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AllenTC2
Aug 08, 2017Explorer
Oh no, I wouldn't think of calling. LOL I gather you're pretty busy.
Well, I suppose my first question is "Am I a little too far out time-wise to start this process?" I figure I'm at around 5 years before I pull the trigger. My thinking was I would get the host vehicle (which I have questions on) in a year or so. That way it would be paid off/nearly paid off when I retire and I can focus on the camper. Obviously models change, but after eyeballing some of the stuff I see on the chassis cab models (Douglass and SherpTek, for example) that seems pretty modular and I doubt dimensions of TCs and trucks will change drastically in a few years.
And first truck questions...what wheelbase length should I be looking at for a chassis cab F550? I'm thinking 192"?
Well, I suppose my first question is "Am I a little too far out time-wise to start this process?" I figure I'm at around 5 years before I pull the trigger. My thinking was I would get the host vehicle (which I have questions on) in a year or so. That way it would be paid off/nearly paid off when I retire and I can focus on the camper. Obviously models change, but after eyeballing some of the stuff I see on the chassis cab models (Douglass and SherpTek, for example) that seems pretty modular and I doubt dimensions of TCs and trucks will change drastically in a few years.
And first truck questions...what wheelbase length should I be looking at for a chassis cab F550? I'm thinking 192"?
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