Hey! How did you get here?
How did you get to own a truck camper? What kind of experience predated your TC ownership? This could be instructive and explain why some do not need or want 4WD; or a small camper; or air conditionin...
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For us, it all started with a boat. We had a 1/2 ton pickup and bought a 16 foot boat after going to Hawaii on our honeymoon. We wanted to use the boat at a nearby mountain lake which led to sleeping in the bed of the truck under a canopy.
After a stormy night of lost sleep due to rain and pine cones hitting the top of the canopy, we upgraded to a large tent. One night we were camping with some friends who had the camper that we now own. We woke up in the middle of the night to discover that our tent had collapsed under the weight an unexpected spring snow storm. We knocked on the door of the camper and asked if we could sleep inside. After watching a movie and eating popcorn, we decided that we needed to get a camper.
We bought a small 8.5' camper and life was good for a while.
Then the engine in the boat went caput. We got a SCREAMING deal on a nice 21 foot Four Winns. I didn't know it was *quite* as heavy as it was until we took our first trip. We realized that with the boat or the truck had to go so we upgraded the truck.
Once we had a bigger truck, we of course had to upgrade the camper. We bought that same Lance that we ate popcorn in several years before and had quite a setup. Shortly afterwards, I injured my knee running and couldn't tolerate the heavy clutch in the F350 anymore. We sold it and bought the Chevy that we have today.
Eventually, we bought a smaller boat and now we are having lots of fun taking road trips and boating around Idaho.
After a stormy night of lost sleep due to rain and pine cones hitting the top of the canopy, we upgraded to a large tent. One night we were camping with some friends who had the camper that we now own. We woke up in the middle of the night to discover that our tent had collapsed under the weight an unexpected spring snow storm. We knocked on the door of the camper and asked if we could sleep inside. After watching a movie and eating popcorn, we decided that we needed to get a camper.
We bought a small 8.5' camper and life was good for a while.
Then the engine in the boat went caput. We got a SCREAMING deal on a nice 21 foot Four Winns. I didn't know it was *quite* as heavy as it was until we took our first trip. We realized that with the boat or the truck had to go so we upgraded the truck.
Once we had a bigger truck, we of course had to upgrade the camper. We bought that same Lance that we ate popcorn in several years before and had quite a setup. Shortly afterwards, I injured my knee running and couldn't tolerate the heavy clutch in the F350 anymore. We sold it and bought the Chevy that we have today.
Eventually, we bought a smaller boat and now we are having lots of fun taking road trips and boating around Idaho.
