JohnC
New Member
Hello. I am brand new to the site (Post #1). My wife and I are planning to purchase a truck and FWC in 2017. We would like some help, though.
We like the “feel” and smaller size of the Tacoma/Fleet combo, but, from what I can tell, the Tacoma is overloaded with a Fleet, gear, and us. The maximum wet weight is likely to add up to about 1,700 lbs. Add in 2 adults + 1 dog and the total payload is 2,000 lbs. The rated payload on the Tacoma is a measly 1,155 lbs. That is a whopping 850 lbs over capacity as you are bumping down Forest Service roads looking for a campsite. Yet, I see more pictures on the web of the Tacoma/Fleet combo that anything else. FWC certainly has no problem selling and putting the 1-ton Fleet+stuff on a ½-ton truck.
What gives? How is this ½-ton truck/1-ton camper combo possible? And safe? Why are people happy with this pairing? Please forgive my ignorance, neither my wife nor I have ever owned a truck and we are nearly 60 and 58.
Why would I not want to put a Hawk on a Ford F150 with a V-8 and a rated payload of 2,200 lbs? The larger size of the truck is not exactly attractive to us, but we would put up with it, and get used to it, if it made sense.
I appreciate you sharing your experience and thoughts with us.
We like the “feel” and smaller size of the Tacoma/Fleet combo, but, from what I can tell, the Tacoma is overloaded with a Fleet, gear, and us. The maximum wet weight is likely to add up to about 1,700 lbs. Add in 2 adults + 1 dog and the total payload is 2,000 lbs. The rated payload on the Tacoma is a measly 1,155 lbs. That is a whopping 850 lbs over capacity as you are bumping down Forest Service roads looking for a campsite. Yet, I see more pictures on the web of the Tacoma/Fleet combo that anything else. FWC certainly has no problem selling and putting the 1-ton Fleet+stuff on a ½-ton truck.
What gives? How is this ½-ton truck/1-ton camper combo possible? And safe? Why are people happy with this pairing? Please forgive my ignorance, neither my wife nor I have ever owned a truck and we are nearly 60 and 58.
Why would I not want to put a Hawk on a Ford F150 with a V-8 and a rated payload of 2,200 lbs? The larger size of the truck is not exactly attractive to us, but we would put up with it, and get used to it, if it made sense.
I appreciate you sharing your experience and thoughts with us.