Arctic Fox to Introduce a Triple-Slide Camper
I wonder if this is bringing back a modified AF1160 or a new design. Given the weight of their other campers I wonder what this will tip the scales at. "Among the new layouts was a prototype of a ...
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jimh425 wrote:brholt wrote:
With my AF1150 I'm just under my 6200+ F350 payload rating loaded up. Maybe, with no water in the tanks, no propane, one battery, and one of us driving wearing a swim suit we could be in specs hauling that behemoth. :)
I guess it depends on who's specs you are going by. That is, those making those campers know that not all are going to be hauled on flatbed 450 and 550s, so it's within the camper manufacturer design specs to be carried on 350s. ;)
No, the camper manufacturers just plain don't care about weight. They know what the average and maximum payloads are for the various trucks on the market, yet they design campers that consistently exceed the average payload capacities for the trucks they're supposedly designed for, and often exceed the maximum payloads, even after fudging the numbers by using axle ratings instead of GVWR.
