Another Arctic Fox 1140 / 1150?

Moose10 wrote:

805gregg wrote:
With a late model diesel dually and suspension mods (appropriate for Lance or AF) the little difference in weight makes no difference. In my opinion, the only advantage of Lance is a side door model but I'm ot willing to give up the fluid capacity of an AF for the convenience of a side door

With the additional fluid comes more weight, AF weigh about 500 lbs more than the claimed weight, so with the additional fluid plus the 500lbs unclaimed weight equals, about a 5000lb camper, good luck having fun hauling 5000 lbs around

My 01 Cummins Ram dually with 19.5's and a six speed does great and that's also when my 24' enclosed trailer is hooked up. No complaints here on the weight even with twisty, curvy, frost heaved, pot-holed Alaskan roads.
805gregg, what kind of camper do you have, and what are you hauling it with??

My bad, just saw your set-up on your profile. Get a dually if you're worried about weight.
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805gregg wrote:
With a late model diesel dually and suspension mods (appropriate for Lance or AF) the little difference in weight makes no difference. In my opinion, the only advantage of Lance is a side door model but I'm ot willing to give up the fluid capacity of an AF for the convenience of a side door

With the additional fluid comes more weight, AF weigh about 500 lbs more than the claimed weight, so with the additional fluid plus the 500lbs unclaimed weight equals, about a 5000lb camper, good luck having fun hauling 5000 lbs around

My 01 Cummins Ram dually with 19.5's and a six speed does great and that's also when my 24' enclosed trailer is hooked up. No complaints here on the weight even with twisty, curvy, frost heaved, pot-holed Alaskan roads.
805gregg, what kind of camper do you have, and what are you hauling it with??

With a late model diesel dually and suspension mods (appropriate for Lance or AF) the little difference in weight makes no difference. In my opinion, the only advantage of Lance is a side door model but I'm ot willing to give up the fluid capacity of an AF for the convenience of a side door

With the additional fluid comes more weight, AF weigh about 500 lbs more than the claimed weight, so with the additional fluid plus the 500lbs unclaimed weight equals, about a 5000lb camper, good luck having fun hauling 5000 lbs around

With a late model diesel dually and suspension mods (appropriate for Lance or AF) the little difference in weight makes no difference. In my opinion, the only advantage of Lance is a side door model but I'm ot willing to give up the fluid capacity of an AF for the convenience of a side door

With the additional fluid comes more weight, AF weigh about 500 lbs more than the claimed weight, so with the additional fluid plus the 500lbs unclaimed weight equals, about a 5000lb camper, good luck having fun hauling 5000 lbs around

We have a 2012, 1150 dry bath, which we purchased new three years ago and love it! There were some minor fixes at the start but other than that it has been a great camper. We actually love it so much, we have chosen to sleep most of the year in it. Last year we slept in it from May 1st through December 7th. We love cold weather sleeping but the snow was getting too deep for walking through every morning. As others have mentioned, it is heavy but travels very well on our Chevy 3500 and Duramax engine, especially with a few modifications. Our dealer (American RV, in Grand Rapids, MI) had recommended we also install air bags, so we did. It was an improvement but it wasn't until we installed Torklift Stableloads that we felt our truck was a good fit for the camper. A one ton is the minimum size of a truck you would want for a 1150 or 1140 and I would immediately install the Torklift Stableloads. Then decide if you feel you need to add additional modifications.

Purchased a 2013 model 811 approximately 8 months ago.
It is my 2nd arctic fox.
Few months after my purchase, my slide out started to act up. It will close on its own and the motor will keep running forever trying to lock the slide. Even with the battery off and absolutely no power to the camper, the motor will still run. Dealership couldn't find the problem.
Then, one day, I found the inside of my camper completely flooded after a rain storm.
I wasn't happy at all. I call Northwood immediately and I didn't feel like they cared much. They asked me to brought it back to the dealership. The dealership found that the skylight was broken and the computer chip for the slide out was underwater. They replaced the skylight and the computer chip, that's it. That's what Northwood approved for repairs. Too early to tell but I hope my walls and floors won't get rotten and hopeful I won't have water stain all over my ceiling. I just got my camper back and haven't took a trip with it yet.
I'm definitely disappointed especially since I'm a big fan of Arctic Fox…

Purchased a 2013 model 811 approximately 8 months ago.
It is my 2nd arctic fox.
Few months after my purchase, my slide out started to act up. It will close on its own and the motor will keep running forever trying to lock the slide. Even with the battery off and absolutely no power to the camper, the motor will still run. Dealership couldn't find the problem.
Then, one day, I found the inside of my camper completely flooded after a rain storm.
I wasn't happy at all. I call Northwood immediately and I didn't feel like they cared much. They asked me to brought it back to the dealership. The dealership found that the skylight was broken and the computer chip for the slide out was underwater. They replaced the skylight and the computer chip, that's it. That's what Northwood approved for repairs. Too early to tell but I hope my walls and floors won't get rotten and hopeful I won't have water stain all over my ceiling. I just got my camper back and haven't took a trip with it yet.
I'm definitely disappointed especially since I'm a big fan of Arctic Fox…

brholt wrote:

deltabravo wrote:
Love my 811.

I'd buy an AF again, but I'd special order one and delete the skylight to gain some "insulation" value.

Just buy a 3 inch piece of foam cut to fit. That insulates very well.

Done.... with a piece of 1" foam board. it's been there since shortly after I bought the camper.

With a late model diesel dually and suspension mods (appropriate for Lance or AF) the little difference in weight makes no difference. In my opinion, the only advantage of Lance is a side door model but I'm ot willing to give up the fluid capacity of an AF for the convenience of a side door.

You might want to look a Lance, it's going to be lighter