Eagle cap 1165

Holy Cow!!

Just checked the Eagle Cap website that thing will weight over 5000 lbs even lightly loaded. Definitely dually.....possibly bigger.

Truck Camper Magazine puts the wet weight at 5,900+. That is the far upper level of DRW trucks

I was just researching I don't even know what truck will carry this.

HUNTERJEFF wrote:
I was just researching I don't even know what truck will carry this.

How about this
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/4359569753.html

Dont think you need to go quite this big

I believe a Ford F450 or equivalent will do the job or even a F550. I would not go less than a F450 or equivalent though. I own a 2010 1160. Looked at the 1165 extensively gave up on that unit after seeing the weight and the width of it (4" wider than a normal TC). They sure do look roomy though. I really like the island and the fact that you can get into the cabover without climbing over someone.

There is a guy on my Eagle Cap forum selling an 1165. He currently hauls it with a F350 dually.

I have an 1160, the only thing out of the norm I pack is 6 batteries, but I have no generator, so it's kind of a wash there when you compare it against 2 batts and a gen.

On a DOT scale I'm at 7250. I had an Arctic Fox 1150, loaded with 4 batts and a gen, and it was almost exactly 2,000lbs less.

I have the Eagle Cap 1165 on an F450. It's heavy. The dry weight is 5,000 but I weighed in at almost 7,500 lbs. with a full tank of water. I'm not sure how I have that much stuff in my rig so I plan to weigh it again soon. It's way too heavy for a SRW even with 19.5" wheels.

I had the Dodge SRW with an Eagle Cap 950 and stock wheels. It handled terrible.

I went to the 19.5", Rancho shocks, and extended bump stops which handled very well. I had this setup for 7 years and was very happy.

Then I went to the stock F450 DRW with the EC 950 which handled slightly better.

Then I went to the EC1165 on the F450 which handles worse than the EC950 SRW with 19.5"s.

I already added Energy Suspension Bump Stops and added leaves to the spring pack. It is much improved with the added leaves on the spring pack. The F450 has plenty of power to still accelerates up step hills with the camper, but I still need to do some mods to improve the handling. My next mods are going to be Bilstein shocks and a Hellwig rear sway bar. Maybe 19.5" wheels some day...

I'm very jealous of people getting the 2014 F450 stock with 19.5" wheels.

On a side note to anyone getting one of these big rigs. Don't bother with airbags. I used my airbags for straight highway driving (lifting off the overload spring) and leveling at camp with my EC950. The EC1165 is too heavy and doesn't budge the camper off the overload springs.

I forgot to mention that I love the EC1165.

We got the theater seating instead of the couch in back and love being able to sit and watch TV without having to sit at the dining table. The added width is not noticeable when driving and the length is only 1.5 feet longer out the back then our old EC950, so I still get all the benefits of extra space and a couch while still having the maneuverability and ease of parking of a truck camper.

I want a theater seat for mine. Anyone want to trade a couch for a theater seat? Lots of roomy storage under it!!

And yes, I'm serious.