Camper On a 1/2Ton

[dieseldawg142]

as posted, your best bet is just go 1 ton, for all the reasons stated.
i hauled my dad's 8 1/2 ft Rustler on my '78 3/4 camper special couple times, did it with no probs., but i knew it was always there, especially going up & down hills & around corners.
haul my 8 ft Travelmate with my 1 ton crew, i forget it's on there till i come into a corner too fast.
and base your weight on the higher end of the scale, it will add up amazingly fast ( i have to add almost 300lbs just for dogs!). my 8 footer is around 1700 lbs dry, loaded 26-2800 lbs is not uncommon
make sure you got good D or E load tires with the capacity, even on a 1 ton, unless a dually, tires are usually the limiting factor.
for a 1/2, pop-ups are usually your best option, (DirtyLarry has a real nice example of a quality pop-up)but if it's all you got, i would add airbags (easiest), snag a 1 ton swaybar & put some premium brakes in it & drive it like you got an egg under the throttle