Looking at late 1990's palomino for 4.0 V6 Tacoma lots of questions!

[krs1]

Hello all so I have been building my truck in preparation or a pop up camper. In the future I will be buying a fwc!!! My aunt and uncle have been traveling in a 1999 palomino pop up for a year and are upgrading. They offered me there current camper for 700 bucks. They rebuilt roof (no leaks) canvas is good 3wy fridge, furnace, dinette etc. I think this is a good start but I have questions. So here it goes and I thank everyone for the info in advance. How does this mount to my truck? Is this a good deal? Weight? Concerns, etc. I apologize for the lack of info as I'm working on a make, model and dimensions as I type this, just wanted to get the ball rolling. Is there anything else I should consider? I do mainly go off road when I camp but not normally crazy stuff just fire roads etc.

 

[krs1]

Ok so here are the specs and picsNew_Doc_2_2.jpg

 

[krs1]

How do I post pics?

 

[RC Pilot Jim]

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[RC Pilot Jim]

Weight is the issue with a mid size truck.

How much does the Palomino weigh empty?

Whatever it weighs add 350 pounds for food, water, gear, etc plus people?

Contact Palomino to get the weight with the options you have (3 way fridge, etc, etc). Find out what type of frame it has wood - heavy? or aluminum"

The GVWR of the Tacoma is 5500 pounds. Our 2013 4.0 V6 without the tailgate and half tank gas no people weighs 4100 pounds. The axles are rated at 5800 pounds and 10 ply tires rated at 6,000 pounds.

When I go to the desert for a week, Our rig weighs 6100 pounds loaded with a full tank of fuel and one person. The reason the factory gross is 5500 pounds relates to the stopping ability of the brakes. We downshift the auto trans when going down off ramps using the transmission to help slow it down.

We really have to drive conservatively when we tow the Samurai because we don't use its brakes. We could if we paid about $ 800 for the braking device. Hasn't been an issue in the 3,000 plus miles we've towed it.

 

[krs1]

The weight is not really the issue I have all pro expidition leaf springs which provide 3" of lift which provides an extra 1500 lbs capacity. I'm looking to see if anyone has had experience hauling these campers with a Tacoma and how they mounted it etc.

 

[krs1]

Pic of polamino mounts?

 

[krs1]

Does nobody have palominos?

 

[Stan@FourWheel]

Most campers use external tie downs. These have always been the best for that ... tork lift.

Www.torklift.com




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[CraggyMan]

I use/used turnbuckles that attach to the 4 frame connected bolts in the newer Tacoma composite bed. I improvised some heavy duty rappel anchor type hangers for the 2 front turnbuckles as I surmised these were the most important. Had to drill out the hanger slightly for the as supplied Toyota bolts that seem to be around 7/16"
My Palomino has been mostly off the truck as I use it for work so wanted a set up that I could rig pretty quickly for weekend trips.

http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/bolt_hangers.html

The web site does not show the rap hangers that are fabricated from 1/4" plate stock.

 

[krs1]

ok so the rear mounts in my tacoma already has d rings did you do the same with the front replaceing the current screws? how do i post pics on here? i would love to post pics to show progress and to clarify things. pulled trigger on the camper and its sitting in my back yard

 

[CraggyMan]

ok so the rear mounts in my tacoma already has d rings did you do the same with the front replaceing the current screws? how do i post pics on here? i would love to post pics to show progress and to clarify things. pulled trigger on the camper and its sitting in my back yard

I'm sure you could use some short pieces of angle iron for the front connections. I did use the as supplied D-rings at the rear. Seemed to me the front connections were the most important and the rear just stabilized side to side movement. I have taken my camper on some extremely rugged roads (at very slow speeds) and never had any issues with movement within the bed. Always figured the camper would self eject in the event of an severe accident.

 

[krs1]

Any pics of your set up? Maybe how it mounts and fits in the truck?

 

[CraggyMan]

Any pics of your set up? Maybe how it mounts and fits in the truck?

Sorry, no pix. Just sold my trusty Palomino. 7 years of great trips but it was time to pass it along to someone else that might treat it with a bit more TLC. I think in the long haul my backcountry Great Basin trips would be its downfall.

 

[krs1]

Nice I'm hoping mine can fit and give me a few years of good camping while I save for a fwc

 

[krs1]

So how do you post pics on here so I can post my progress?