Doug, what a coincidence, I am contemplating the same thing. We just sold our Coleman popup tent trailer because the kids are grown and we don't use it anymore and it occupied space in the garage that soon will be the "boat cave", and we obviously can't tow both the M15 and trailer. Anyway, we will just wait until our Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 with 60K miles conks out, which may be quite a few more years, then we will be going to the truck+camper approach. But I have already started researching. Given the weight of the camper plus the weight of the boat and trailer, especially the tongue weight, my feeling is that the camper shell needs to be light for a margin of towing safety. I also favor a "pop-up" type shell that, while on the road, would only extend maybe a foot, less is better, above the cab for less wind drag going forward and less susceptibility to crosswinds. When the truck is stationary, the shell is raised for standing room, either with a canvas tent sealing the hard roof from the sides or a hard-sided design. I have heard very good things about Alaskan campers, but I believe that they are heavy. More realistically, I think a lighter weight design is called for, so I have been looking at designs like this: http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/ There are numerous other brands similar to the ones you see in the above link, with fewer or more amenities. Anyway, hope that helps. Neil