the pantry behind the entertainment center. I know we all love our Ram 1500's, and I do as well, but I wanted to share some info from my last camping trip that surprised me a bit. I've always wanted to know my truck/camper weights so this last trip I decided to take my setup to Loves to have it weighed on their CAT scale. I took the truck over first and returned the next day with the camper in tow. I have a 2019 Big Horn Crew Cab 4x4.

My truck, with my weight, a full tank of gas, and my tow hitch included, weighed 5880 lbs.
For the camping trip I added my wife, two full coolers, some fire wood, two beach chairs, a beach umbrella and a 4' aluminum ladder. All this added 399 lbs.
My tongue weight was determined to be 882 lbs, which equates to 12.9% of my total trailer weight of 6822 lbs.
So when you add up my truck weight, wife, cargo, and tongue weight, it equals 7161 lbs. That's 61 lbs over the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating listed on the spec sticker attached to my door sill.
My trailer weights were all well within the capabilities of my truck.

I guess my point to all of this is payload ratings can be eaten up pretty quick and I didn't even realize it. I certainly didn't think I overloaded the truck. Simple fix would be to move some things back to the trailer but I don't think my wife would like the ride back there. HaHa!

All that being said, I know that when my kids were younger and we packed the whole family into the truck with coolers and gear, I'm almost certain we exceeded the truck's weight limits.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my experience and would recommend anyone to get their truck/camper setup weighed.

 

[SLH2020]

WOW!! That looks great! Shower looks to be decent size as well. Thanks for posting the pics...gotta go check this one out now! lol.

 

[IvoryHemi]

WOW!! That looks great! Shower looks to be decent size as well. Thanks for posting the pics...gotta go check this one out now! lol.

Yes, the shower is huge, 30”x40”

 

[Redfour5]

Yes, the shower is huge, 30”x40”

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Pulling with a 1500? I shuddered when my wife said she wanted one like that. Fortunately her eyes glazed over quickly as I began explaining tow ratings, payload, tongue weights, dogs and people weights and told her the salesman was full of...excrement...

 

[JF19Longhorn]

Very nice trailer!

That's pretty big for a 1500, especially with no WDH? Glad she handles it well for you!

 

[IvoryHemi]

Pulling with a 1500? I shuddered when my wife said she wanted one like that. Fortunately her eyes glazed over quickly as I began explaining tow ratings, payload, tongue weights, dogs and people weights and told her the salesman was full of...excrement...

I was right on GVWR with our old 7k TT. Estimating I’m around 200 lbs over with this one

 

[IvoryHemi]

Very nice trailer!

That's pretty big for a 1500, especially with no WDH? Glad she handles it well for you!

Huh, no WDH? I’m not suicidal.

 

[JF19Longhorn]

Huh, no WDH? I’m not suicidal.

Sorry, cannot make one out in the pics on my cell.

 

[IvoryHemi]

~4,000 miles on this setup so far. Weight is as expected.

Shifting some stuff from my truck bed to the camper and leaving the generator at home did the trick.

 

[AngelPhoenix]

Love it when @IvoryHemi posts about his towing setup. I eat this stuff up. Always makes me feel like a goober for worrying about towing a trailer 30% smaller than this with only a ~150lbs less payload than him and an otherwise identical truck.

 

[eye exaggerate]

Very nice setup

My next trailer is a 22’ Stealth toy hauler - but not for toys. I’ve looked at so many options and I think it’s the best way to go for tools and lodging while I travel for work. Air bnb is relatively inexpensive but I end up with nothing to show for the expense. I’m fairly sure that the 1500 can handle the ride but it gets fairly hilly in Alberta, we’ll see how that goes.