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New truck campers are substantially lighter than the vintage campers but they are very expensive - $12,000 - $17,000 is not out of the ordinary for new. A vintage camper, like the beauty LockDoc has, really goes with the truck, but one that size will exceed 2000 lbs. You will need to beef up rear springs or get some air ride bags and have tires that will have the appropriate weight carrying capacity. I just sold a year 2000 Coachmen that fit my Dodge Ram and weighed 1860 lbs. without our gear. There are several different tie down systems available. The systems that fasten to the frame are the most substantial RV sites will have lots of info.