Camping in TC off truck

rider997 wrote:


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I like the monkey story... that fits really well on this forum. The old "my brother was in Mississippi once and his cousin said...". Kind of like the water tank falling out of a camper once when it was off loaded. Great story that apparently affects all TC's, or all AF's or.... no matter what the actual facts were.

Entertaining reading and still lots of good info....in between the lines at least.

I agree with some of what you say but the AF990 is no urban legend.

Check this post from a decade ago as an example.

languiduck wrote:
I'm going to see if I can't keep my response short and then let it go...

Thanks for trying.

Kayteg1 wrote:
When I bought my TC 3 years ago, I called DMV and there is absolutely no registration on them at all.
Coming to "manufactured homes" the description is pretty stretchable.
They can be mobile homes with wheels still attached, or a structure that is different from "stick build" house only by the place where the wall panels are assembled, with several options between.

As was noted in a previous post, the California DMV _does not_ title truck campers. They're titled by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Heheh, it's too bad the forum doesn't have a "like" button...
Some of these posts are a kick... funny.. heheh, and I keep coming back..
fun..

stevenal wrote:

egarant wrote:
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I an sorry, but I don't carry ANY other supports except the 4 jacks the camper was DESIGNED to be supported on. ..

Hope you don't use Happijacs. From the manual "Camper should be supported on a sturdy base during storage to prevent damage to camper floor and the wing walls. When living in camper, the floor should be firmly supported."

I am glad you posted this......I will be having a conversation with Happijac on Monday.

If I purchased a TC with the understanding, as most do, that they are designed to be used off the truck ON the jacks that come installed, BUT the TC manufacturer installs jacks that instruct to the contrary.....then I smell a lawsuit.

I'll keep you posted.

jmcgsd wrote:

rider997 wrote:


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I like the monkey story... that fits really well on this forum. The old "my brother was in Mississippi once and his cousin said...". Kind of like the water tank falling out of a camper once when it was off loaded. Great story that apparently affects all TC's, or all AF's or.... no matter what the actual facts were.

Entertaining reading and still lots of good info....in between the lines at least.

I agree with some of what you say but the AF990 is no urban legend.

Check this post from a decade ago as an example.

Thanks... just helps make my point. One story, on a now 15 year old unit, designed and built differently for sure, with a problem stemming from at the very least, not following the manufactures instructions (there's a whole 'nother discussion about whether one agrees with the design, requirements or plain old BS of the requirements so many claim).

But that story leads to constant warnings about what to do, not do, the way it is, the way it should be, the wrongs of the world and in laws and why divorces happen, not to say the least of conspiracy theories regarding Starbucks and corporate America and our sell out to China and how come cats are stupid animals. All because a monkey repeated a story about a polka dotted 2000 AF 990 that had a tank fall out once.

What were we talking about?

Reality Check wrote:

jmcgsd wrote:

rider997 wrote:


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I like the monkey story... that fits really well on this forum. The old "my brother was in Mississippi once and his cousin said...". Kind of like the water tank falling out of a camper once when it was off loaded. Great story that apparently affects all TC's, or all AF's or.... no matter what the actual facts were.

Entertaining reading and still lots of good info....in between the lines at least.

I agree with some of what you say but the AF990 is no urban legend.

Check this post from a decade ago as an example.

Thanks... just helps make my point. One story, on a now 15 year old unit, designed and built differently for sure, with a problem stemming from at the very least, not following the manufactures instructions (there's a whole 'nother discussion about whether one agrees with the design, requirements or plain old BS of the requirements so many claim).

But that story leads to constant warnings about what to do, not do, the way it is, the way it should be, the wrongs of the world and in laws and why divorces happen, not to say the least of conspiracy theories regarding Starbucks and corporate America and our sell out to China and how come cats are stupid animals. All because a monkey repeated a story about a polka dotted 2000 AF 990 that had a tank fall out once.

What were we talking about?

Nope, that's just the one I selected. There's a bunch more. Just Google it.

rider997 wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
When I bought my TC 3 years ago, I called DMV and there is absolutely no registration on them at all.
Coming to "manufactured homes" the description is pretty stretchable.
They can be mobile homes with wheels still attached, or a structure that is different from "stick build" house only by the place where the wall panels are assembled, with several options between.

As was noted in a previous post, the California DMV _does not_ title truck campers. They're titled by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

So DMV misinformed me?
I wonder if HDC knows about it?

We typically remove ours as well, if staying more than one night. I think the strangest thing is that you can get quite a crowd watching.

We just returned from a trip. The neighbors were in awe when we removed it. Then there were the folks who wanted to know how long our fifth wheel was (they had never seen one so short).:S I guess it sort of looked like that with the truck backed under the cab.

There were several other TCs in the CG, but none were removed from the truck. They were constantly coming and going.

I love not having to break camp!

I should start a new thread but....just found that I am going to be over 11 feet tall with camper on truck. It seems that is going to limit what underpasses I can go under, plus present a danger in wind. How do people handle these two things?

And....I will have to develop skill in loading the thing. I assume that just takes as many tries as it takes to get a procedure going that guarantees proper alignment. Is a backup camera a huge help? I was going to get one anyway just to see behind me.