wjlapier wrote:
We ordered the Host Everest. Due for delivery April 2022. For now, we will have the Torklift tie downs installed with stableloads. Drive home ( over Snoqualmie Pass ) and see if we need anything else.
Our trips are mainly to the Tucannon area, the St Joe River in Idaho, and Babb, Montana.
I see you bought already... some good points where made here:
1. Weight is weight. (it does not matter which brand it is)
2. Get the camper loaded and do a test drive FIRST before you spend any money on suspension aids as the test drive will tell you:
A) Are your headlights pointing correctly? A camper will make most trucks 'squat' a few inches. How much is to much depends on the truck. IMHO: having oncoming traffic flash their headlights at you when you have the low beams on is to much.
B) Do you have 'to much' sway? Having a top heavy load like a modern camper in the bed will induce sway. Some people can tolerate more than others.
C) While loaded up ready for camping is the truck level side to side? Some campers place more weight on one side then the other.
While there are many folks that simply add tie downs (and optional 7-pin in the bed) and drive their truck ASIS/ASWAS from the factory, others do all sorts of suspension aids to help solve issues A-C above.
- Mark0.
