Best TC for 4x4 trip?
We have a Dodge Ram 4x4 dually and want to add a TC for mild 4x4 trips. 2 Adults, a dog, need toilet / indoor shower, 2 burner stove is ok, fridge/freezer, AC and heater. Popup is ok. Not sure whet...
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RoyB wrote:
I would get a good look at the problems with your current TC by professional welder shop before giving up on it... Might brace up better than you think. I'm thinking the corner problem may have caused the floor problem...
I'm guessing you are going to stay north of the Panama Canal region of South of the Border trip where there will be some roads... Your Starcraft TC might be just the thing to run the bad lands of south of the border...
This will give you some breathing room on doing something different when you get back from the trip...
Just my quick thoughts...
Roy Ken
This is a good point - I can't talk about the roads or standards of driving in Central America, but I know a bit of Africa. If the choice is patching up your current camper or spending a load more money on a supposedly more appropriate one, I would be tempted to go for the first option since you will have less to lose if something goes wrong - i.e. you could spend a lot more money on another camper and still damage it during your trip. Plus spending more money might make you hesitant to go certain places for fear of damaging / losing your investment.
I suspect your rig will be similar in size to commercial vehicles operating in Central America, and they will only be rear-wheel drive. However, if you do want to get to more remote places then you would have to rethink the whole truck and camper combination and start looking at something more like a SRW truck with pop-up camper.
Good luck,
Steve.
