profdant139 wrote:
But there is a counter-argument: it is not so easy to take the camper off a truck and put it back on. We almost never see campers sitting on a campsite on the legs, without the truck. So the real question is whether the truck camper (as a unit) can get you where you want to go.
That is one reason why we opted for a small trailer: we put the trailer into a reasonably remote "base camp" and then use the truck as our exploration vehicle.
There's a counter-counter argument: use a Stable-Lift on your camper.
That makes putting it on or off the truck ridiculously easy. No tie downs, no standing on spindly legs being scared it's going to crash. Takes all the hassle out of it.
The dogs are really the only sticking point here. There's no question a camper on the back of a good 4x4 pickup is far more capable of going anyplace compared to a motorhome. The couple of good examples of motorhomes in this thread that are as capable are pretty much the same thing, they're what used to be called chassis-mount campers that are on pickup cab&chassis. They are awesome but you can't take them off and use the truck for anything else, which is up to the owner to judge a deal-breaker or not.
I've had several motorhomes and campers. My choice is camper, but if I had two dogs... something's gotta give.
