AF992 EC995 or Lance 1050S - what truck?
I've narrowed my choices down to either an Arctic Fox 992, Eagle Cap 995 or Lance 1050S. My wife wants a dry bath so that limits me to which models I can choose from. I'm interested in a crew cab ...
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Welcome to the Truck Camping Forum, Capt Skip.
There is some really great advice here and not a single one that I would disagree with(not always the case). Buzzcut breaks it down best. It really comes down to the margin of safety, not just the numbers only. With my truck, it came with 19.5" wheels and tires. But I was within a few hundred pounds of exceeding the weight limit of the tires. Also, my sidewalls were bulging. So everything was great, by the numbers. But since most of my travel is off pavement, I wanted and expected a much better safety margin afforded by going up to the next tire size. So I made the change, not because I needed to, but because I wanted that extra comfort zone. Pay attention to the numbers but use common sense too, not just cherry picking what someone else was doing it and it worked for them.
Plus, speed kills tires too. You never know what injury a tire has incurred during a recent adventure and impact how a tire case handles this heat. The faster you travel, the more heat will be captured into the tire. Most heavy camper drivers use the rule of thumb of 60 mph and your fuel mileage will be better too. If you are wanting to go faster 70+, well a top heavy camper is probably not your best choice.
By the way, good choices on the Campers you are looking at too.
Safe travels.
b
There is some really great advice here and not a single one that I would disagree with(not always the case). Buzzcut breaks it down best. It really comes down to the margin of safety, not just the numbers only. With my truck, it came with 19.5" wheels and tires. But I was within a few hundred pounds of exceeding the weight limit of the tires. Also, my sidewalls were bulging. So everything was great, by the numbers. But since most of my travel is off pavement, I wanted and expected a much better safety margin afforded by going up to the next tire size. So I made the change, not because I needed to, but because I wanted that extra comfort zone. Pay attention to the numbers but use common sense too, not just cherry picking what someone else was doing it and it worked for them.
Plus, speed kills tires too. You never know what injury a tire has incurred during a recent adventure and impact how a tire case handles this heat. The faster you travel, the more heat will be captured into the tire. Most heavy camper drivers use the rule of thumb of 60 mph and your fuel mileage will be better too. If you are wanting to go faster 70+, well a top heavy camper is probably not your best choice.
By the way, good choices on the Campers you are looking at too.
Safe travels.
b
