Hello all,
I'm about a year away from shopping for a pickup/popup camper, so I've been casually looking around. I need a 4wd and am looking for a 3/4 ton p/u so I won't be overloaded with a pop up. I noticed a 1500HD for sale locally and did some quick web research and it looks like the payload is about 2800lbs. The camper will be a lighter weight camper (hopefully not over 2k wet). I have a few other vehicles that I don't want to part with, so the p/u combo will be mainly for camping and snowboarding trips (as well as infrequent chores). Therefore, it doesn't make much sense to drop a bunch of money into a sweet diesel.
So to all the experts here;
-What would be the advantage of a higher payload capacity 1500HD over a regular gas 2500? This may be a moot point if they are hard to find.
Thanks to all who contribute to this great forum.
My current vehicles
-98 Land cruiser 100 series (This one is a keeper, when my 1 year old turns 16, it'll be there for him)
-14 Forester ( I need an awd high mpg for work- I put about 200 biz miles per week)
-11 Chevy Cruze - wife's
-94 HiLo 19' trailer (nice but will sell to get camper)
I'm about a year away from shopping for a pickup/popup camper, so I've been casually looking around. I need a 4wd and am looking for a 3/4 ton p/u so I won't be overloaded with a pop up. I noticed a 1500HD for sale locally and did some quick web research and it looks like the payload is about 2800lbs. The camper will be a lighter weight camper (hopefully not over 2k wet). I have a few other vehicles that I don't want to part with, so the p/u combo will be mainly for camping and snowboarding trips (as well as infrequent chores). Therefore, it doesn't make much sense to drop a bunch of money into a sweet diesel.
So to all the experts here;
-What would be the advantage of a higher payload capacity 1500HD over a regular gas 2500? This may be a moot point if they are hard to find.
Thanks to all who contribute to this great forum.
My current vehicles
-98 Land cruiser 100 series (This one is a keeper, when my 1 year old turns 16, it'll be there for him)
-14 Forester ( I need an awd high mpg for work- I put about 200 biz miles per week)
-11 Chevy Cruze - wife's
-94 HiLo 19' trailer (nice but will sell to get camper)