Ideal Overland Truck Dimensions?

[grizzly7]

Hi people!

We have a mog camper, 6.5m long and, since it has a double bed in the luton, 4.0m high. This is a bit higher than I would like in retrospect, but as an as built second hand truck camper it was a good buy at the time. This seems a typical height for an artic sized lorry, but too high for an overland camper ideally? Most of the weight is low inside, and the chassis itself is a large chunk of its mass, I'd like to think its sideslope stability wouldn't be as bad as it appears! Long travel springs and a flexy chassis certainly make it feel quite wobbly though!
We could have a smaller box for the camper obviously. There is a load of storage which makes the most of the seperate bed area, but much more than is essential.
If we had a longer truck we could have the equivilent space in a lower box.
This would probably be heavier again since plywood to go up is lighter than a heavier chassis to go longer. More length means shipping costs go up, and a bigger turning circle makes driving around things less possible off road.

Many Hubbers have a wide variety of trucks, so;

What do you want from your truck- comfort/carrying capacity/off road ability? Whats its priority for you, and does acheive that?!
How high/long/heavy/wide is yours? (truck thankyou, nothing else!)
How close to the GVW are you?
Where have you taken it?
Is any particular aspect more of a pain than any other?
Have you reached your dream destination or piste to discover a huge detour to continue due to your size? So where havn't you taken it!?
What would you change, apart from more power?!

Any replies greatly appreciated!