2WD or 4X4 for a truck camper
Okay,this is for hauling a truck camper only and what a new guy should get when going to buy a truck camper.. Here is a pretty honest opinion of the pro's and con's of both and yes,he has a truck c...
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jimh425 wrote:Sliding-into-home wrote:
4wd doesn't remove the chain requirement in OR (and WA too I think) if you're over 10k GVWR. That said, I haven't seen anyone pulled over or ticketed for driving a camper in a chains required zone with 4wd and traction tires.
It’s GVW not GVWR. Back to my point of needing a truck without truck camper, law or not, almost all trucks are under 10K GVW unless you are hauling a significant load.
I don’t know about you, but I’d just wait until it is better weather since I can’t think of any reason why I need to go through a pass when a signifiant storm is occuring with truck camper or other heavy load.
Yes, GVW. My mistake.
And yes, wait if you can. I use my TC almost exclusively for skiing, so being forced to drive mountain passes during significant snow storms is what I hope for. My kid does ski team too, so I have to go no matter the weather.
