Help me know what kind of camper to look for.
We currently own a 2004 Flagstaff 176LTD pop-up. We bought it used about 4 or 5 years ago and have loved it, but we would like to move away from the pop-up to a regular type camper. The biggest reason...
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Just wanted to update this thread, I ended up buying a 17Ft. Trail Lite Bantam Hybrid. I know not a full hard side camper but to me and my wife it will be a huge improvement over the pop-up we currently have. We can get to ALL of the storage compartments without folding down the beds, it has a shower and toilet, much larger refrigerator, hot water heater, 20 more gallons of fresh water storage, and just folding down the beds is WAY easier than cranking up the roof and then sliding out the beds of the pop-up, so we are happy.
I will say that you guys were on the money about pulling a camper this size with the Jeep, it just isn't up to it. I hooked it up empty and took it about 5 miles down the road and up a moderate incline and it struggled. I did go ahead and buy the camper however because 1, it was a very good price, 2 I have access to my Father In Laws F-250 any time we need it, and 3 we have been considering a larger SUV for the past fer years anyway, the Jeep Liberty really does not have much room inside. In fact I'm going to look at a V8 4Runner today.
All the research I did before buying this camper said the dry weight was 2100 Lbs. When I got it home I did finally find a sticker hidden in a cabinet that stated the dry weight was 2500 Lbs. My Father in Law lives right next to a quarry, we took it to their scale, empty it was 3050 Lbs.!
Thanks everyone for your help!
I will say that you guys were on the money about pulling a camper this size with the Jeep, it just isn't up to it. I hooked it up empty and took it about 5 miles down the road and up a moderate incline and it struggled. I did go ahead and buy the camper however because 1, it was a very good price, 2 I have access to my Father In Laws F-250 any time we need it, and 3 we have been considering a larger SUV for the past fer years anyway, the Jeep Liberty really does not have much room inside. In fact I'm going to look at a V8 4Runner today.
All the research I did before buying this camper said the dry weight was 2100 Lbs. When I got it home I did finally find a sticker hidden in a cabinet that stated the dry weight was 2500 Lbs. My Father in Law lives right next to a quarry, we took it to their scale, empty it was 3050 Lbs.!
Thanks everyone for your help!
