Newbie with questions
Newbie with questions
coffeeluvr |
May 11 2013, 06:35 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 11-May 13 Member No.: 6,647 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Eurest Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: F-350 Dually Crew Cab Type of Tiedowns used: None Truck and Camper Setup: Looking to make first purchase of TC |
Hello -
Beginning to research TC's for mostly weekend use - for our small family. We would be pulling the boat, setting up camp and would like minimal work but plenty of convenience! Would really like to ask for recommendation's on best models for starting out - have done a significant amount of research online and after lurking on the boards - seems a trip out west for purchase will be important. Also - would welcome thoughts on new vs. used. We are in Illinois and there isn't much information to be had here. Thanks! |
aqualung |
May 12 2013, 10:04 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 3-February 10 Member No.: 3,725 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Adventurer 90FWS Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Dodge 3500 Dually Quadcab 4x4 6.7L Cummins Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 2008 Adventurer 90FWS Torklift Tiedowns with SuperHitch and SuperTruss Firestone Air Bags Torklift Load Stabilizers Fastgun Turnbuckles |
To start, what is the weight of your truck and what is the GVWR? Is it a long box or short box truck? You need this information to determine how much camper you can carry. Once you know that you can narrow down the field to appropriate camper models. There are long box model campers and short box model campers. A long box camper might fit a short box truck but a short box camper is less likely to fit a long box truck - its best to match the two.
Armed with the maximum camper weight and long versus short box the next thing is listing the features you must have and then the nice to have features. Adding features adds weight to the camper so be picky about the must have features. So once you have your list and know the max weight, etc its time to go shopping. You can check out the Truck Camper Magazine for lots of information, including links to camper manufacturers. http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/ You can also post your list here and I'm sure you'll get lots of good feedback. There are many choices out there with a wide variety of sizes, weights and features so you should be able to find what you're looking for. New versus used? If you can find a used camper that fits your list and if its in good shape, buy used. You will have more flexibility if you buy new but it will cost more. Hope this helps. |
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