Anyone gone from a Truck Camper to a Super C?

SugarHillCTD wrote:
Primary thinking right now- keep our current truck (5 years old with only 50k miles) and get a SHORT 5th or trade everything in and go to a class C.

If I wasn't towing something, we would definitely go the short 5th wheel route.

I always notice that when choosing new RV, the safety is never mentioned.
I did lot of research years ago as traveling in family of 5 - safety was always on my mind.
When you drive a pickup, pulling a trailer you have full pickup safety cage (whatever it is worth as F150 are historically the deadliest vehicles on the planet).
Any designated RV has frame with ZERO crash or roll-over resistance.
That include even $400k DP.
ClassC will give you some protection in original cabin, but the cabin is cut, so the rating is lost.
Any passengers in the rear of ClassC seat in dead trap if something happens.

Within 3-5 years we are both retiring and starting to look at getting out of the frozen north during the winter.

While we are very happy with our current TC, staying in it for more than a couple weeks would be difficult. We want to have a place to sit in addition to the dinette.

Primary thinking right now- keep our current truck (5 years old with only 50k miles) and get a SHORT 5th or trade everything in and go to a class C.

When we were out in California we walked through 2 different Fox Mountain 5ths (made by AF) which are very short- their 235 or 255.

But the boss is thinking class c for the benefit of the walk through from driver's compartment to the RV.

Thanks, we're on B loop. Looking at the satellite photo, it looks like I may be able to back in until my wheels hit the curb and that may give me just enough room for our jeep crossways in front. If not, I will be looking for some place like that to park. I could have gotten a better site if I had made reservations sooner, but we had been focused on out jeepin' trip to Colorado and had not thought much about the fall until we got back.

I have not, but I have been having the same thoughts. I'd like something a bit longer than a TC, but I need to maintain the ability to pull my CJ on a car hauler. I hate using a towbar, I use a trailer. I've been looking at them but there sure isn't much information I can find on towing capacity.

In the B loop where we were there are a handful of parking spaces at the entrance to the amphitheater, and there is at least one campsite that's long-term closed for some reason. You may be able to make use of those for your jeep.

:):)

Thanks for the photo. We haven't been up there since they added the new bath houses.

The campsite we got says 25' max and we have a 2-door JK to park somewhere. I looked at the site on a satellite photos and its a pretty short site. :E

BradW wrote:
We have reservations at Mt Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway this fall.........

We were just there a couple nights ago. Seems like about half of the sites were like this one; single width, 25'-30' deep.



Other sites were double width, and those with the longer trailers have to unhitch and park the TV next to the trailer. The sites all have curbing around the paved areas, so there's no running the tires off into the grass. The campground roads and the parkway itself are tight in the corners if you're towing.

:):)

Brad,

We just went to a regular Class C, a 2002 Winnebago Minnie. It's 24.5 feet long ---- almost exactly the same size as an eleven foot camper on a crew cab truck.

The Minnie is way roomier than a TC, is easier to get in and out of, has more storage, and drives better than our old SRW.

I am getting the C back Friday with a new rear spring pack to firm and lift the rear end.

The C is a home run for us. (I still have my dinky camper for back country fishing trips).

bighatnohorse wrote:
In a chat with an old timer at Quartzite I was told that a diesel pusher was his choice. (I asked.) He had owned everything from TC's, TT and C's and his preference was to NOT have the engine under his feet. Rear engine drives are quieter, have less vibration and reduce driver fatigue.
FWIW - if you're going to go big. . .

In answer to your question: No. But I have met a guy that went from a Super C to a pop-up TC and a small motorcycle style trailer.

That is old story. I used to have 2-cycle Detroit in the rear and definitely would not want it on front.
Now I can't hear front 6.7l ford diesel at all, unless I come to extreme situations.
Extreme situation for the engine is 25% grade, where it drops couple of gears on 6-sp
All 7% grades are taken at 1600 rpm no matter the load.