Truck fit guide / Three-quarter-ton truck
Truck Bed Camper for Ford F-250
The F-250 is overbuilt for either Kimbo platform, payload is rarely the constraint. The decision is which Kimbo lifestyle you want.
Recommended Kimbo
Kimbo 8
From $42,990
Compatible generations
13th, 14th
2017–2022, 2023+
Payload range
2,200–4,280 lb
From your door-jamb sticker — cargo budget for your exact truck.
Tailgate rule
Needs 6.5'–8' bed
Bed length determines tailgate behavior.
How it fits
Why a Kimbo works on a Ford F-250.
Once you step up to a three-quarter-ton truck, the install math changes. The F-250's payload range is 2,200–4,280 lb, which means even on the lightest configuration you've got 1,000+ lb of margin after a Kimbo 8 is mounted with full water and gear. That's the point of a three-quarter-ton truck for camper buyers. It's not about whether the truck can carry the load, it's about whether the rig stays composed under sustained use.
The 14th Gen F-250 (2023+) is the strongest current platform — modern Power Stroke 6.7L diesel, refreshed cab, and Ford's 10R140 transmission. The 13th Gen (2017–2022) is essentially the same install story with an older interior. Both fit the Kimbo 8 with the 6.75' bed (Ford markets it as "6.5' bed"; the actual measurement is 6'9"). The 8' Long Bed is the premium Kimbo 8 platform, most margin, cleanest install.
For most F-250 owners who land here, the question isn't K6 vs K8, the truck has the capacity for either, and the K8's extended off-grid systems make more sense on a truck of this class. F-250 owners shopping for a Kimbo 6 are usually adding it to a truck they already own; F-250 owners shopping for a Kimbo 8 are buying the truck specifically for full-time travel.
Watch — Inside a Kimbo
Inside a Kimbo Camper — Full Walkaround Tour
Down2Mob Overland walks through a Kimbo 6 — 1.1M views. Exterior walkaround, interior tour, and the lightweight hand-riveted aluminum hard-side construction that makes the Kimbo work on midsize and full-size trucks alike.
By generation
Year-by-year fit notes.
Truck-camper fit isn't one-size-fits-all across model years — frame, cab clearance, and suspension change between generations. Here's where each Ford F-250 sits.
2017–2022
Ford F-250 13th Gen (2017–2022)
2023+
Ford F-250 14th Gen (2023+)
The math
Your payload margin, calculated.
Real numbers for a fully-provisioned Kimbo install on a Ford F-250 at the middle of its payload range. Substitute your own door-jamb sticker for a precise calculation.
Calculating for
- Ford F-250 payload (mid-range)+ 3,240 lb
- Kimbo 8 (typical load)− 1,446 lb
- Passengers (cab)− 340 lb
Remaining margin
+1,454 lb
Comfortable buffer
Calculated using the midpoint of the Ford F-250's published payload range and a typically-loaded Kimbo, plus cab passengers. The Kimbo 8 rides from 1,125 lb base dry to ~1,660 lb fully loaded (modules + water + propane + jacks + gear). Your specific truck's door-jamb sticker is the cargo budget that counts — trim packages, options, and tow packages can swing this by 200–500 lb — and your rear axle rating (GAWR) on the same label is the structural limit a slide-in actually pushes against. Travelling lighter, a higher-payload trim, and rear airbags add real margin.
Want to run your own door-jamb number — or check a different camper? Use the Truck Camper Payload Calculator.
The Kimbo team's pick
If we were buying a Ford F-250…
If we were buying an F-250 for a Kimbo, we'd get a 14th Gen XLT or Lariat Crew Cab with the 6.75' bed and the 6.7L Power Stroke diesel. Tremor off-road package is great for terrain capability. STX is the budget-friendly option and skips the trim-package payload reductions of King Ranch / Platinum / Limited.
Recommended platform
From $42,990
Kimbo 8
Full-size living. Wet bath, queen bed, extended off-grid systems.
- — 1,125 lb base
- — R10 insulation, four-season ready
- — Queen cabover bed + dedicated wet bath
- — Hand-riveted aluminum monocoque shell
Ford F-250 questions
Ford F-250-specific questions, answered.
Considering a different truck?
Related fits.
Talk through your Ford F-250.
Door-jamb sticker, intended use, modifications you're considering — bring it all by. We'll tell you honestly whether the rig will work the way you want it to.