Greetings, General Questions
Greetings, General Questions
Oscar |
Dec 7 2012, 09:28 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 7-December 12 From: Bethlehem, PA Member No.: 6,383 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance, I think. Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Chevy 3500HD CC LB DRW DmaxAllison Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift With Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Chevy 3500 Dmax CC DRW. Torklift tie downs. 2012 Lance 1191 |
Greetings,
New to this forum, not new to forums. Have a Chevy 2500HD DmaxAllison6 Crew Cab short bed and currently pull a Keystone Cougar 29BHS ultralite with it, and we love it and use it a lot. But, sometimes we just go somewhere for one day or night and it's quite a bit of work to get it out of storage and out of the gate. Also the one night is often at someone's house for a party when driving home is ill advised, and with an overall length approaching 50 feet that is not always practical. Soooo, we've been looking for something smaller and more nimble. LOVE the Winnebago ERA's......don't quite have a 100 large laying around. The low to mid 20's is more doable..... So then I (re)discovered truck campers. Yesterday looked at a Livin Lite 8.5 Neat little setup and it sleeps a couple and two grown children. Not for a week, but a day or two will work just fine. Also found the Truck Camper Magazine site with the buyers resource. Working my way down the list. Have read a lot of what's on this forum, and understand what GVWR and axle ratings are. With the Keystone it's not an issue as it is around 8000 pounds on it's own axles, with about a 1000 pound tongue weight. Today I will have the truck weighed, as well as the individual axles so I know exactly where I stand. Questions..... I mentioned a couple and two grown kids. The Livin Lite has the optional drop down bunk over the dinette. Does anyone know of any other brands that have his option? Also, do I have to remove the tailgate on my short bed? Or can it stay down with the camper in it? Thanks. |
Oscar |
Dec 19 2012, 09:06 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 7-December 12 From: Bethlehem, PA Member No.: 6,383 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance, I think. Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Chevy 3500HD CC LB DRW DmaxAllison Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift With Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Chevy 3500 Dmax CC DRW. Torklift tie downs. 2012 Lance 1191 |
Hey Sailor Dave, think I asked this elsewhere, don't remember the answer. Do I know you from L&A, now CO????
Anywho, haven't gotten a weight on Super Max yet as I'm not taking delivery until noon....... But, roughly the empty truck is 8000, and the GVWR is a little over 13, so payload around 5. 4 for the wet camper, plenty left for 4 peeps. Will take it to the scales tomorrow. Ordered about $700 in Torklift products yesterday....... I am also mounting a fifth wheel hitch for the fiver we're planning on getting for long missions. (Have a TT right now, will pull that in the meantime). So, have done all kinds of thinking about how to build up the floor around the rails that will be bolted into the bed for the fiver hitch. Settled on making grates out of Trex, and then a rubber mat on that for when TC is in. This allows me to take it all out for cleaning etc, but the TC will be properly supported. Plywood not good. Looked at spray in bed liners, expensive, and not without drawbacks. Drop ins not good with the holes cut out for the fiver hitch, water would accumulate under, bad. So a grate will keep stuff out of the water and allow for plenty of air circulation. Also gives me a place to screw in tie down eyes...... When neither TC or 5ver are in play tonneau cover will keep it all dry. |
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