I second what Spencer says. You're springs might be ok with assisting devices but your brakes are also part of the payload capacity. F250/f350 also have brakes made for more weight. If you're 200 pounds over with just the camper you're going to be way over once everything is in.

 

I wasn't clear before. I'll be around 200 lbs in total above my F150 ability to carry. The 200 lbs include the beer too :-)

 

I reread your post and that was definitely my mistake not reading carefully enough. 200 over isn't that bad. I would still be cautious with the brakes. Keep a better eye on them as that will stress than more than most people's driving and they will wear faster. I would also say once you have everything in you should definitely weigh it and see exactly what it weighs so you know if you are over how much over you are. Then you can truly evaluate the situation.

 

I've never had a camper, but had two 100lb benches on my crossbars over the bed last night. Holy crap, that little 200lbs changed the roll of the truck a lot. Definitely recommend getting both Hellwig bars if putting a slider on a 150.

 

A truck camper in an F150 seems like a bad idea. If you have a tire blow out, I wonder if you'll be able to stay in control.

F150s are not designed to carry a 2000lbs truck camper unless you have a HDPP truck.

My dad's F350 has 3500lbs of payload, I can't imagine how stressed your truck would've been with 3500lbs in the back. These trucks are strong, but I wouldn't recommend doing that again, or putting a truck camper in the back.

 

2000lb camper shouldn't be a problem
What with all the weight saved by removing the tailgate.

 

Would it be any different than an F250 losing a tire under the same conditions?

 

My biggest concern about being overloaded with a slide in camper vs being overloaded with a camper you are towing is that at least with a trailer you can use WD hitch to shift weight back to the steering axle. Not to mention carrying the weight lower.

I just wonder what is the driving factor for needing a slide in camper? Normally it is because you are pulling a trailer with ATVs or a boat. At least the times I have seen it. That is even more weight against payload. At least when I normally have seen it that is the case.

 

With a camper raising your COG, you will shift more weight than normal to the front axle during emergency braking, and have understeer during emergency maneuvering. Both of those sound like a win for high COG vehicles. Of course, one should avoid being overloaded under any circumstances.

 

That makes sense. Some of the weight would be a bit more over or in front of the rear axle vs hanging a few feet off the back like with a trailer.

Still brings up the question about why the desire for a slide in camper. Most cases it also includes pulling another trailer. Though it is entirely possible they grew up with that style camper and really like them. Personally I see them as more of a PITA to unload unless it is a dedicated truck to the camper. Then I would probably just go Class C or Class B if that is my desire. To each their own though..