newbie who would appreciate some advice
Hello to everyone, first timer getting ready to buy a camper. Have done lots of research, won't bore you with the details but let me give you the short short version... Would like to get a ca...
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jlud wrote:
Dusty,
I was in a very similar situation, wanting the flexibility of the TH over the standard bunkhouse model. Plus you get the larger water tanks and generator for dry camping, which honestly sounds a lot more fun to get away a bit.
Weight was a big factor for pin, diesel eats a lot of that up and payload probably just over 2k to maintain the 10k GVWR. You can up that a bit factoring tire and axle weight ratings, but technically you can still be over very easy so its your comfort level with liability.
We had ordered an XLR 300x12 I think it was for the lower pin weight around 1950 published but had to cancel last year due to wife's injury. We then got a dog, which required a topper on my truck to drive said dog around. I got sick of dog (actually wifes complaining about dog she had to have) and got rid of it, but kept the topper.
Since we had a topper we went with a travel trailer toy hauler, Keystone Carbon 33. It gets you up to 13k total, believe dry weight around 9 so you get 4k worth of cargo in it, ceiling height is pretty high as well with 12.5 exterior height.
Price for the TT with a lot of options including Onan 4k generator was probably quite a bit less than Puma you specced out and I have been pleasantly surprised so far. Just an option that might work for you, easy to control and not near overweight, most of amenities at a smaller cost.
Hmmm... Wife complains that I am lazy, dog does not, Dog sits on my lap wife does not, Dog licks my face, wife does not, Dog is happy to see me come home wife is not. Dog wags tail wife does not, Wife? Dog? Wife? Dog? Keep Topper and Dog LOL!
