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shock Posted on: May 18 2016, 04:26 PM





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Hey guys, in the coming months I'm probably parting with my barely used 2015 Chevy crew cab diesel truck. It turns out the slide-in life is not for me. I'm going back to a Suburban.

It already has the Talon aluminum tie downs installed, which is why I'm posting here. I think I paid something like $750 for those and used them once.

The sticker plus dealer options were just under $65K when I bought it new 18 months ago. It now has just under 13K miles (driven daily).

Basics--
Post August 2014 build (which means chrome tow mirrors and 4G hotspot, basically)
2500HD Crewcab 4 full doors
LTZ (loaded)
Standard box (6'6")
4WD
Z71 package
Brownstone Metallic w/Cocoa Dune

Options include:
Diesel 6.6L w/tow everything
Leather heated/cooled bucket seats
Navigation/Bose Sound
Chrome running boards
Tilt/telescope wheel (also heated)
Adjustable pedals
Sliding rear glass
Amber roof lights
Power fold telescoping towing mirrors (chrome caps)
18" chrome wheels (OEM)
Lane keeper warning
Spray in bedliner (factory installed)

Basically the only things it does NOT have are DVD screens in the backseats and a sunroof. I don't use either of those things so I order my trucks without them since they are a $2000 option package. I also did not upgrade the wheels beyond the standard LTZ chrome wheels because I don't care for the look of the larger diameter wheels.

This truck is has not been abused like other used diesels you'll find. It's been in KY (very little salt on the roads). I keep it in a garage every night. It hauled my Palomino pop-up once 100 miles. I towed a 3000 lb boat to North Carolina a month ago. It makes weekend trips to the home improvement store. And I drive it daily to my office 3 miles away, and then to the gym another 3 miles away each evening. I drive it a couple hours to visit family once a month or so.

Anyway, I would love to see this go to a good home. I'm not interested in trades of any sort. And of course I'm posting in places like this because I would like to get top dollar since that's what it's worth.

I guess I'll post it up in the market too, but I always hate forum classifieds.

I think this will email me if someone responds to the posting.
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shock Posted on: Nov 12 2015, 12:17 PM





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I'm noticing the cost dilemma as well. I haven't picked up my truck camper yet. I'm going to install on-frame brackets. The previous owner had the brackets mounted on the side of the bed and the rear bumper so the happijak tie-down-twisty-turnbuckle things are too short to reach down to on-frame brackets.

Can I use chains to extend them? DOT grade 70 is what I had in mind. All of the DOT grade 70 stuff is WAY cheaper. Seems like it might be used even in lieu of things made just for campers.

Here is a link to where the chains are sold: http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Chain/Grade-70-Chain
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shock Posted on: Nov 10 2015, 10:51 PM





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I think I worked it out with a 2009 Palomino Bronco 1251. I'll have to swap out the factory installed DuoTherm A/C roof unit (full size at about 13") with a Coleman Mach 8 Cub. That seemed to be my best option.

I actually have 82" of clearance. With it on a rolling cart/pallet, that the previous owner built, it sit at 71.5". The Coleman Mach 8 Cub is 8" so I'm at a hair-by-my-chinny-chin-chin of about 80". Let's hope the specs on the Mach 8 are honest.
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shock Posted on: Nov 4 2015, 05:25 PM





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I've recently discovered in my fireplace that removing the grate allowed us to burn fires with fewer logs. We essentially make a grate from smaller pieces of wood that of course get consumed by the fire. We try to feed it only enough logs to keep it burning. It doesn't burn as "hard," if that makes sense.

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shock Posted on: Nov 4 2015, 05:21 PM





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I'm glad I opted for it because if my bed is empty my truck will not move on anything slick. I sometimes have to use it in the rain to confidently get up an incline if I'm pulling into traffic. The driveway at my last house was barely inclined (visibly flat) and sometimes my rear tires would just spin if there was frost.

My truck does have a limited slip differential. It also has AT tires which aren't the best for some slick conditions.

Previously I had a 2wd gas Suburban with limited slip and highway tires. It never even flinched in snow. I suppose the glass/seats/doors/etc. kept some weight on the rear tires.

I guess I'm saying there could be more to consider than just climbing rocks.
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shock Posted on: Nov 4 2015, 05:06 PM





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I can't say much in regards to the TC and truck match up as I don't have a TC. But I have recently shopped for trucks and like you I wanted SRW.


The 3500 SRW versions are nearly impossible to find (used or new stock). You'd pretty much be ordering one new if you were very picky about anything else at all about it.

I was shopping only for a new 2015 Chevy/GMC and I found these things to be the only differences between a SRW 2500 vs SRW 3500:
-The 2500 is available in short (6'6") or long (8') bed, the 3500 in long bed only.
-They are mechanically identical except for the overload springs on the 3500 (these can be added to a 2500 version).
-The 3500 does not have tire air pressure monitors (I have no idea why.).

I ultimately decided the short bed was for me so the 2500 was it. I ordered it because I wanted it loaded up but I did not want a sun roof nor DVD screens.

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shock Posted on: Nov 4 2015, 04:47 PM





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I did a little searching and such but I'm not really finding any previous posts on the topic.

I live in town, which means I have a regular height garage door (about 80" clearance), and I can't leave a camper sitting in my driveway.

I originally imagined a soft-sided TC (maybe palomino SS-1251) with a low-profile A/C on a cart (maybe custom reico titan dolly).

Am I just crazy at thinking this is possible?

(I do not want to redneck-engineer the A/C off the side/back. I'm not good at doing that stuff myself and I don't want something I have to fool with all the time. The entire point is to have something that is easy to pack-up-and-go.)

If it matters, I have a Chevy 2500 crew cab with 6'6" bed.

If anyone can recommend a configuration that works, I would greatly appreciate it.
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shock Posted on: Aug 27 2015, 12:56 PM





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I've started this journey to find a slide-in camper. I think I found a Palomino Bronco 1250 that I'm satisfied with (around $4000).

So I have a few things that I know right off that I need to deal with:

I have to switch out the standard profile (14" tall) a/c for a low profile unit.
I need to get tie-downs to fit my truck.
I need to get a "cart" of some sort (homemade or off-the-shelf).

Any advice on keeping the cost of these things down? I especially think the tie-downs are outrageously priced--seems like each tiny pieces is $200 and need about 8 pieces.

(Sorry to ask about 3 different items in the same post--I know that scatters the responses sometimes.)
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