1st post and soon to be TC owner
Howdy, first post here. In the next several months I plan to jump in the TC thing with both feet by purchasing a new truck and camper. I'll certainly go DRW with the truck so I figure I'll probably l...
Forum Discussion
I nearly obsessed over the Host Mammoth for months until my checkbook forced reality back on me. I looked at Artic Foxes for a while and really liked the quality they seemed to have and nearly purchased one. I ended up settling on a simple Bigfoot 10.6E with no slides. The simplicity of having less to worry about for maintenance and water penetration suited my needs well. My plans were to be driving thousands of miles a year and I decided that having a lighter camper with less mechanical components was better.
If you think you will only travel a couple of hundred miles per year than it can be tempting to go as big as you are comfortable hauling on your truck. However, if you plan on full timing or driving thousands of miles per year, be certain that your camper is well below the comfortable carrying capacity of your truck, your knuckles will thank you for it...
As far as roof height in the Bigfoot, it's great for me but I'm only 5'6". I think 6' or less would be okay but anyone taller would want to really do a walk test first.
If you think you will only travel a couple of hundred miles per year than it can be tempting to go as big as you are comfortable hauling on your truck. However, if you plan on full timing or driving thousands of miles per year, be certain that your camper is well below the comfortable carrying capacity of your truck, your knuckles will thank you for it...
As far as roof height in the Bigfoot, it's great for me but I'm only 5'6". I think 6' or less would be okay but anyone taller would want to really do a walk test first.
