Over gross liability?
Over gross liability?
Jknight611 |
Jan 8 2018, 03:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 9-March 16 Member No.: 8,785 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Northstar Adventurer 8.5 Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2018 Chevolet 3500 Duramax Crew Duelly Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift with Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Totally stock, nothing needed |
My truck is painfully close or over the truck’s gross weight limit. It handles fine and in 30,000 miles hasn’t shown any ill effects from overloading. BUT, in the event of a traffic accident am I opening myself up to a liability nightmare? I couldn’t imagine in litigation being overweight would play out very well!
Anybody have any experience with this issue? I am torn about replacing my current truck with a 1 ton. |
SidecarFlip |
Feb 15 2018, 10:08 PM
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We do the same thing kind of. When we go somewhere with a definite destination (like Maine in August), we will have the TC on the truck but stay in motels on the way up. I find staying in motels in route easier than looking for a campground and you can get a Super 8 for about the same price as a campsite in a nice campground. When we get to Maine in August, we will camp the entire time but on the way back again, we will motel it. Just easier for us.
I know it sounds odd, but for us, it works. |
don89 |
Nov 8 2022, 11:16 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 8-November 22 Member No.: 10,223 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Hallmark Ute 8.5 Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Hallmark Ute XL 8.5 Type of Tiedowns used: Ratchet Strap Truck and Camper Setup: My name is Don. I am a travel blogger and live out of my truck in Canada. I have been truck camping for a couple of years now. I travel around the country, from the East to West then up North. My truck and camper are my home, which is basically a 6.5 x 10 foot room on wheels. I have been married for about 8 years now and have 3 kids, a daughter and 2 boys. |
QUOTE(SidecarFlip @ Feb 15 2018, 11:08 PM) We do the same thing kind of. When we go somewhere with a definite destination (like Maine in August), we will have the TC on the truck but stay in motels on the way up. I find staying in motels in route easier than looking for a campground and you can get a Super 8 for about the same price as a campsite in a nice campground. When we get to Maine in August, we will camp the entire time but on the way back again, we will motel it. Just easier for us. I know it sounds odd, but for us, it works. Staying in motels is indeed easier than finding a campground. But the same logic works in reverse. If you find a nice campground in Maine to stay, you can then have your camper at your disposal the whole time you are on vacation. You can go to the beach and enjoy swimming and boating. If you go back to the campground or camp, you can cook in your camper and enjoy a meal on the deck of your camper. |
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