60k Budget truck and camper
Hi There New member here although have been lurking for quite a while. Soon looking at becoming a solo full timer. I'm newly retired this year and my plan is to go the truck camper route for the ...
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Redwoodcamper wrote:
For full time towing and camping I would not buy a gas tow vehicle. For 25-30k there are many, many drw common rail Cummins available that will give you decades of relatively trouble free ownership. It is very doable.
All depends on the miles you'll be putting on and how much/where you're hauling or towing it primarily.
Gas vs diesel, all your changing is the engine and about 10grand in resale if you care about resale. Very few will want a 150kmi used gasser dually for any real $. Few will bat an eye at a 150kmi diesel. It's perception, it is what it is.
Either way, $60k will net you a very nice setup. Trucks aside, $40k give or take will get you a fairly new dually, our last 2 campers were/are 10year old full featured, slide out, big tanks, 4 season blah blah blah, in very good condition for $12k and $10k respectively. They will have a similar service life as a new or almost new camper with a few repairs along the way, if you choose wisely when buying used. (If you're handy and don't think every thing that needs fixin on a camper requires a trip to Camping World!)
