Took longer than I wanted and I made some concessions with options... but I picked up a slide-in popup camper finally. I almost pulled the trigger on a Hallmark last week, but after having the owner measure everything and it looking good, it wouldn't work with the bed of my truck. It was a longbed camper with a wet bath (toilet & shower).
I ended up with a 2016 Palomino Backpack SS550 for a shortbed... this way I won't need a hitch extension and I know the jacks won't hit the trailer when towing. It (mostly) works with the flatbed on the Dodge, the jacks block some of the boxes unfortunately. The Dodge sits tall and the Pronghorn flatbed floor is very tall, so the camper sits way high... glad it's not a hard sided camper! This camper doesn't have a toilet or inside shower, does have an outside shower. Also has a small 15 gallon fresh water tank. No A/C, but it's prewired for it. It's very light at 1600#'s and will work in the wife's F150 and any future trucks we may end up with. It was cheap enough that we can try out slide-in camper life and see if we want something bigger, heavier and with more options. (Don't mind the ratchet straps, they're temporary to get it home.... need to come up with a proper, solid way to tie it down.) It's 9' 6" (ish) tall collapsed and 11' opened up.
