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Chief 2 Posted on: Mar 9 2019, 08:45 AM





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QUOTE(TurboCorsa180 @ Feb 22 2019, 12:33 PM)
2015 F350 dually carrying a Lance 1181 around 4k plus
What are the correct tires pressures for the front and also dually rear wheels?
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I would think 80 psi
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 1 2019, 08:22 AM





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QUOTE(Jknight611 @ Dec 31 2018, 08:06 PM)
I have a thick rubber mat, even with that I have noticed the camper moving a little on a long trip(10,000 miles) between unloading.  I have a 2X8 in the front of my truck bed and I suspect on my last loading I got too close and when I lowered the camper is sheared off on the 2X8.  I am wondering if I actually need the bumpers.  Would a carpeted 2x8 serve the same purpose of keeping the camper from bending the front wall of my truck bed?
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I think it would. Having something solid in the front to keep the camper off the front of the bed should fix your problem.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Dec 31 2018, 08:12 AM





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QUOTE(Jknight611 @ Dec 30 2018, 03:52 PM)
Hi, I have....or had 2 rubber bumpers on the front of my Northstar Adventurer,  last week when I unloaded the camper one of the rubber bumpers were broken off.  I am thinking of removing them and putting a carpeted 2X8 in the front.  What do most campers have?

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I have rubber strips on the front of my Lance but the in bed front rail has rubber on it. Did you determine what caused the rubber to break off? Did the camper slide around in the bed? If so are you using a bed mat to prevent that from happening?
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Chief 2 Posted on: Dec 2 2018, 08:20 AM





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QUOTE(TurboCorsa180 @ Dec 1 2018, 01:04 PM)
Considering a 2011 Lance 1181.

Having trouble determining the " real " dry weight of this camper.

Numbers seem to be all over the place.

Anyone know what  the true real dry weight of an 1181 is ?

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We had one in the past but unfortunately I can't recall its weight. It is a heavy camper and other factors that will come into play will be options that will have been added by the manufacturer. The attached link shows a dry weight of 3650. They are a really nice camper. What are you planning on hauling it with?

https://www.lancecamper.com/docs/brochure-2011-123.pdf
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jul 10 2018, 07:11 AM





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QUOTE(JADE RACING @ Jul 9 2018, 09:15 AM)
On a recent trip into the upper region of New York state I felt as if the trucks braking was not up to good enough  safety. As I run a Banks speed brake and do not do higher speeds with the T/C on, the only time that this occurred was the final stopping at a set of lights or stop sign. I removed the frt. pads and found that they were totally glazed over while the rotors were still clean with no rusting or glaze. After reading and research I decided to replace the rotors with a set of vented and cross drilled replacements. A set of carbon fibre pads were included so I installed and did a brake-in on these new to me items. What I found out so far is that the stopping distance is really reduced from my stock set up and I think that the pads will not be able to glaze up as the drilled rotors will always be shearing the face off of these pads. I don't know if other owners have noticed a reduced stopping distance in their OEM brake systems as age creeps up on their vehicles. This week should tell as planning a outing for about a week of travel.
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I ran into an issue with my 05 Chevy 3500 dually where the brakes felt like they were releasing on the final stop. It would feel like I was letting my foot off the brake slightly at the very end of the stop. I found that I had a bad anti-lock sensor in one of the front wheels. In order to get to it you have to remove the front caliper, rotor and hub. There is a 10mm bolt that holds the sensor to the spindle and the wire runs up to a connector on the upper control arm. After I changed them out it works great again.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jun 30 2018, 04:31 AM





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I agree that there are some folks that are less than friendly and can be down right rude. Maybe if you can't be civil you should be banned from the site.
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Chief 2 Posted on: May 18 2018, 07:17 AM





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Good advice already given. Something else you should consider to help with sway is a Big Wig rea sway bar and also the front cab over struts. The 1172 is heavy and the cab over struts really help cut down on the stress on the truck.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Apr 5 2018, 05:55 AM





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Many states do not allow you to double tow. In addition if you get somewhere that you need to back up you will never do it with the additional trailer attached to the 5'r
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Chief 2 Posted on: Mar 19 2018, 05:33 AM





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You will find once you weigh the truck with the camper loaded that there will be some of the weight transferred to the front axel. You also need to keep in mind that the posted weight for the campers is usually incorrect and that it runs heavier than the manufactures postings. The other factor is how much crap the wife packs in the camper and how much water you plan on carrying. It all ads up!
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Chief 2 Posted on: Mar 8 2018, 06:29 AM





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Keeping in mind that you will be overweight like many others that haul TC's do yourself a favor and don't waste your $$ on Timberens. I had the same truck and the Timbrens were like sticking blocks of wood between your frame and the suspension. I found the ass end of the truck squatted considerably when I put weight on it and at the time I was hauling a 5'r with it. I would look at air bags to allow you to level off the truck when you load it. I would also put on a Big Wig sway bar. Make sure you have E rated tires too.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Feb 17 2018, 06:12 AM





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It's all about the camper weight. You will be limited by your truck size /-weight carrying capacity. If you go with the 1 ton then you have more choices of campers.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Feb 14 2018, 06:36 AM





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I took my old one out with the ratchet straps. If you go with the memory foam it comes rolled up and vacuum packed so you can unwrap it inside the camper and let it expand right there on the bed.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Feb 12 2018, 07:40 AM





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We purchased one of those memory foam ones on line. So far so good and we have had it about two years.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Feb 1 2018, 07:49 AM





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I have done it numerous times but I have also heard thru forums that there are some campgrounds that do not allow you to unload your TC. Best to check ahead before making reservations.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 27 2018, 07:10 AM





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QUOTE(Xcbiker @ Jan 26 2018, 04:25 PM)
Hey all, I’m having a NL 10-2 SE delivered in March.  I have a 2016 Chevy 3500 DRW CC D/A 4x4.  I’m told the camper will be around 3400 Lbs dry, so I’m figuring ~ 4200 wet and loaded.  Does anyone have this setup or a similar wet weight?  If so, did you need airbags to level?  I may tow a cargo trailer as well but it shouldn’t have a high tongue weight.  Thanks — just trying to decide if I should get the bags installed now, or wait and see.
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I don't have the same set up, but I would wait and see how the truck handles the camper before throwing money at suspension mods. You may not need the bags.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 20 2018, 07:22 AM





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QUOTE(KyJoe340 @ Jan 19 2018, 10:30 PM)
I'm getting both front and rear Torklift tiedowns and wondering if it's worth getting the aluminum instead of powdercoated steel. About $300 difference. I already have the Fastguns, they came with my camper. Thanks
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I don't use that type but I would go with the aluminum. Once the powder coating gets chipped and worn off the steel will start to rust. But then again you can buy a lot of rustoleum paint for $300.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 19 2018, 06:38 AM





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QUOTE(SidecarFlip @ Jan 17 2018, 11:13 AM)
Lance continually flip flops between wood and aluminum and has for years.  I think it depends on the cost of materials more than anything else.

Myself, I prefer wood framing for a couple reasons.
1.  Aluminum transfers heat and cold, wood don't.  Because the walls of a TC are thing to begine with, any between the wall insulation is minimal to begin with so the aluminum further reduced the insulation efficiency.

2.  Aluminum breaks (at the welds), wood flexes.  In an off road scenario, you are flexing the camper.  Aluminum will break, the wood will give.  Very important to me.

3.  Welding of the joints themselves.  One of the TC owners on RVNet has a Lance with a slide and the lower aluminum extrusion broke at the weld joint and he had to tear the entire side apart to get to it and when he did, the joint was cold welded (looked like bird poop).  Aluminum welding takes some skill (even with pulsed MIG and cannot be rushed.  In typical RV fashion, Lance did the hurry up and get it done job and the weld failed.

Wood framing, on the other hand flexes and gives and joints don't break.  What destoys a wood frame is rot and rot comes about because the owner don't maintain the seals.  A weather tight wood framed camper will last indefinitely so long as it's maintained.

Having said that, not maintaining an aluminum framed camper will also cause water intrusion, soaked insulation between the outer and inner walls, mold groth and eventual failure of the aluminum frame because, aluminum also corrodes away.

Northstar (Wiilett Company) only builds wood framed campers.  They started out with aluminum frames and years back switched to wood and have stayed with wood since.  Northstar will tell you that wood flexes and aluminum don't and they build for off road use.  Been building them for 30 years now, I suspect they know.

Myself, I prefer wood, you may not, but don't state that Lance only builds aluminum framed campers because that is not correct.  They may at the present time be building aluminum frames, but in past years have built wood framed units.  I know, I had one.
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As I originally stated Lance switched over from building with wood framing back in 2005. Since then they have used aluminum.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 17 2018, 07:49 AM





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QUOTE(SidecarFlip @ Jan 16 2018, 09:30 AM)
Lance is using wood framing now and Lance has been bought out by REV Industries.  Palomino isn't one of the 'higher end' campers and it's reflected in the price, however, the components in the Lance and Palomino are the same.

I'd rather pay 25 for a unit than 40 for the same thing and just be proactive in maintenance.  Having owned and sold a Lance in the past and having both the Lance and the Palomino sitting side by side in the yard, I had the opportunity to compare them.

If I was to buy another unit, I'd buy a Bigfoot or Northstar over the Lance in a minute.

Opinions are opinions and nothing more however and there are a bunch of manufacturers out there.  Having said that, Lance is far from the 'holy grail of TC's.  There are better built units out there, both more expensive and less expensive.

If Lance was an ultimate TC, no one else would be in business selling TC's.  That however is far from the truth.

It all distills down to what you want, your financial assets and your end use.

One issue that had always bothered me about Lance Campers is their constant lying about unit weight.  The sticker weight on any Lance is total fantasy.  Lance campers typically weigh in the excess of 500 pounds above the sticker weight.  Bad business for the end user.
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If you look at the attached you will see that Lance is using aluminum framing not wood.
https://www.lancecamper.com/design-construction/
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 16 2018, 07:06 AM





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I don't believe the Palomino is a higher end brand. Lighter usually means cheaper made if you are comparing size for size. The Lance will be one of the higher end brands from construction methods and weight. Lance switched from using all wood framing to aluminum back around 2005. If you are serious about the Lance get the serial number and call the factory in California and see if they can advise you on the framing material. Wood rots, aluminum won't!
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 15 2018, 06:48 AM





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We are on our second Lance. First was a 2005 1181 with a single slide and the current one is an 1172 that has 2 slides. The slides allow for considerably more space, but add weight. With your truck you should have no issue with hauling a heavier TC. You may find that you may want to add some air bags if you don't already have them. No, the slides won't come out as you go down the road. WE also went from a 38' 5R to a TC. Don't regret it.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Jan 2 2018, 07:02 AM





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The DW and I have been looking for a slide TC that allows access to the bathroom with no success. When we owned a Lance 1181 we could squeeze through without opening the slide, but on our current 1172 that is a no go since we have a back slide. What we are finding on all the manufacturers that we have looked at is that they are making the slides deeper which in turn puts them deeper into the unit when fully retracted.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Dec 28 2017, 07:17 AM





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Your weak link will be the tires and possibly the capability of the rear axel and brakes to handle the 1181 load. You will be WAY overweight hauling the 1181 on a 3/4 ton truck.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Dec 27 2017, 06:14 AM





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I previously owned a 2005 1181. It is heavy. To heavy for the F-250. You need to go with a dually. Other than that we loved our 1181.
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Chief 2 Posted on: Dec 20 2017, 06:38 AM





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I think I would try to narrow down the TC size you want to buy and then you will have a better idea of the truck you will need. If you buy a truck that is "light duty" then it will limit your TC choices. Keep in mind that you may find that your initial TC may not be big enough for you and if you have a light truck it will limit you upgrading to a bigger TC so you may want to go with at least a 3/4 ton truck and I would go diesel if you can afford it.
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