Unfortunately, when it comes to hauling a truck camper, this rock-crawling, mud-slinging beast is a 7,000-pound weakling.

All told, these upgrades total well over $10,000 and give the truck an impressive 14.3-inch ground clearance, 26 inches of wheel travel, and 30 inches of water fording. Even the truck’s 6.4L Hemi V8 engine-which produces 410 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and a peak torque rating of 429 pound-feet at 4,000 rpm-has been tuned to increase rpm’s for low speed, 4WD travel. What specifically makes the Ram Power Wagon special as an off-road vehicle? For one, the Power Wagon features a unique Ram “Articulink” front suspension that employs high movement joints, a five-link coil rear suspension, locking differentials on both axles, a 2-inch body lift, a 12,000-pound Warn winch, Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 33-inch (load range D) tires, Bilstein shocks, under-chassis armor, and an electronic disconnecting front sway bar. Sure, the eye-popping $58,800 price tag for a 2022 model will turn away those who are looking for an affordable pickup truck to haul a small truck camper, but the Power Wagon comes with an impressive list of off-road enhancements over the standard Ram 2500 that make the extra cost worth it. What’s more, the Power Wagon delivers considerably more power, better looks, and enhanced off-road capability than its predecessors.

Today, the Power Wagon is incredibly popular and is a steady seller. Fortunately, the company came to its senses in 2005 with the much ballyhooed re-release. The venerable pickup enjoyed an uninterrupted run in popularity from 1946 to 1981, when Dodge unexpectedly decided to no longer sell it. Its been 17 years since FCA reintroduced the Power Wagon, the company’s purpose-built, off-road pickup to the public.

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