Help me choose a slide out Truck Camper!
I went to Barber RV in Ventura today to look at a few slide out truck Campers & have more or less fallen in love with the HOST Mammoth rig. My concerns are that the slide out are all above the bed...
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Running the floor above the bed rails allows for an 8-8.5' wide floor and little elevation difference between the floor and slide out. A side benefit is that the step up to the bed is reduced too. Chalet, Eagle Cap and Host have units with this floor height.
Running the camper floor above the wheel wells gives you about 6' wide floors and a basement for limited storage.
Having no basement gives you a 4' wide floor. The center of gravity is lower, but now holding tanks have to mounted higher and take away from cabinet space. This setup has the highest climb in and out of bed typically requiring two steps up or down.
The largest campers will weigh in close to 5000 lbs dry before you add water, supplies and occupants. I rough guess the actual weight by adding the amount of gallons of water and at least 500 lbs of gear to the dry weight. Some people are minimalists and take a backpack worth of gear while others have their anvil collection where they travel. My Host was over 4700 lbs dry.
Running the camper floor above the wheel wells gives you about 6' wide floors and a basement for limited storage.
Having no basement gives you a 4' wide floor. The center of gravity is lower, but now holding tanks have to mounted higher and take away from cabinet space. This setup has the highest climb in and out of bed typically requiring two steps up or down.
The largest campers will weigh in close to 5000 lbs dry before you add water, supplies and occupants. I rough guess the actual weight by adding the amount of gallons of water and at least 500 lbs of gear to the dry weight. Some people are minimalists and take a backpack worth of gear while others have their anvil collection where they travel. My Host was over 4700 lbs dry.
