Valid point. It's definitely nice right now having a pretty light stock rig but i know once i do a bumper and winch, drawers and a fridge for camping that its just gonna be heavy. Doing the light rig is awesome but i want to be able to live out of this thing eventually on long trips.
I'm really trying to figure out the headache of all the other issues you get from lifting over 1-2".
Another idea for long trips is to build up a trailer, keeps the weight down low and off of the truck.
This thread is a must read for anyone who wants to "build" their cruiser. Some reoccurring themes are wanting to be closer to stock and wishing that they didn't build so big when it was more about looks than functionality. Also to try out someone else's setup before doing the same to yours.
If I was to start all over again, I would...