Awesome information! I know that was a ton of work !! Y’all have the dream truck camper setup!

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks y’all! Definitely shedded some pounds on my gut emptying the camper and filming hahaha. Appreciate the compliment on the rig. Looking forward to seeing where y’all are headed next after leaving your last spot.

@largemarge1603

2 ай бұрын

Our four favorite KZreadrs... RockBottom and Scampers! !!! YeeHaw !!!

That was an amazing exercise, getting the larger truck was definitely a necessity. 😊🇨🇦

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen! It was definitely a big exercise! Well worth it to know we're under our GVW and fun to get to share with people how much all our gear weighs. Thanks for watching!

@Frenchy5117

2 ай бұрын

@thecumminscamper definitely worth doing for piece of mind and very informative

Great video and Congrats on being underweight!! Another thing to consider, for new RV owners, is also placement of heavy items as to balance the weight front to back and side to side. Looks like you have that down when you showed loading everything back in! Safe Travels!! 🎉🎉

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim! Great point you made. I’d love to find a way to move some of our rear weight forward. Things like the dumbbells would be great. Having my tools under the bench of the back seat helps a lot with keeping our weight more forward but there’s always room for improvement! Thanks for the well wishes and for watching

Great Job!! And very helpful. For sure getting the 5500 now!

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you found it helpful! The pounds add up quickly. Appreciate you watching and commenting

This was awesome to see! So many truck camper utubers aren't doing this, it is very educating as manufacturers like fudging the true numbers. When i was searching for my truck camper i was highly considering an Artic fox, I find definitely AF and sounds like lance too, they like to make their campers sound light, AF's brochure was confusing to figure out what weights included (deliberately I'm sure), watched a utuber two yrs ago then too, weigh his and say yeah heavier than they say! So doing your numbers here i get your camper is actually 4875lbs. (10800-15675). (Right?). My point is it certainly doesn't help the consumer when these truck camper manufacturers fuzzy around with the true total weight. Especially now a days, when the dam thing comes from the factory with AC etc, installed, it should be weighed on final build. NL weighs on final build thankfully. You getting the bigger truck was super smart n I bet gives u good piece of mind. 👍🍻 Edit: Wow wait your tie down's were included in your camper weight?

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

So the 10,800 also was before I installed 4 aluminum tool boxes so they add to that weight. Then add in a 3kw inverter,2 solar controllers, a dc to dc charger, tons of wiring and more but your math on the realistic weight of our camper is close to your calculations. I agree that manufacturers should weigh these campers with all the options that they offer and then also as a base model camper with no options. That way consumers can have a real expectation of what size truck they really need. The deception is to increase their sales to under informed consumers. AF campers are beautiful but definitely the heaviest brand out there for a single slide out unit (excluding double and triple slide campers on the market). Our tie downs were not included in our campers dry weight but I didn’t take them off for the scale weighing. Sorry if that was confusing.

I just upgraded to a 5500. Have a similar setup as you except I have a northern lite (and a SRW 3500 ram. Cummins of course w/g56). Glad to see we “youngins” are embracing the truck camper life. My legs are way too muscular for skinny jeans and don’t have enough hair for a man bun so I’m banned from vanlife. I was putting out a lot of vids of truck camper life but kinda got burned out and have taken a break. Then just occasionally put out OHV stuff. Maybe someday I’ll get back at it, who knows? If ya ever find yourself up in MT, hit me up on my channel I’ll show ya around. It’s beautiful here and judging by your hat you like to fish so we can hit up some high alpine lakes and catch some trout. Probably not eat em tho. They’re not walleye. Or bass. Or sunnies 😆

@thecumminscamper

Ай бұрын

That’s rad that you upgrade to a 5500 also. Everyone’s doing it! Two buddies with f350s just made the jump to a Ram 5500. Putting out videos is definitely tiring. Especially when you don’t get many views or comments and you’re consistently putting out content. I was doing every week but now that Marisa and I are working 30-40 hours a week I’ll end up trying for a video every other week. We love Montana. We were there for part of late summer of 2021. I’d love to come back during another summer. I do like fishing, I’m not very good at it but I’m hoping to get some more practice in while we’re in Colorado this summer. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

Great job! That was a TON of work and super informative for others out there. I’ve been wanting to do a similar video since we upgraded to a 5500 as well. We were running the same setup as we are now with a Host Mammoth, fulltime, with a RAM 3500 (14k GVWR) and grossly overweight! Last weigh I did with full 52gal. diesel and 65gal. fresh tank was 18,500. Our RAM 5500 is rated for 19,500. BTW, there’s an app for the CAT scales so you don’t even have to go inside. Makes it super easy. Thanks for the video!

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching y’all! When we had our 3500 our GVW was the same and we were weighing 16k or so. Very glad to have switched to the 5500! It’s nice to be under the GVW for both legal reasons and piece of mind that hopefully we won’t break as much stuff 😂 Thanks for the tip on the app!

Man that’s a lot of work lol those mountains are beautiful..

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! The mountains here are amazing. They definitely add to the video a ton

Awesome video!! I put the Cat Scale app on my phone. I use it all the time on my truck camper flatbed build. You can do everything from your vehicle and not have to go inside to get the receipt, they email it to you and the app keeps a history of all your weights. I think it’s a good idea to weigh your camper from time to time to stay informed when you add or remove something. There are a lot of people that never worry about having their camper overloaded which can become dangerous to others out on the road as well as themselves. Thank you for sharing this important video.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I must be the only dork not aware of this app! It’s definitely the number one thing people have taught me from this video. It’s great that we’re all learning something together. I’m excited to re weigh our rig periodically and be able to track it on the app cause I’d love to see us shave some weight over time. Glad you found it informative.

Fun fact, you can do the weighing yourself with the cat scales app without going in. That’s what I have been doing when I weigh my little camper as I am building it and fitting out the interior.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip on the app! That will make it way better for any future re-weighs. What kind of little camper are you building?

@GDLutz

2 ай бұрын

A little 10ft camper trailer. Just enough space for a queen bed + 2ft behind that for an outdoor kitchen on the back. Been a long project but I’ve weighted it twice so far to keep tabs on my weight as I fit out the interior.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@GDLutz very cool! Sounds like it will become a great rig for getting out there and exploring.

Damn she’s a big unit! Great detailed video. It’s always interesting to see how much these things weigh

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks bud! She’s a big girl. I’d love to weigh the camper by itself but that’s more work than I care for hahaha. Appreciate you watching.

WoW great video that was a lot of work for sure man that is a Big heavy rig for sure Stay safe out there

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks big guy! Was worth the work to know how heavy we are

Wow my 32' A class RV is 16,500 lbs and your Truck / slide in camper with everything 18,079 lbs. But my doesn't have all the tools and a motorcyle on the back. But when I build a kayak/ bike rack on the back, plus a boat load of tools and all our "stuff" we will be around equal to your rig.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

It’s the stuff that get us in a big way. If we had less stuff we’d be in better shape. It’s like a roller coaster, sometimes we get rid of things to where we’re probably a little lighter and then Marisa goes shopping again 😂

You know what I was truly inspired by? HOW LITTLE CLOTHES YOU HAVE! Dang, I (giulietta) keep trying to downsize my clothes but our clothes just take up too much freaking space. Great video bud !

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks y’all! Marisa says I need more clothes/new clothes. I’m just happy as long as my shirt doesn’t have sleeves 😂

With towing my fifthweel camper, im like you i have all my own tools and needed more room. I am tring to build a 1972 bus, 12' storage box and 9' rear deck. It gives me room to grow. 23000lb gvwr. Plus with the price of tires , 22.5 last way longer. Great video.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I know some folks who have a similar bus to what you described. The deck out back they actually carry a Jeep on it which is pretty cool!

Very informative...We will have to do a weigh-in one of these days...but for know our ignorance is BLISS😂❤

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha I bet you’ll be heavier than you think

@kodiakdiaries

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper🤣 No doubt in my mind. My guess is 18.5k...

Best video yet brother

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

❤️thanks brother man!

Wow you real know how to pack a truck😂

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha yes, we’ve become very efficient at packing

Great tour of your camper home. It seemed about as big as a full size home. You could be a salesman on the side. Everything that you travel with is necessary. You've got it down good. Also weighing your rig could be helpful in figuring your fuel consumption .

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Humberto!!! I’d love to be a salesman for one of these truck campers.

There is an app. for scat scales. Maybe saying a reweigh is cheaper on second try? A lot of work you did.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip on the app! Greatly appreciated. If I ever weigh my rig again I’ll be sure to use it. It was a lot of work but with Marisa out of town I needed something to do hahaha. It made for a fun video and it was cool to make a video where I had a plan ahead of time vs usual content of traveling without much of a plan. Thanks for watching!

@bluelghtning

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper Yep the app will make your life much easier, plus you can pay right through the app. No need to even go inside and it emails you copies of the weight ticket.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@bluelghtning I love it. Smart use of technology

I don't make my bed either..👍🏻 LOL

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Glad I’m not alone. Saves time! I’ll find other ways to feel accomplished in the morning lol thanks for watching!

Lots of knives 😂

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Too many dude!

Wow.. thats a heavy girl. I bet you could get a 3 bedroom house packed into a uhaul trailer...no truck needed...lol...good to see ya...be safe from good ol West Virginia

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha she sure is heavy! We have a lot of stuff and we’re slowly trying to lighten the load but it’s only shaving a few pounds here and there. Thanks for watching from West Virginia!

Good job Brother,if you allow me to call you Brother,👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

@thecumminscamper

Ай бұрын

Thanks brother! Appreciate you watching and commenting. You can call me anything you want, just don’t call me late for dinner!

FYI, if you rescale the same day it's only 3.50 not the 1350 over again

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Sadly it took my lazy butt too long so I spread out this process over two days. Good info for other folks certainly

@Frenchy5117

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper I drive a truck over the road and have been to that truck stop you were at , I scale about every other day if not every day

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@Frenchy5117 must have been fun watching me look like a total dork not knowing what I was doing as a seasoned trucker. I edited this part out but a trucker was driving by me at the scale before I put the truck on the scale and I was setting up my camera he goes “you gotta pull on the scale”. When I told him I was making a KZread video he rolled his eyes and pulled away 😂 I felt so in the way at the scales hahaha

@Frenchy5117

2 ай бұрын

@thecumminscamper 🤣, there is a 1st time for everything and some drivers think they own the truck stop, not what it was 20 years ago , definitely a good video, I have a square drop trailer I pull with my jeep so different tips and tricks are helpful

In comparisons our Earthromer is 18000lbs all in with 100 gals of water and 100 gals of fual.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Is an earthroamer 18000lbs though with all the gear of a full timer AND fuel and water or is it 18k with 100 gals of water and 100 gals of fuel? Earthroamer are amazing but definitely a slightly different price demographic than our rig

@EarthRoamingAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Yep we we are mostly full time and only go back to repair upgrade the truck we also carry similar items to you minus the bike. We also have the same engine as you so its an interesting comparison.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@EarthRoamingAdventures pretty cool that we come out to a similar weight. I’m confident you’re much more capable off-road than we are. The earthroamers do a really nice job of keeping that center of gravity weight down lower than our truck camper. In our camper I still feel very tippy when we get onto trails.

Im curious to understand, who and why does someone determine how much your vehicle weighs? What does it matter? I literally know nothing about this.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Very fair question. Happy to explain. The value of knowing your vehicles weight is so you do not exceed the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) as determined by the manufacturer. If you exceed that GVWR and rear end someone else and that person were to sustain injury, you’d find yourself with a lawsuit on your hands. With that said I’d say 80% of truck campers on the road are over that GVWR. We upgraded to our Ram 5500 so we were no longer overweight like we were in our Ram 3500. Also if your vehicle is overweight long enough you’ll find yourself going through brakes, tires, rims and even axles much faster than you would with a bigger vehicle. Plus buying a 5500 vs a 3500 isn’t much of a price difference if any. Thank you for the question. I hope I help I answered it well

Cool video thanks for the info. You have my dream setup. I have the same (05' 981 max) but on a srw Ram 3500. couple hundred pounds over gvwr when loaded up. Its all on the rear axel. I love the camper and my truck, do a lot of beach driving on long island so I don't want to go dually Ive seen your videos in the snow fighting with the old truck. I think I'm going to try to lighten it as much as possible, sucks to do because everything works mint but after 2 years and 2 cross country trips I've never used the generator, AC, or microwave. I like what you did with the microwave delete and moving the batteries. I heard the stock AC and Gen. are about 100lbs each. Question for you, is there anything else you found along your renovation that was surprisingly heavy or things you moved forward for weight reasons? Did the compost toilet set up add or remove weight? Thanks! enjoy the west can't wait to get back out there myself.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a sweet beach right you’ve got! I don’t blame you for not wanting a dually. Those wheels/tires act like a snowplow since they stick out past the front tires. To your question about heavy items found during the restoration, no I can’t think of anything in particular that was heavier than anticipated. The counter tops and table material we removed were incredibly light. We thankfully haven’t had to put too much thought into front/back weight placement. I’d love to move our dumbbells forward and into the back seat as one item of heavy, rear dead weight. How’s the floor in your 981 holding up? Ours is getting soft from use and abuse

@animaltheory

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper so far so good with the floor didn’t even think about that but I’ll keep an eye on it. Little bit of delaminating on the side around the propane compartment from bad caulk joint but it’s not getting any worse so I can live with it. Thanks for the info! If you have an email I can tell you how to get on the beach in NY. Have fun out there 🤙🏻

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@animaltheory thecumminscamper@gmail.com. I’m not sure when we’ll be in NY next but I’m all about the beach spots!

Kept looking for your video yesterday hoping it would post. Well worth the wait. Love the drone shots, the comedy, the edits! How much weight are your tires rated for?

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

I tried for yesterday to keep my Saturday trend but had one little editing detail that took forever to fix in the YT editor. The tires are rated for 6390 and the rear axle weight was 11,860 so we’re within their specification. Glad y’all liked it! Miss ya both

@BarelySqueakinBy

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper it seems like everybody with a truck Camper should have a 4500 or 5500 in order to stay within the ratings. The weight rating on those super singles is quite impressive. We miss you too!

I guess the bigger question too is what’s the front axle and what’s the rear axle? Are you overweight on one? did not see that when you flashed it up on the screen watching on the phone probably easier to see you on a computer.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Hey James, Thanks for watching the video! I wish I had taken a photo of the scale weights and put them up on the screen vs flashing them up to the camera. We’re under the axle weight on both front and rear. The rear we’re under by almost 2k and the front we’re under by 1500lbs. That’s a big part of why we wanted to go the 5500 route. On our 3500 we were overweight on our rear axle. Appreciate the comment and taking the time to watch. I just finished a new video that will be out tomorrow!

Awesome I was 16.4 lbs

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Dang! You’re so light compared to our rig.

Very intersting

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you found it to be interesting

Will y’all be heading to the NWTCR in Cashmere this year? We’ll be there again. We were the ones in your thumbnail of last years rally video parked a couple sites down.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

I remember y’all! Hard to forget the set up you’ve got haha. We won’t be at the rally in Cashmere. We’ve committed to jobs for the summer in a place that’s too far from Washington for us to make it.

@WheelinwiththeWendes

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper Bummer! Well, safe travels and hope to see you out there sometime! Maybe we’ll be singled out by then.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@WheelinwiththeWendes thanks y’all! Safe travels to you as well! What brand singles are you thinking? (Just don’t go DBL)

Great video, with everything removed from the camper and truck I hope you worked in spring cleaning at the same time. Your intro says you’ve been to Mexico, sorry I haven’t seen all your videos, have you been since you have the 5500? Do you have future plans to go back to Mexico with the 5500?

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Blair! We haven’t been to Mexico with the 5500. Our first winter in Baja back in 21/22 we broke an axle shaft an hour north of Cabo. It’s actually what prompted us starting a YT channel. Our very first video is about that breakdown. I attribute that breakdown to being so overweight in our 3500. We’re going back to Baja next winter and look forward to having our 5500 so we have less concerns over breaking down due to excessive weight. Appreciate you watching and commenting

Erik excellent video, beautiful backdrop of the mountains. Was your fuel tank full? Our 5500 fully loaded, all fluids full is about 17,800 maybe more, I'll need to weigh it again because I have added a few items. I'm going to find your video on converting your backseat area for storage, I really need to remove my seats to get more room. Why 2 bottle jacks? I like videos like this, good info! Be safe out there!

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

The fuel tank wasn’t full. I’m working on depleting the fuel as I’m dropping the tank to put a dip tube in for the diesel heater which will be part of next weeks video. The two bottle jacks is so I can do a tire rotation or get myself out of a jam. It’s overkill but has come in handy a couple times. I’ll find the link for the backseat delete and drop it below in this comment thread.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXlryZeieqSTn9I.htmlsi=XGTJZT5b0BCUsK5E

@daddie_longlegs9357

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper Got it already, I don't have your skills but will try to duplicate what you did. BTW what are the boat covers ya got off amazon called so I can find them.

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@daddie_longlegs9357 which boat covers are you referring to?

@daddie_longlegs9357

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper The two black covers that give you access to storage underneath (original ram storage area) the platform. BTW what would you charge to build this for someone?

What was the GVW weight of your last truck?

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

14,000lbs and we were about 16,000lbs fully loaded in that truck hence why we needed to upgrade

Puts it in prospective

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad this helped provide some perspective. I couldn’t find another truck camper video like it so hopefully it helps people from an educational standpoint

Can you take the 5500 into Mexico without a problem?

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Not that I’m saying you’re wrong but why would a 5500 in Mexico be not allowed?

@murdiesel

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper I thought I came across that if it were bigger than a 3500. I could be wrong as well.

just lay off the siracha mayo Jason

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

I’m down 10lbs in the last couple weeks! Stopped drinking except when we go out to eat once a week, stopped eating garbage snacks before bed or in the middle of the night, stopped eating so many carbs with my meals. Abs are coming back for summer time!

@JimmyVYouTube

2 ай бұрын

@@thecumminscamper It was only a joke about the Siracha mayo not a personal attack. I just started a diet and down 10 from .... yikes 283 good luck with your goals- stay cool and have a great summer!

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

@@JimmyVKZread no worries! Sorry if it came across as though I didn’t know you were joking. I assure you I did. Making healthier choices is something we can all do. No more 80/20 beef for this guy! Hahaha

Dude, u lost me. Too much time between

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

Dude I’m sorry I disappointed you.

Maybe I missed it, do you have any weight information of the rear vs front axle?

@thecumminscamper

2 ай бұрын

You did not miss it, I should have added that into the video but I failed to do so. The rear axle has a 13,500lb rating and the front has a 7250lb rating.