Anyone gone from a Truck Camper to a Super C?

I haven't moved from TC yet. I'll be interested to see the info that pops out of this thread.

Some of the giant TCs like Mammoths with truck bodies sound interesting as an alternative.

When going from a toy hauler, I originally looked at a bigger toy hauler and the smaller Class C and Super C as an alternative. I tow 6000-8000 lbs which was near the limit of the E450 chassis and did not want be that close to maximum ratings just starting out without knowing future needs. The Super C and diesel pusher Class A had the towing capacity, but all of them were over 30' long with low ground clearance which does not work well in tight public campgrounds or boon docking. I did find a few built on Ford's chassis cab trucks (Host even used to sell one), but most of the capable motor home options approached $200K and were compromising where we could travel.

We ended up choosing a truck camper so our accessibility to camp spots was not hindered and we had sufficient tow capacity for our toys. This was big swing in available room and on board supplies from our toy hauler, but we found the truck camper did what we wanted although our first 9' model with single slide was a bit confining. We started looking at the larger Chalet, Eagle Cap, Host and Lance campers and knew we would need more than my F250, so staying with a truck camper meant upgrading both tuck and camper or looking at the alternatives again. This time around there were more choices in heavy towing motor homes, but none that would work for our requirements. We ended up upgrading the truck first to chassis cab and two years later upgrading to one of the triple slide campers.

If you are willing to flat tow, use a dolly or carry your vehicle on an open trailer, there many more motor homes to choose from by saving the weight of an enclosed trailer (about 3k lbs). However you will still find that 4wd and under body clearance is lacking in most of them. They do have more exterior storage and easier access to the interior via lower steps or the cab, so you need to try a few different models and configurations to see what will continue to work for you.

BTW: We ruled out going to 38' or longer toy hauler for the same reason we ruled out the 30' motor homes - It would have prevented us from visiting places we like to go.

My setup with a crew cab 60" CA truck and 11.5' triple slide camper is under 26'. Adding a 20' enclosed trailer behind me keeps my overall length under 50'. This may sound like a monster to pull around compared to some configurations on this forum, but start adding up length with other options and you will be hard pressed to get that much living and garage space out of anything shorter or stouter.

18k towing - dynamax

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hbski wrote:
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You know it's possible to edit your posts to add additional information, right? :)

For the rest of you, he's linking to manufacturer websites. Just not saying which ones in the clicky. :D

jimh425 wrote:

hbski wrote:
custom

You know it's possible to edit your posts to add additional information, right? :)

For the rest of you, he's linking to manufacturer websites. Just not saying which ones in the clicky. :D

my apologies.....but you are not obligated to click on them.....I thought they were pretty self explanatory.

There you go all "fixed" Also BTW, you can see what the link is by hovering your mouse pointer on it and looking in the link bar at the bottom of the browser ;) And if you do not want to lose the page you are on you can right click the link and open in new tab or window :C

cross21114 wrote:
Our Nexus Ghost will be ready for pickup in a couple of weeks.

Wow, that is nice.

https://nexusrv.com/product/2018-ghost-36ds-super-c-diesel-motorhome/

We've had our Lance 500 for +20 years and have lots of fun with it. We have pulled boats, flat towed jeeps and pulled a car hauler trailer with a jeep on it of many 1000's of miles. As retirement approaches and 2 week trips turn into 2 or 3 month trips, we have started looking at bigger rigs.

We had planned on a new F-350 drw and a new Lance 1062, but we have seen several supper c's that really make more sense for the long trips we have planned pulling a jeep, boat or a double decker trailer hauling both.

I definitely will miss the 4wd and the ability to get into smaller spots. We are still thinking; haven't decided anything yet.

We just came back from 2 weeks in Silverton, Co Jeepin'. I had to drive by this really nice super c (nexus/international IIRC). It was really nice.

Brad