Was Ready to Buy Truck Camper
Hi Folks, My wife and I are in our early 60s. We currently have a Lance Trailer, which is a high quality unit, but it's a hassle to unhitch and has very limited ground clearance. It's fine for nice...
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I owned 4 truck campers before moving to 5th wheels. Wish I had kept the last one and just bought the 5th wheel out straight without trading in the truck camper. Truck campers offer complete comfort with no stess driving anywhere you go!! Your only restriction is being vigilant of height restrictions. You can go anywhere or park anywhere that you can drive a pick up. Buying fuel, parking at tourist stops, driving in small towns with sharp 90 degree turns at intersections, going up narrow two lane roads both paved and unpaved is a breeze. All of these situations can cause you problems when pulling a large trailer.
We like our 5th wheel and the comfort it affords us, but boy do I miss the utility of truck camping. It would also be nice if I could take the boat with me now instead of making two 90 mile trips, one with the camper and one for the boat. For the long trips where we sit down for a week or so, the 5th wheel is nice. For simply running new roads and routes where you are uncertain about your destination or route, nothing is better than a truck camper!
On the down side, when you trade in a truck camper they give you very little for it "because truck campers are unpopular and hard to resell."
Ditto the above.....had MHs, TTS, 5th.
Would like to have a 9 1/2' TC along with the 5th for the versatility it provides - to do "other stuff" that I can't with the 5th.
The (only) TC I owned - was due to looking for the above "way back when" - happened across a guy selling a year old 11 1/2' Lance at a "shockingly" good price. Too good to be true - but it was, and I couldn't resist a deal. (Even ran it thru the PD to check if was stolen). Never found out why he was selling, maybe a divorce.
Didn't take long to decide an 11 1/2' TC wasn't what I really wanted, and sold the TC for a $3K profit!
The *only* time I ever sold an RV at a profit....all by accident.
That was one MH, one TT, and my current 5th ago.
Still would like to have a short TC along with the 5th..;)
BTW - if you're interested in - "off the beaten path" in the CA desert - a 4x4 would be nice ........but for sure *not* a dually..:(
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