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You can turn your lorry into a great recreational auto with the addition of a slide in truck camper.  To get the best performance out of your slide in wagon camper you’ll need to spend a while brooding about your wishes are.  One thing you’ll need to know is the gross vehicle weight rating for your wagon.  This permits you to know the full amount of weight your truck was designed to haul.  The majority of the time this information is posted on the door of the lorry.  This number encompasses the total weight that your truck can accommodate including the weight of the truck and any passengers. 

To determine the maximum weight of van camper that your van can accommodate you’ll need to take away the weight of the wagon, passengers, and gear you’ll be carrying from the gross vehicle weight rating.  Most new automobiles will give you a cargo weight rating which gives the amount of cargo weight you can carry.  This allows you to know the weight you can carry without subtracting the weight of the lorry.   

You will also have to establish the length of your pickup bed.  Most slide in truck campers are made to fit in an eight foot truck bed though there are some designed for a six foot bed.   

Slide in truck campers have many advantages over a 5th wheel or travel trailer.  Slide in truck campers are available in many alternative styles with a selection of different features.  Some things that most van campers will include are galley kitchen, bed, and bath.  While the frame of a slide in van camper could be little they’re built to make great use of the small space you have.  The biggest disadvantage to employing a slide in van camper is that you’re going to need to take it off and on your lorry when you need to use it.