Pros/cons of class B and P/U slide in?
I'd appreciate any comments. Which would be best to purchase, a class B rig, or, a new P/U and slide in camper rig? If a person needed to purchase a new P/U to properly support a larger slide in campe...
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I've owned 3 Class B's and now we have a 2015 Artic Fox 822 and 2015 GMC one ton SRW crew cab.
I've wanted a truck camper for several years because all we do is boondock camping and have gotten stuck in wet grass or mud with the calss B, but my wife didn't want me to get a truck camper. She didn't want to loose the versatility of getting up and using the bathroom or getting a fridge snack without stopping.
Now that we have a truck camper, there are issues. For one, the ride is no where near as comfortable as the Class B's were. Another is that stepping up into the camper is much harder especially for my wife - of course she's only 5' tall. Still another is the installing and removing of the camper on and off the truck - not that it's difficult, but it does take a little more time. And let's not forget the gas mileage - since we have a gasser, we only get about 8.5 miles to the gallon when loaded. I'm not that big on gas mileage, but the Class B's got 15 miles to the gallon so fill ups are more frequent now.
But, I love the Truck Camper. There is no campsite that I have to avoid or worry about getting stuck in. If I want, I can remove the camper and have use of the truck for whatever purpose. It's roomier inside and the bed is out of the way and stays a bed. The fridge is much bigger (6 cubic feet) so we can bring more goodies. I can level the camper simply by using the electric jacks. The bathroom is bigger. It holds more water (50 Gal) and the waste holding tanks are bigger so we can boondock for longer periods if we want to. We can go camping in the winter without worrying about the the tanks or water lines freezing freezing.
All that and I still have a truck when I need a truck.
I've wanted a truck camper for several years because all we do is boondock camping and have gotten stuck in wet grass or mud with the calss B, but my wife didn't want me to get a truck camper. She didn't want to loose the versatility of getting up and using the bathroom or getting a fridge snack without stopping.
Now that we have a truck camper, there are issues. For one, the ride is no where near as comfortable as the Class B's were. Another is that stepping up into the camper is much harder especially for my wife - of course she's only 5' tall. Still another is the installing and removing of the camper on and off the truck - not that it's difficult, but it does take a little more time. And let's not forget the gas mileage - since we have a gasser, we only get about 8.5 miles to the gallon when loaded. I'm not that big on gas mileage, but the Class B's got 15 miles to the gallon so fill ups are more frequent now.
But, I love the Truck Camper. There is no campsite that I have to avoid or worry about getting stuck in. If I want, I can remove the camper and have use of the truck for whatever purpose. It's roomier inside and the bed is out of the way and stays a bed. The fridge is much bigger (6 cubic feet) so we can bring more goodies. I can level the camper simply by using the electric jacks. The bathroom is bigger. It holds more water (50 Gal) and the waste holding tanks are bigger so we can boondock for longer periods if we want to. We can go camping in the winter without worrying about the the tanks or water lines freezing freezing.
All that and I still have a truck when I need a truck.
