[melonbag]

I considered the payload capacity to be how much weight I could consider to choosing a camper.
I spoke to an employee at an RV dealership in Baldwin Park, Ca and they sell Northstar and Lance.

He told me that payload is not how to determine the weight of the camper that could fit.
Rather, you need to take the gross front axle weight and gross rear axle weight and add them together. Then subtract the curb weight of the vehicle.

That figure represents the weight of the camper plus gear that you want to haul. Supposedly, this is because the weight is distributed over the entire truck, and not just in the bed.

In addition, for each seat belt, Toyota factors in a 150 lbs person. So, an Access Cab will have 600 lbs and if you are just traveling with 1 person at a combined weight of 300 lbs, then you have another 300 lbs to apply to the camper.

I understand that these guys might come up with their own numbers to sell me a camper, but do these calculations make sense?