Benefits of owning a truck camper

jefe 4x4 wrote:
O.K. Mike, I'll go with your ping.
You can be smug in the knowledge that you have paid the highest price per square foot real estate in the RV biz.
That fact did not deter me from having a 'just-right' rig for off-road and remote country exploration.
Last night I watched a program called, "Extreme RV". There were mongo big 3-axle trailers, humongous MoHo's for just short of $1,000,000 and a look at the construction and building of the legend-in-their-own-mind Earth roamer. I did learn a lot, including a good look at the 3 point system connecting the box to the frame. They go against the prevailing euro concept of having the single point at the front and the pair at the rear by having just the opposite. The pivoting single connection is at the rear of the frame. Also, the box is a fiberglass/balsa/fiberglass light composite body with good R value and very tough. It has 1.3KW of solar panels on the roof which makes it top heavy and those panels will catch any branch that strays by. Still, they did their homework and made it work from the ground up, not an add-on like a regualr TC.
Only $403,000 dollars, U.S.
jefe

Great thoughts, Jefe. My understanding on why TC's are so expensive per sq inch is due to the fact that only one person at a time can work on them. I also saw that episode on the Earthroamers. Pretty neat rigs but I would never pay that much for one. I guess some folks have money to burn.

Dumping is faster as the waste tanks tend to be higher up than on other RV's

This actually falls under one of my negatives on my camper. The rear of our camper tends to sit higher than the front so it requires blocks/ramps to get our tanks to drain.

realter wrote:
How do I put those smiley faces into my posts??????

A couple of ways. You can use the Advanced Form, and there is an icon, click on it and a window pops up.

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Or, you can just learn the combination of symbols and type them in.

Then you can make up your own, but they don't always show up as a Smilie, but an emoticon still works just fine. :O

But then sometimes you don't get what you intended!

Dang, too slow.

realter wrote:
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Without the spaces.

Hi Mello Mike,

Here are some thoughts about advantages.

Because of their size, they are quick to heat up in winter time to useable temperatures. A single platinum cat (such as sleepy's) will provide all the heat needed while sipping propane and battery power.

They have fewer lights to operate and yet have room for more than one battery

Dumping is faster as the waste tanks tend to be higher up than on other RV's

How do I put those smiley faces into my posts??????

I don't understand #4. I do not know how I would ever drive my truck camper, but I do drive my truck.

mockturtle wrote:
There are only two reasons I would (probably) not buy a TC:
1. As a solo female camper, I like to be able to get away from an uncomfortable situation without having the leave the vehicle.
2. The steps are rather steep and my dog's legs are rather short.

Otherwise, I think truck campers are the BEST! :)

Thats what killed the TC idea for us. Those 5 or 6 steps and having to leave cab to get in TC when raining.

O.K. Mike, I'll go with your ping.
You can be smug in the knowledge that you have paid the highest price per square foot real estate in the RV biz.
That fact did not deter me from having a 'just-right' rig for off-road and remote country exploration.
Last night I watched a program called, "Extreme RV". There were mongo big 3-axle trailers, humongous MoHo's for just short of $1,000,000 and a look at the construction and building of the legend-in-their-own-mind Earth roamer. I did learn a lot, including a good look at the 3 point system connecting the box to the frame. They go against the prevailing euro concept of having the single point at the front and the pair at the rear by having just the opposite. The pivoting single connection is at the rear of the frame. Also, the box is a fiberglass/balsa/fiberglass light composite body with good R value and very tough. It has 1.3KW of solar panels on the roof which makes it top heavy and those panels will catch any branch that strays by. Still, they did their homework and made it work from the ground up, not an add-on like a regualr TC.
Only $403,000 dollars, U.S.
jefe

Bubtoofat wrote:

mkirsch wrote:
Frankly, I don't see the need to justify my choice of a TC, to myself or to anyone else.

C'mon mkirsch, don't be such a pottypoopa.:B

Yeah! :) This thread is mainly for the newbies and for those thinking about buying a TC.