For that weight, you really need a gas F-250.
Nope.
For anything bigger than a small pop-up camper, a 1-ton is really the way to go. Even lightweight truck campers still eat up a lot of the payload.
You can upgrade the suspension and tires to help with carrying more weight, but it doesn’t actually increase the truck’s payload rating. Funny enough, my 2021 Tundra 4x4 has a lower payload than a Ford Maverick according to the door stickers.
There are ultra-light campers out there, but they cost a fortune.
Hell no. My ‘24 Tundra warped a brake rotor just carrying 200 lbs of camping gear and two people on a road trip to Colorado. That was under 8,000 miles!
I had an older truck bed camper on my ‘07 Tundra. It handled it, but the rear suspension would bottom out over speed bumps unless I crawled over them. I ended up adding heavier-duty leaf springs, which fixed the issue, but it still wasn’t ideal.
I had airbags installed on my ‘19 Tundra and carried a 1,700 lb camper with them fully inflated. It lifted the back enough to drive decently, and I felt safe up to about 70 mph.
That said, I only use my camper a couple of times a year. If I planned to keep it in the truck long-term, I’d definitely want a 3/4 ton instead.
That much weight puts you way over the truck’s GVWR.