buying new truck, assistance needed
New to the camping world and I purchased a 2010 34' Flagstaff that weighs around 7000#. I am needing to purchase a new truck. I will be pulling it maybe 6-10 times a year pretty close to home (200 m...
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RetiredSFC 97 wrote:
The question has been answered and a truck bought it appears, but I will still put my 2 cents in.
I bought a 97 Dodge Ram 1500 in 98 before I ever owned a camper. It was going to be used just as a driver and occasional hauler of minor things.
I bought a camper 4 years later. While it will pull my small 19N Mallard, if I would have known I was going to be a TT owner, I would have went with a 2500, and the 360 engine versus the 318 (5.2 liter) 1500. Now in my opinion I'm stuck with the smaller TT unless I buy a newer/larger truck to pull it around with.
I used to always have 3/4 ton trucks and my dad used to say I was overkilling things, and I told him then you never know if you may need one.
Well dad rest your soul, you were wrong on that one. LOL
Thus the reason we bought the camper first, then the truck. didn't want to be limited on what we wanted to buy, but then again, i didn't want to buy too much either. I get around 12 kickin' around town, 14 maybe 15 on the road, but only about 8-9 pulling the 6800# TT
