Buying a new camper, which one?
I have owned a truck camper in the past, heck I have owned just about every type of RV except a class A and a toy hauler. We already have an Open Range 318 but that's for paved road camping. What I ne...
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811 is a sweet camper. About the most you can get in a short bed truck. Have had 2 860 AF campers now. Same as 811 essentially. Took one to AK and the other has been X country.
It's heavy, but whatever, they all are unless you're sleeping in a glorified tent.
With a now 17 year old model and an 05 before it, I've had virtually zero issues with it.
Slides don't sag and sack out or whatever that other guy was alluding to. I can run 50 mi of forest roads and park it with the slide pointing up hill and it still opens fine.
They have all the amenities. Question is how many amenities you want to pack with you. If you're boondocking, big water tank(s) is nice.
Plan on finding some burly tires or go with 19.5s if you want bulletproof. And shore up the rear suspension and a big sway bar. Let er rip.
It's heavy, but whatever, they all are unless you're sleeping in a glorified tent.
With a now 17 year old model and an 05 before it, I've had virtually zero issues with it.
Slides don't sag and sack out or whatever that other guy was alluding to. I can run 50 mi of forest roads and park it with the slide pointing up hill and it still opens fine.
They have all the amenities. Question is how many amenities you want to pack with you. If you're boondocking, big water tank(s) is nice.
Plan on finding some burly tires or go with 19.5s if you want bulletproof. And shore up the rear suspension and a big sway bar. Let er rip.
